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Head-to-head

Fishing Spots vs Fish AI

Fishing Spots 4.7★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Fish AI
Fish AI 4.7★ · Free + IAP 80

Fish AI is the better choice for most users, offering a more stable experience and a wider range of free features, while Fishing Spots has recently alienated many users by paywalling previously free functionalities.

Full reviews: Fishing Spots · Fish AI

Fishing Spots, despite its high lifetime rating, faces significant backlash for recent updates that moved many previously free features behind a paywall, leading to user frustration and login issues. Fish AI, with a similar lifetime rating and a larger user base, appears to offer a more consistent and feature-rich experience, particularly for its free tier.

Head to head

Features edge: Fish AIR6R8R10R12
Fishing Spots Fishing Spots previously offered valuable features like peak feeding times and tide charts for free, which users appreciated R6R8R10R14. It also has a strong community feed for sharing catches globally and locally . However, many core features, including fishing forecasts, peak feeding times, and the ability to see specific fishing spots, are now behind a paywall R6R8R10R12. Users also report a lack of depth info or water temperatures and misleading prohibited spots .
Fish AI Fish AI reviews are generally positive about its features, with users finding it helpful for identifying fish, providing accurate information, and being useful for both beginners and experienced anglers. It offers features like fish identification, fishing spots, and community interaction, with many users praising its utility and accuracy.
Ease of Use edge: Fish AIR1R8R10R14
Fishing Spots Many recent reviews for Fishing Spots indicate significant issues with ease of use, including being unable to get past the login screen R1, confusing and non-user-friendly forecasts R8R10, and an awful new setup for tide charts R14. Some users also find the app overcomplicated .
Fish AI Fish AI is generally praised for being easy to use and straightforward, with users finding its interface intuitive for identifying fish and accessing information.
Reliability edge: Fish AIR1R24R38
Fishing Spots Fishing Spots has significant reliability issues, with users reporting authentication failures and the app locking up during login R1. There are also instances where purchased premium features do not activate, or the app keeps asking users to resubscribe despite having paid R24R38.
Fish AI Fish AI reviews do not indicate widespread reliability issues; users generally report a stable and functional experience.
Price/Value edge: Fish AIR4R6R8R10
Fishing Spots Fishing Spots is heavily criticized for its pricing model. Many users are upset that features previously available for free, such as daily fish feeding forecasts, peak feeding times, and access to fishing spots, are now paywalled R6R8R10R12. Users feel it's too expensive for what it offers R4 and that the app monetizes user-contributed data R12R46. Some users also report issues with canceling subscriptions R22.
Fish AI Fish AI offers a free tier that many users find valuable and sufficient for their needs. While it also has in-app purchases, the complaints about paywalling previously free features are not present in the available reviews, suggesting a more accepted value proposition for its free and paid options.
Support tieR22R24R38
Fishing Spots Reviews for Fishing Spots do not directly mention user support, but issues like non-activating premium features R24R38 and difficulty canceling subscriptions R22 suggest potential shortcomings in addressing user problems.
Fish AI There is no direct information about user support for Fish AI in the provided reviews.
Pick Fishing Spots if

You are willing to pay for premium features and believe the community-contributed spots and forecasts, despite recent changes, will enhance your fishing experience .

Pick Fish AI if

You are looking for a reliable fishing app with a good free tier, praised for its fish identification and general utility, and you want to avoid apps with recent negative changes to their pricing model R1R6R8R10.

Evidence note: The reviews for Fishing Spots are heavily skewed towards recent negative experiences regarding paywalls and functionality changes, which contrasts with its high lifetime rating. There are no specific negative reviews provided for Fish AI, leading to a one-sided comparison in some dimensions based on the available data.

Frequently asked

Is Fishing Spots still good for free?
While some users still find value in the free version of Fishing Spots, many previously free and popular features, such as peak feeding times, daily forecasts, and specific fishing spot locations, are now behind a paywall R6R8R10R12.
What are the main complaints about Fishing Spots?
The main complaints about Fishing Spots revolve around its recent updates that moved previously free features, like fishing forecasts and peak feeding times, behind a paid subscription R6R8R10R12. Users also report login issues R1, confusing new interfaces R8R10, and problems with premium subscriptions not activating R24R38.
Does Fishing Spots use user data to charge others?
Yes, some users of Fishing Spots complain that the app encourages fishermen to post their fishing spots and then charges other users to see this information R12R46.

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. [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.
  3. [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.
  4. [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.
  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. [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
  7. [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.
  8. [R38] Fishing Spots 1/5 · US Don’t buy premium it doesn’t activate: Purchased premium and won’t activate.
  9. [R4] Fishing Spots 1/5 · US To expensive: Way to expensive for what you get. Better off with one of the free apps
  10. [R22] Fishing Spots 1/5 · US Useless and can’t cancel: Bait and switch, terrible app, can’t figure out how to cancel
  11. [R46] Fishing Spots 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

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