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What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R1] onWater 2/5 · US Useless: This app is useless as a free version. Just about every click it wants me to upgrade. Deleted it after two days.
2. [R4] onWater 1/5 · US Garbage: Can’t even try the app. As soon as you click on it it’s like a pop-up every one second.
3. [R7] onWater 1/5 · US Too many adds: Adds pop up constantly trying to get you to pay for upgrades. Deleted
4. [R23] onWater 1/5 · US Upgrade spam: Every time i click on something i get prompted to upgrade. Seems like all they care about is money.
5. [R10] onWater 1/5 · US Pointless: I signed up for OnWater and thought I had canceled my subscription, only to find out I was charged for a full year. While that was frustrating, the bigger issue is that the app simply isn’t worth the money. The most useful feature is locating nearby boat ramps. Beyond that, there isn’t much value that can’t be found for free through other fishing apps, state resources, weather services,
6. [R19] onWater 1/5 · US Charged full price on 50% off: I downloaded it and got the pop up to use for free, get premium, or pro. Premium was 49.99 per year and was too much for just getting the app but a pop up offered a one time 50% off coupon then 49.99 next year so I took it but my card shows it was charged the full price with tax of 51.91. Very very disappointed in this fraudulent bait and switch tactic. The contact u
7. [R31] onWater 1/5 · US Thief’s: Click on free trial and they still charged me for the year right away. What part of free trial is so hard. App sucks and was garbage. Worthless app and garbage people for the tricks to get you to try it and charge for it
8. [R41] onWater 2/5 · US Don’t do it: Not worth the money. Currently on year two of subscription hoping for improvements. The boat ramps aren’t accurate. River mile measuring feature isn’t accurate. Alarm for approaching take out doesn’t work. Not sure why I’m paying for anymore.
9. [R3] onWater 3/5 · US Pretty disappointed in measurement feature: You pay alot for this app and the one thing I need it for, measurement feature, is super buggy and rarely works. I’d change to a 5 star if this was fixed.
10. [R6] onWater 3/5 · US Great idea, poor execution: App crashes constantly while exploring the map and checking locations offered.
11. [R13] onWater 1/5 · US Can’t login or signup?: I was advertised this add on Facebook, I do a lot of fishing and thought I’d give it a chance. App downloaded fine, but if I try to login or register it just goes right back to the login page and the login buttons won’t work to Sign in with Apple or Google. The app is broken or something. It’s not my internet connection, or my phone, or anything like that, the app just simp
12. [R16] onWater 1/5 · US Fish: I can’t even get the app to open up.
13. [R15] onWater 3/5 · US Complaint: They need to have a thing where you’re able to show where the fish are what the fish are biting and how much the fish weigh
14. [R21] onWater 1/5 · US Useless: This is the most useless app I’ve ever seen. It literally is just a map with zero information about fish.
15. [R25] onWater 1/5 · US Would’ve gave it no stars if I could downloaded for high hopes but this app literally sucks most: Would’ve gave it no stars if I could downloaded for high hopes but this app literally sucks most of the body’s of water everywhere don’t have anything , and for 89 dollars a year this is pointless just use Fishbrain , shows you everything everywhere
16. [R33] onWater 1/5 · US No good for Florida: I fish the Indian River. This app must be just for freshwater fish. I don’t see ANYTHING like catch available. Save your money. I wish I could get a refund.
17. [R52] Fishbrain 5/5 · US Insane app: I shocked how good this app is it basically is a cheat code and has really helped me level up my game. Their BiteTime is actually very accurate and I’ve caught many more fish in days when the bitetime is high. Plus I love the fact you can check what people have logged in certain spots. This definitely deserves 5 stars.
