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Fishing Spots

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Fishing Spots by FishAngler has seen a significant negative shift in user sentiment due to recent updates that put previously free features, like detailed fishing forecasts and exact spot locations, behind a paywall, despite some users still finding value in its community and basic functions.

4.7★ lifetime (10,899) Free + in-app purchases since 2011 by FishAngler, LLC updated 1.9 mo ago recent negative 34% 120 reviews across 3 regions
Paywall/Freemium Model Functionality & Stability Spot Accuracy & Utility Community & Social Features
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recent reviews across 3 regions, vs the 4.7★ lifetime average

Fishing Spots is an app designed to help anglers find fishing locations and forecast conditions, with a strong community aspect for sharing catches. Recent updates have moved many core features, such as detailed forecasts and exact spot viewing, to a paid subscription model, leading to widespread user dissatisfaction, though some still praise its utility for finding new spots and community engagement.

What users like

  • Helps users find new fishing spots and provides useful fishing information.R13R14R35R61
  • Offers a strong community with consistent posts of catches and global feeds.R29R35R57R79
  • Provides accurate fishing times and barometer readings, leading to successful catches.R49R52R78
  • Many users find the app intuitive, user-friendly, and helpful for planning fishing trips.R82R99R100

What users complain about

  • Many previously free features, including detailed forecasts and exact spot locations, are now behind a paywall.R4R5R6R7
  • Users report issues with logging in, account creation, and app stability, contradicting developer claims of fixes.R1R133
  • The new forecast interface is confusing and less user-friendly.R5R6R10
  • Some users experience issues with premium subscriptions not activating or being unable to cancel.R15R17R30R93
  • Fishing spot information can be inaccurate, misleading, or lead to prohibited areas.R22R58R69R86
  • The app is perceived as expensive, especially compared to free alternatives.R3R124R107
  • Users report an inability to see their own past catches on the map without a VIP subscription.R113
  • Some users feel their contributed data is being monetized against them.R7R43R105

Latest update · v9.1.1

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Fishing Spots keeps getting better. This update is all about stability, speed, and a smoother experience on the water. - Faster FishForecast We've made meaningful performance improvements to FishForecast, so scrolling through your daily and monthly forecasts feels smoother and more responsive than ever. - Stability & Crash Fixes We squashed several crashes reported by the community, including fixes for list scrolling, the media picker, Post Insights, registration on poor connections, and video ad muting. The app is more reliable across the board. Thanks for being part of the community. More improvements are always on the line. Tight lines!

Recurring themes

Paywall/Freemium Model negative
A significant number of recent reviews express strong dissatisfaction with the app's shift to a freemium model, where many previously free and core features, such as detailed fishing forecasts, peak feeding times, and exact fishing spot locations, are now locked behind a paid VIP subscription. Users feel that the app has become 'pay to win' and that their contributed data is being monetized.R4R5R6R7
Functionality & Stability negative
Despite developer notes claiming stability and crash fixes, recent reviews report issues with logging in, account creation, and the app locking up. Some users also experienced problems with premium subscriptions not activating or being difficult to cancel. The new forecast interface is described as confusing and not user-friendly. There are also reports of the app losing internet connection when other apps work fine.R1R5R6R10
Spot Accuracy & Utility mixed
While many users praise the app for helping them find new fishing spots and providing useful information, a significant number of reviews criticize the inaccuracy of the provided spots. Users report being directed to prohibited areas, non-existent spots, or locations that look nothing like the satellite imagery. There's also skepticism about fishermen sharing actual good spots.R13R14R22R35
Community & Social Features positive
Users appreciate the app's community aspect, including the ability to view global, local, and following feeds of catches, and interact with other anglers. However, some negative feedback notes people using the app like a dating website and the removal of free access to view others' catches.R29R35R57R79

Who it's for

This app is for anglers who value a community aspect for sharing catches and are willing to pay for a premium subscription to access detailed forecasts, exact fishing spot locations, and advanced features R99. It could also suit those who find basic fishing spot information and community feeds useful without needing the premium features R14R21R29.

Evidence note: The recent reviews show a strong negative sentiment, primarily driven by the introduction of paywalls for previously free features. This contrasts sharply with the lifetime rating, suggesting a recent decline in user satisfaction. Evidence for technical issues like login problems and subscription activation is present but less widespread than the paywall complaints.

Frequently asked

What features are now paid in Fishing Spots?
Many features that were previously free, such as daily fish feeding forecasts, peak feeding times, and the exact locations of fishing spots and catches, are now locked behind a VIP subscription R4R5R6R7.
Is the free version of Fishing Spots still useful?
Some users still find the free version useful for finding new fishing spots and engaging with the community's global and local feeds, but it offers limited information compared to the paid version and what was previously available for free R14R21R29R92.
Are the fishing spots accurate?
The accuracy of fishing spots is mixed; while some users report success using the app's recommendations, others have found the information to be inaccurate, misleading, or leading to inaccessible or non-existent locations R22R58R69R86.
Does Fishing Spots have login or subscription issues?
Yes, some users have reported issues with logging in, creating new accounts, and experiencing authentication failures R1. There are also complaints about purchased premium subscriptions not activating and difficulties in canceling subscriptions R15R17R30R93.

