onWater vs FishAngler

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. [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.
2. [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,
3. [R67] 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
4. [R71] 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.
5. [R6] onWater 3/5 · US Great idea, poor execution: App crashes constantly while exploring the map and checking locations offered.
6. [R64] 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?
7. [R69] 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. [R88] 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. [R52] onWater 1/5 · US Crashing: App crashes and closes every time I click a flow station on the map
10. [R66] FishAngler 3/5 · US My app keeps crashing: I can’t log in
11. [R90] 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.
12. [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.
13. [R79] FishAngler 1/5 · US Fees, fees, fees: They ruined a good thing by charging for the fish forecast. Greedy.
14. [R91] 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.
15. [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
16. [R61] 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
17. [R97] FishAngler 1/5 · US Terrible: This is not a good app. Don’t waste your time. And if you miss the free trial deadline you’re absolutely screwed. They will hit you HARD for $$$.
18. [R118] FishAngler 1/5 · US Terrible: This app is awful. It’s not easy to use and very redundant compared to other similar apps. Also be careful when signing up, they will not refund your money even if you cancel the trial subscription.