18. [R53] Fishbrain 3/5 · US Good but pay to get most things: It is good but if you are going to travel you would need the pro witch is 170$ per year and it only tells you stuff on bluegill so you can’t look at bass or catfish without pro
19. [R54] Fishbrain 1/5 · US Everything is a paywall: Useless app unless you pay for the subscription
20. [R55] Fishbrain 5/5 · US App review: Great app helping me catch fish
21. [R67] Fishbox 3/5 · US Used to prefer this over Fishbrain: I’ve had this app for about a year if not a little longer, and loved it because of the fishing forecast it showed, now all of a sudden everything even where to go fishing is behind a subscription. It seemed like this happened overnight because I’ve even used these features this summer. I liked the forecast feature so much I used this over Fishbrain but reading o
22. [R68] Fishbox 1/5 · US Eh. Would not rebuy this app: Probably better for freshwater people. No one on the coast uses it, or logs catches. Has terrible ‘insight’ for coastal anglers, and doesn’t even have enough proper options for world famous local fish like striped bass, bluefish, tuna, Black Sea bass, etc. Like for selecting bait. Or where/when to fish. Very little saltwater info, will be politely asking for my $35
23. [R70] Fishbox 3/5 · US Great info needs refining: Great info and good enough to keep my premium subscription (for now) but need refining to UX
24. [R71] Fishbox 1/5 · US Bad: I tried signing in about 30 times it never let me sign in because apparently it couldn’t verify the verification code. I don’t know why it’s just stupid and I would not recommend buying this.
25. [R79] Fishing Points 1/5 · US Not what I was looking for: Don’t be like me and pay for a year to find out it’s not worth the money and doesn’t give proper depths and charts
26. [R80] Fishing Points 5/5 · US It’s good: The weather and fish activity make it very easy to know when to go fishing and I don’t need to spend money unless I want premium and they are never reminding me to buy premium its a very good app In general too.
27. [R82] Fishing Points 1/5 · US Pay to use: Not worth your time or money. Everything is locked behind a paywall.
28. [R83] Fishing Points 5/5 · US The best: This is the best app I’ve used and is really close to be 100 percent accurate
29. [R93] FishAngler 1/5 · US Terrible support: Talk about trash. These people claim to support veterans but when a vet accidentally was charged for a full year 59.99 for their app they wouldn’t even offer a refund after it was immediately deleted and u used. No customer service. They just blamed Apple. Apple isn’t the owner of the company. They are. They are a joke. Shame on you
30. [R96] FishAngler 1/5 · US Day 6 of trying to get past the sign in page: Cant sign in. Infinite loading screen. Fix it. Is this app abandoned or something?
31. [R98] FishAngler 3/5 · US My app keeps crashing: I can’t log in
32. [R99] FishAngler 1/5 · US Paywalls have ruined FishAngler: After years of contributing and using FishAngler as a community tool for anglers all over the world, the March 2026 update that paywalls seeing other peoples catches has killed the app for me. FishAngler still allows you to log your catches but now they own that data and sell it to other users as a ‘premium’ feature. I’m very sad to be deleting all my data and the
33. [R107] Fishing Spots 1/5 · US Junk. Don’t bother.: Can’t even get past the login screen. Tried signing up/logging in through Google, Apple, and then even tried to make a new account through my email. Every time it locks up or says authentication failed, even trying to make a new account. Gave up and deleted.
34. [R112] Fishing Spots 2/5 · US Could’ve been better: Was a great app Used to be able to see “peak feeding times” for free now they’ve updated the app and you have to be apart of their subscription
35. [R114] Fishing Spots 1/5 · US Now you gotta pay for a simple forecast: This was a fine & dandy app. Was able to check best feeding times for fish but now they’ve locked it behind a paywall. The forecast is confusing and not user friendly anymore. They’ve done got greedy and now this app sucks.
36. [R115] Fishing Spots 5/5 · US Amazing app: Even without paying it helps alot if you need to find new fishing spots
37. [R12] onWater 3/5 · US Yet Another Fishing App: Effectively useless free tier, when comparing premium offerings to other big players like Fishbrain, it’s hard to justify the similar cost. Either needs a different pricing model or something immediately differentiating it from other apps in this space. Essentially, it’s hard to see how this will help anyone catch more fish than competitors offerings.
38. [R27] onWater 1/5 · US Rug pull subscription: Have been a “premium” member since December and suddenly there are “Pro” features which are unavailable. In December there was no designation and Premium was the highest level subscription until it wasn’t. Wish i kept TroutRoutes. No i’m stuck in the annoying mid tier.
39. [R34] onWater 5/5 · US Great Service From Will: I emailed the team about a problem with the purchase function of the app. I had built a customized Abel reel through the onWater Blue Line design offering. Once I got to the purchase function it kept dumping me onto the Mayfly main page. Will answered quickly, investigated the issue, and performed an update to the app. He told me how to receive the update and it worke
40. [R48] onWater 5/5 · US Amazing resource!: onWater is an amazing resource for my fly fishing adventures. The guys are also super helpful and attentive to any messages on the app. Highly recommend onWater!