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FishAngler vs Fish AI

FishAngler 4.8★ · Free + IAP 70
Winner FishAngler
Fish AI 4.7★ · Free + IAP 40

FishAngler is the better choice for anglers seeking a more established community and a wider range of features, despite its recent shift towards more paywalled content, while Fish AI struggles with user trust due to its aggressive paywalling and misleading free trial claims.

Full reviews: FishAngler · Fish AI

FishAngler offers a comprehensive platform for logging catches, finding spots, and connecting with other anglers, though recent updates have moved many features behind a paywall. Fish AI, while promising, is heavily criticized for its aggressive subscription model, making many core features inaccessible without payment and leading to user frustration.

Head to head

Features edge: FishAnglerR7R11R17R19
FishAngler FishAngler offers a variety of features including logging catches, tracking fishing spots, weather and prime fishing times, and a social media-like feed for connecting with other anglers R11R17. Users appreciate its depth and accuracy, especially for weather and fishing times R11. However, many lament that features like seeing other people's catches, fish forecasts, lunar data, depth charts, and specific fishing spots have been moved behind a paywall R7R19R25.
Fish AI Fish AI is described as helpful for finding fish and identifying locations . Some users find it easy to get started and appreciate its potential for improving fishing ability . However, a significant number of reviews indicate that almost all useful features, including maps and fishing spots, are locked behind a subscription .
Ease of Use tieR4R6R9R28
FishAngler Some users find FishAngler easy to use and in-depth, especially for beginners . However, others describe the app as 'too busy' and difficult to understand R9R28. There are also reports of glitches, such as an infinite loading screen during sign-in, app crashes, and issues with logging bodies of water R4R6R59. Users also wish it were easier to log multiple catches and manage photos .
Fish AI Fish AI is described as 'very easy to set up' and accessible by some users . However, many users report issues with the app not opening the map or allowing access to features after sign-in, even without payment . The initial setup process is also criticized for involving too many questions before hitting a paywall .
Reliability tieR4R6R16R59
FishAngler FishAngler has reports of significant reliability issues, including an infinite loading screen during sign-in, app crashes, and glitches preventing users from logging bodies of water R4R6R59. Some users also note that public boat ramps and kayak access points do not show up R16.
Fish AI Fish AI also faces reliability concerns, with users reporting that the app would not open the map or allow them to access features after completing the sign-in process, even before encountering the paywall . One user mentioned a long loading time after setup .
Price/Value edge: FishAnglerR1R7R12R13
FishAngler FishAngler is criticized for its increasing number of paywalled features, with users stating that core functionalities like peak fishing times, lunar data, seeing others' catches, and depth charts, which were once free, now require a subscription R7R19R25. The annual subscription is noted to be around $60-$80 R1R13R40. Users feel the value has diminished significantly due to these changes R7R12R13.
Fish AI Fish AI is overwhelmingly criticized for its aggressive paywalling, with many users feeling it's a 'money grab' and 'scam' . Users report being charged $80 per year, often after a misleading 'free trial' or after being told it was free R61. Many essential features, like viewing maps and fishing spots, are locked behind this subscription .
Support tieR1R30R91
FishAngler FishAngler receives negative feedback regarding its customer support, with one user reporting that the company refused a refund for an accidental annual charge, blaming Apple instead R1. Another user mentioned sending a service request for a sign-up issue and receiving an answer the next morning, though they were still unsure if the app was working correctly R30.
Fish AI Fish AI's support is criticized for being unresponsive. One user reported trying to contact their support team via email and social media for a refund after a free trial, but received no response R91.
Pick FishAngler if

You are looking for a fishing app with a robust community, social features, and a wide range of tools for logging catches and finding spots, and you are willing to pay for premium features or tolerate ads in the free version R17. You value accurate weather and prime fishing time forecasts R11.

Pick Fish AI if

You are a beginner fisherman looking for basic guidance and tips, and you are prepared to immediately purchase a yearly subscription to access core features .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of recent negative reviews, primarily concerning paywalls and subscription models. Fish AI's reviews are particularly skewed towards this negativity, with many users expressing frustration over misleading free trial claims and inaccessible features without payment. FishAngler, while also facing criticism for paywalls, has a more established user base and a wider array of features mentioned in reviews, even if some are now premium.

