onWater

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] 5/5 · US Best app ever: The greatest app when it comes to fishing or hunting. It’s a life saver also and it’s an important app to have in the back country
2. [R6] 5/5 · US Great app: Loving this app and all the features offered. Coming from another popular app, I’m happy to have made the switch. You can tell this app was designed by fishermen with fishermen in mind
3. [R22] 5/5 · US Guide arsenal approved: This app allows me save all of my favorite put-in / take-out pins, monitor stream conditions, record route lines, and track distances. It also has a journal option that allows me to record key facts about spots to reference the next time I’m out on the water
4. [R48] 5/5 · US Best ever: Absolutely so far one of my all out favorite mapping apps that there is when it comes to any outdoors not just fishing. I’ve used this so many times for so many different things and talk about being able to make a kayaking route on smaller streams. It’s unbelievable absolutely love it.
5. [R32] 5/5 · US My Go-To fishing app.: Accurate navigation. Has all my favorite streams to check the CFS information. I especially like the AI search. I’ve been able to get up to date info on fishing equipment and techniques.
6. [R40] 5/5 · US Cool Tool: The onWater App definitely made my flow checks a lot easier on the larger drainages in my area. I have used it when going out of state to help optimize my time when looking at new water. All around great app.
7. [R53] 5/5 · US Flow Reports: I love the flow reports and how updated they are.
8. [R12] 5/5 · US Great App!: A great fishing app in every way. Wish the gear section was more customizable in the journal.
9. [R29] 5/5 · US Excellent: User Friendly and excellent way to journal your catch I highly recommend
10. [R57] 5/5 · US Great App: I use this app for my guiding business as well as personal outings around the northeast. It’s has been a really good planning and journaling tool. I never go out fishing without checking water flow data on the app and the journal has helped me keep track of productivity of different waters. Can’t say enough good about it.
11. [R26] 5/5 · US Awesome: All around this app has been great for exploring new fishing spots. Taken me to a few places I would not have otherwise. All in all I highly recommend this app over TroutRoutes. Both are good but you get more bang for your buck with onWater. My only hopes for this app is that it one day becomes CarPlay compatible and that lake depths are available in CA.
12. [R34] 5/5 · US Find new water: I love this app for finding new places to fish and the current conditions! It’s like having a buddy who knows all the secret spots, in your pocket!
13. [R55] 5/5 · US Awesome: This app really helps me when I’m fishing and looking for places to fish. Also finding the kinds of fish that are in the lakes, streams, etc. wonderful app
14. [R80] 5/5 · US Essential Travel Tool: Weather you're searching for a new local spot or are away from home and need some guidance, onWater has you covered! Makes exploring new spots lots of fun, just remember to respect the locals.
15. [R27] 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
16. [R36] 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!
17. [R81] 5/5 · US Love this app: Always spot on. Love this app and the customer service. Makes DIY fly fish so much easier. Thank you for all that you contribute to the sport/hobby. Bob from the PNW
18. [R92] 5/5 · US Great response from developers team: I had an issue where the fish-brain app would not sync the changes I made on the app between my iPhone and my iPad. I sent an email to the support team. They had the problem resolved in 3 days. Very responsive and great communication! Thanks team!! Mark
19. [R23] 5/5 · US Wow…. Very well thought out: You can tell the thought and intention that went into this app! Has all the information you need on the rivers you want… and unlike all the others this is a fishing app for fishermen.. not just species related.. thats a fantastic resource and makes it the go to resource for your trip planning. The fact that it feels like every time I open the app there’s new feat
20. [R28] 5/5 · US Lauren: As a new angler I love using this app to help me find fishing in my area. The AI questions answering feature is also great for helping me understand what fish are in what areas and which ones are able to be eaten. Excited to continue using it!
21. [R2] 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.
22. [R3] 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.
23. [R4] 1/5 · US Too many adds: Adds pop up constantly trying to get you to pay for upgrades. Deleted
24. [R18] 1/5 · US Upgrade spam: Every time i click on something i get prompted to upgrade. Seems like all they care about is money.
25. [R9] 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
26. [R10] 1/5 · US Fish: I can’t even get the app to open up.
27. [R62] 1/5 · US Crashing: App crashes and closes every time I click a flow station on the map
28. [R64] 3/5 · US Great idea, poor execution: App crashes constantly while exploring the map and checking locations offered.
29. [R5] 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,
30. [R15] 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.
31. [R19] 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
32. [R94] 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.
33. [R31] 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.
34. [R47] 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.
35. [R60] 1/5 · US Falls short: The app is a great idea but it falls short of useful info that can be intuitively found
36. [R63] 1/5 · US Another Map Based App: Like the other 500 fishing apps, onwater offers more of the same. Busy mapping with information you can get for free with a quick google search. Truly un innovative. Couple added features to hook you with paying… nothing you can’t go without.
37. [R74] 1/5 · US I don’t get it: Doesn’t show me anything in my area that I can’t get off other apps for free (midwest). Found it pretty worthless.
38. [R14] 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
39. [R20] 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.
40. [R30] 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
41. [R71] 1/5 · US Over charges.: Was offered 50% discount and was charged full subscription price.
42. [R69] 4/5 · US Great app BUT…: Would love to have depths in North Carolina and Virginia
43. [R70] 2/5 · US Where's the fish: although I appreciate all the information that gifts, I just want to know where the best place to fish is on each river. Simple and easy
44. [R90] 1/5 · US I see how it can be useful: This app had me excited at first… the app literally gives you information that you can find for free online. Because that’s where it gets its information for free from. Government and private agencies that report stream flow data. Was hoping the info they could collect on the app was more than I could just find online by looking up the body of water I wanted to know abo
45. [R13] 5/5 · US First Look: Impressed by the wealth of knowledge that can be learned so quickly about a stream. All sorts of species and locality information. I’m excited to start adding photos and saving conditions to see what lines up.
46. [R8] 4/5 · US Pretty great App, could use some features: I love this app, it’s like Fishbrain but much much better as a tool. My main wish would just be the ability to add water bodies on the app, as many small ponds that are otherwise named on topographic maps don’t appear as bodies of water to add catches to