onWater vs Fishbrain

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. [R8] onWater 5/5 · US Flow Reports: I love the flow reports and how updated they are.
2. [R9] 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.
3. [R62] 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.
4. [R64] Fishbrain 1/5 · US Everything is a paywall: Useless app unless you pay for the subscription
5. [R3] onWater 3/5 · US Great idea, poor execution: App crashes constantly while exploring the map and checking locations offered.
6. [R70] Fishbrain 1/5 · US Poorly designed map: Whoever designed this app clearly never uses it themselves. Whenever I try to zoom in or out, the map always thinks I’m trying to ping a place on the map. It was so frustrating that it made me delete this app. Terrible user experience. I shouldn’t have to fight with the app to zoom into a place. The entire point of this app is to find places to fish, which takes a lot of map
7. [R116] Fishbrain 4/5 · US Great app: I’ve been using Fishbrain for a long time, it’s great to log the catches you want to remember and connect with other anglers in your community. Also great to plan out fishing in areas you don’t frequent. The pro is useful to get an idea of the water you’re heading out to, 4 stars because the depth contours with the pro could be a little better since I believe that’s what most people are
8. [R7] onWater 1/5 · US Crashing: App crashes and closes every time I click a flow station on the map
9. [R114] Fishbrain 3/5 · GB Some issues: Location issues, wrong all time! Have to set manually. Tackle box issues, app crashes when trying to select any lures.
10. [R29] onWater 1/5 · US Money Grab: They advertise it as free but it’s useless unless you pay their fees.
11. [R63] 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
12. [R100] Fishbrain 1/5 · US Pay to play: Literally can’t use 90% of the app’s features with paying a subscription
13. [R38] onWater 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
14. [R52] onWater 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
15. [R67] Fishbrain 2/5 · US Paying: It’s good and all and I know that the owners need to make a living but a monthly payment feels crazy, it really should just be a one time pay instead of a monthly payment to unlock basic things like images. On top of that instead of giving useful information when responding to critical feedback the developers give you a half assed ai response that doesn’t answer or fix your issue, overall