Frequently asked

How much do FishAngler and Fish AI cost?
FishAngler's annual subscription is reported to be around $60 to $80 per year, with many features previously free now behind a paywall R1R13R40. Fish AI is also reported to cost $80 per year, often after a misleading 'free trial' period, and most essential features are locked behind this subscription R61.
Can I use FishAngler or Fish AI for free?
Both FishAngler and Fish AI offer free versions, but users report that most core functionalities and valuable features are paywalled in both apps (R7, R19, R25, R31, , , for FishAngler; , , , , , , for Fish AI). FishAngler's free version has been stripped of features like lunar data and peak fishing times R25, while Fish AI's free experience is severely limited, often not even allowing access to maps without payment .
Do these apps offer refunds for subscriptions?
Reviews indicate that both apps have issues with refunds. FishAngler reportedly refused a refund for an accidental annual charge, blaming Apple R1. Fish AI users also reported difficulty obtaining refunds after being charged for a yearly subscription following a free trial, with no response from their support team R61R91.

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. [R7] 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
  2. [R11] FishAngler 5/5 · US Love this app!: I have found this app to be very accurate. Especially with the weather and the prime fishing times of the day.
  3. [R17] FishAngler 5/5 · US W app: Amazing app lets you talk to other anglers and helps me track my catches plus my fishing spots 100/10!
  4. [R19] FishAngler 1/5 · US Fees, fees, fees: They ruined a good thing by charging for the fish forecast. Greedy.
  5. [R4] 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?
  6. [R6] FishAngler 3/5 · US My app keeps crashing: I can’t log in
  7. [R9] FishAngler 3/5 · US Hate the app: I do not like the new app, It is way to busy and difficult for me to understand and use, I will no longer be using it. Good bye!!!
  8. [R28] FishAngler 1/5 · US I am too dumb to use this app: I was completely lost using this app maybe I am too dumb but there was no fish id that I could find every screen was over loaded with stuff I was not interested in and I had to pay for Like I said I am just too dumb for this app 🤣 Good luck to all you smart fishermen out there
  9. [R16] FishAngler 2/5 · US kayak access points don’t work: It would be nice to be able to filter and see where all the “ez dock kayak launch” platforms are located. The “kayak access” pin and filter does not work at all. All the public boat ramps do not show up either.
  10. [R59] FishAngler 4/5 · US logging body of water is glitched: Please fix the glitch where when I pick a body if water it doesn’t let me click next. Extremely frustrating. It’s been happening for months now.
  11. [R1] 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
  12. [R12] FishAngler 3/5 · US Upgrade: I really wanted this to be the tool to use. I checked out many of the places I like to fish. I liked many of the options the upgraded version had. I was very disappointed in the catch reports on the lakes and rivers. Most of the reports were five years or older. Seems there are not many people reporting catches since the app went to two tier system. I will keep using the free version fo
  13. [R13] FishAngler 1/5 · US Expensive: This apple run you $80 per year not worth it not even close. You still have people that report their catches at their houses so you don’t really know where they got caught. Not worth it delete it from your phone.
  14. [R30] FishAngler 3/5 · US New User: App was not working correctly while signing up. Sent a service request. Answer next morning. Still not sure if the App is working, but all things deserve a chance that includes if I did something to cause the issue.
  15. [R91] Fish AI 1/5 · US No refund policy.: I started a 3 day free membership with no choice for a pre cancellation and after I tried to contact all their support team on their email and social media which I never got a response. Overall useless app if you’re not in a rural area.
  16. [R40] FishAngler 1/5 · US Was good. Now will delete: Will not pay 60 dollars a year for their supposed best bite windows. It used to free.
  17. [R61] Fish AI 1/5 · US THEY’ll STEAL YOUR MONEY: I signed up for a free trial and they charged me for an entire year wrongfully and won’t give me my money back they’re a JOKE
  18. [R25] FishAngler 1/5 · US Latest free version removed lunar: This app was great until they stripped lunar from the free version, now it’s worthless to me.
  19. [R31] FishAngler 1/5 · US Used to use religiously: They want to charge for the core function of this app now?!? I get having advanced features to offer at a premium, but to take the basic function of this app and lock behind a paywall is ridiculous. Such a shame.

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