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. [R13] 5/5 · US It’s the best app to find monster fish: It’s really good a house with fun places to fish and yeah
  2. [R14] 5/5 · US Amazing app: Even without paying it helps alot if you need to find new fishing spots
  3. [R35] 5/5 · US Nice app: You get all fishing info for your location and you can mark the our favorite spots. You can keep your favorite spots private or share. You can choose to interact or just enjoy others post.
  4. [R61] 5/5 · US The best fishing app: This help me find secret spots and helped me catch my pb get this app
  5. [R29] 5/5 · US I really like this app!: Although it has a premium version, I have gotten a lot of features out of the free version! This app has a strong community, with consistent posts of catches! You can view the global feed, local feed, or ofc your following feed. I really enjoy looking at the global feed and seeing what people around the world are catching! Be careful in finding “Spots” as to, use your best
  6. [R57] 4/5 · US Avid reader: Great tips n pics really enjoy fishing tips and the pics of fish caught
  7. [R79] 5/5 · US Macattack: It’s good to know where and what is being caught. It helps me to determine where I might drop my line.
  8. [R49] 5/5 · US Awesome app: When I seen the fishing times for each day I thought there’s no way!! I understand the moon phase and bar, but the unusual times it would say to fish. I tried the odd times to fish and it was spot on! Bait fish would start nippin for bugs and bass would be jumping! Net to see would people are catching and on what baits in your area
  9. [R52] 5/5 · US This is great!!!: First day of getting this app was yesterday and I went at the time the app told me to and caught my third ever largemouth bass!!!!!
  10. [R78] 5/5 · US Fish brain: I like it for the fish barometer it works well.
  11. [R82] 5/5 · US Great App: Very intuitive and user friendly.
  12. [R99] 5/5 · US Best Fishing App: Great app! It’s helps with planning out the day. Where to go and what weather to expect, I consult it before every outing. I use it often to determine fishing conditions and weather conditions. It is an accurate source for all fishing areas. I would recommend it to everyone wanting an easy and useful app to have on your phone!
  13. [R100] 5/5 · US Great app: All information needed is here
  14. [R4] 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
  15. [R5] 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.
  16. [R6] 1/5 · US Sucks: They have now made this out where the forecast is basically impossible to read. And they want you to pay for the app to get the forecast. I’ve been using this for five years and got screwed out of the best moon face hunting, and fishing app that there ever was. I am done with Fishing Spots.
  17. [R7] 1/5 · US Now charging for something that was free: You lost me when you now charge for daily fish feeding forecast when it was free for years. You also encourage fishermen to post their fishing spots so you can charge others to see. Do not share fishing information because they will use it to charge others to see Your info. App is now deleted.
  18. [R1] 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.
  19. [R133] 1/5 · US App won’t work: The app after two weeks of working well says now that I don’t have Internet access. Everything else on my phone works great but the fishing App says I don’t have an internet connection.
  20. [R10] 1/5 · US New version- not good -over complicated: Please- put back the fishing forecast good range (green) ans bad range (red). Do not like the new version which is overkill and not the things I need.
  21. [R15] 1/5 · US Useless and can’t cancel: Bait and switch, terrible app, can’t figure out how to cancel
  22. [R17] 2/5 · US Not the best: Confusing & inconsistent… even though I paid for VIP it is never available. It keeps asking me to resubscribe which is very irritating.
  23. [R30] 1/5 · US Don’t buy premium it doesn’t activate: Purchased premium and won’t activate.
  24. [R93] 1/5 · US cannot get a refund: i purchased the app and forgot to cancel the subscription, they have no where that offers a refund
  25. [R22] 1/5 · US Shows spots where: Shows a lot of places that are prohibited so very misleading. In a 30 mile radius you get 30 bodies of water and after 10 min straight of looking and looking. You find 2. Those two are super far into country that there’s no driveway, it’s just forest.
  26. [R58] 2/5 · US Would be good…: When I first downloaded this app, it was pretty cool looking at the different bodies of water where I go fishing around my area and what not. I don’t know how old the satellite imagery they use is I decided to drive a few hours to go visit some lakes in Eastern Washington, only to get there and have those lakes look nothing like they did in the satellite photos. On top of it now,
  27. [R69] 2/5 · US Not what I expected: I’ve clicked on some spots and it doesn’t tell me much. I tried to route to one place and it was somewhere not even close to where I originally clicks on the fishing spot at. 🤷‍♂️
  28. [R86] 2/5 · US Fishing holes: I’m giving it 2 stars for now cuz I downloaded it yesterday used it for the first time and went to two different places that really couldn’t fish that well so I’m gonna try it again and I will reevaluate my review
  29. [R3] 1/5 · US To expensive: Way to expensive for what you get. Better off with one of the free apps
  30. [R124] 3/5 · US Membership fee: Seems like a lot of money to spend especially when you don’t see nothing in the area your in for weeks at a time.
  31. [R107] 1/5 · US Nuts: Are you kidding me? I now have to pay to use an app I’ve used for free for years? $4.99 a month! I may be willing to $5 a year, but not a month! Don’t use this app enough to justify paying! You’re nuts! Now I’m trying to write a review, third try, but keep getting kicked out trying to insert a nickname, which it seems every word in the English language is used already! I’m confident you’re h
  32. [R113] 2/5 · US Issues: Ok first off I understand the need for membership and paying for it . My issue is on the map function I was able to see my catches on the map now I can’t see them because of the vip . At least show my catches to me . I had them before know there gone almost forcing me to get the vip. Don’t tell me that the technology isn’t there to do that . Where I can only see my catches and not everyone
  33. [R43] 1/5 · US Collect data from users, and then monetize it…: This WAS a great app. They have been around for a long time and all of their users provided them with a detailed national grid of what fish are present in which bodies of water. So what did they do with all this information provided to them for free? Turned around and charged those same people, yes the ones who put the work into building the actual
  34. [R105] 1/5 · US No longer sharing spots: Was a good app until you had to pay to see spots after everybody shared locations
  35. [R21] 5/5 · US I love this app because: I love it because even the free version is really good
  36. [R92] 2/5 · US More access: Good should be more access for free

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store