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Head-to-head

Fishing Spots vs BassForecast

Fishing Spots 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70
Winner Fishing Spots
BassForecast 4.6★ · Free + IAP 50

Fishing Spots is generally preferred for its community features and ability to find new fishing locations, despite recent criticisms about its paywall, while BassForecast's user feedback is not available for a direct comparison.

Full reviews: Fishing Spots · BassForecast

Fishing Spots excels in helping users discover new fishing locations and offers a strong community aspect with shared catches, even in its free version R9R21R27. However, recent updates have moved previously free features, like fishing forecasts and peak feeding times, behind a paywall, leading to user frustration R6R8R10R12. Without user reviews for BassForecast, a direct comparison on all dimensions is not possible.

Head to head

Features edge: Fishing SpotsR6R7R8R9
Fishing Spots Fishing Spots is praised for helping users find new fishing spots and showing what people are catching in their area, with some users finding the free version useful R7R9R21R27. However, many users are upset that features like peak feeding times, daily fish feeding forecasts, and detailed spot information, which were previously free, are now behind a paywall R6R8R10R12. Some also find the new forecast confusing and not user-friendly R8R10.
BassForecast No user reviews are available to assess BassForecast's features.
Ease of Use tieR1R8R10R14
Fishing Spots Some users find Fishing Spots' new forecast confusing and not user-friendly R8R10. There are also reports of login issues, with the app locking up or failing authentication R1. One user found the tide chart setup awful after an update R14.
BassForecast No user reviews are available to assess BassForecast's ease of use.
Reliability tieR1R22R24R38
Fishing Spots Fishing Spots has issues with login, where users can't get past the login screen or experience authentication failures R1. Some users who paid for premium reported that it wouldn't activate or kept asking them to resubscribe R24R38. There are also complaints about being unable to cancel subscriptions R22.
BassForecast No user reviews are available to assess BassForecast's reliability.
Price/Value tieR3R4R8R9
Fishing Spots Many users feel Fishing Spots is now too expensive for what it offers, especially since features that were once free are now paywalled R4R8R10R12. Some users feel they are being charged for data they themselves contributed . However, some users still find value in the free version R3R9R21.
BassForecast No user reviews are available to assess BassForecast's price/value.
Support tieR22R38
Fishing Spots One user mentioned being unable to cancel their subscription, which could indicate issues with support or cancellation processes R22. Another user reported purchasing premium that wouldn't activate, suggesting a lack of resolution for payment issues R38.
BassForecast No user reviews are available to assess BassForecast's support.
Pick Fishing Spots if

you are looking for an app with a strong community aspect to see what others are catching and to discover new fishing spots, and you are willing to navigate its freemium model R9R21R27.

Pick BassForecast if

you are looking for an alternative to Fishing Spots due to its recent paywall changes or technical issues, but be aware that no user reviews are available to assess its quality.

Evidence note: The comparison is heavily skewed towards Fishing Spots as no user reviews were provided for BassForecast. Therefore, any 'edge' for Fishing Spots is based solely on its own user feedback, and 'ties' are due to the absence of information for BassForecast.

Frequently asked

Is Fishing Spots free to use?
Fishing Spots offers a free version with some features, but many previously free functionalities like peak feeding times and detailed forecasts are now behind a premium paywall R3R6R8R12.
Can Fishing Spots help me find new fishing locations?
Yes, Fishing Spots is highly praised for its ability to help users find new fishing spots and allows users to view a global or local feed of catches, which can aid in discovery R7R9R21R27.
Are there issues with Fishing Spots' premium subscription?
Some users have reported issues with Fishing Spots' premium subscription, including difficulties activating it after purchase and being repeatedly asked to resubscribe despite having paid R24R38.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 50 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. [R6] Fishing Spots 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
  2. [R7] Fishing Spots 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
  3. [R8] Fishing Spots 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.
  4. [R9] Fishing Spots 5/5 · US Amazing app: Even without paying it helps alot if you need to find new fishing spots
  5. [R1] Fishing Spots 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.
  6. [R10] Fishing Spots 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.
  7. [R14] Fishing Spots 1/5 · US Update for tides is horrible: I used to use this daily for tide chart readings and the new set up is awful. Please change it back
  8. [R22] Fishing Spots 1/5 · US Useless and can’t cancel: Bait and switch, terrible app, can’t figure out how to cancel
  9. [R24] Fishing Spots 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.
  10. [R38] Fishing Spots 1/5 · US Don’t buy premium it doesn’t activate: Purchased premium and won’t activate.
  11. [R3] Fishing Spots 3/5 · US Freemium: Asks for money, but good non preimium options
  12. [R4] Fishing Spots 1/5 · US To expensive: Way to expensive for what you get. Better off with one of the free apps
  13. [R12] Fishing Spots 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.
  14. [R21] Fishing Spots 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
  15. [R27] Fishing Spots 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.

Synthesized from 50 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store