# Ice Fishing Derby Premium — user reviews > 47 indexed App Store user reviews of Ice Fishing Derby Premium by Pishtech LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 47 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ice-fishing-derby-premium/id652138155/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ice-fishing-derby-premium/id652138155.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 35 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## Newest reviews (17 of 47) ### 4/5 — Fun but need updates *2025-01-20* Great game just need updates frequently and more things to buy **Developer response:** IFD2 is now available. 22 lakes, 17 species, full 3D, new lures, more equipment, free fishing plus open and pro derbies with snowmobiles. I hope you'll check it out! Thanks for your review! ### 4/5 — Fantastic game *2021-02-14, version 1.11* It’s a fantastic game but it would be 5 stars if it had a free fishing aspect.Just sit and fish for how long and not start a new game after 5 days.that would be awesome and 5 stars! ### 4/5 — Waterwalker1953 *2020-04-02* Great game! I love playing this game. I would give it 5 stars but the game won’t let me quit playing when I’m done. Have to shut down my phone to make it stop **Developer response:** Update: IFD2 is now available. 22 lakes, 17 species, full 3D, new lures, more equipment, free fishing plus open and pro derbies with snowmobiles. I hope you'll check it out! ### 3/5 — More stuff *2016-11-05* I wish they would bring more thing in the game it get boring after a while ### 3/5 — Unable to restore purchases *2016-02-22, version 1.08* Good game except as of January unable to restore my purchases ### 4/5 — Great Game, Needs More *2016-01-06* This game is amazing but it gets boring. It lacks refreshing content. The hud is waisted space. Tip ups should be able to be placed and you can watch them in your hud. Ice jigs would be cool instead of just live bait. More shanty options. Something as simple as different sleds. Maybe different hats and stuff. A lot can be done to make the game more long term. But all in all its a great game! ### 3/5 — Fun to play but stuck *2016-01-03, version 1.07* It's a fun game, paid for the premium version but I'm unable to unlock the good equipment. It won't let me restore purchases. ### 5/5 — Question *2016-01-01* So I bought the full game before and now I have to unlock the top stuff again but it won't let me restore purchases. ### 5/5 — NEEDS UPDATES *2015-09-07* This game is really fun to play but needs updates. They should add more tournaments, more gear, more fish , different lakes such as the Great Lakes, it would be cool to drive utilities out on the ice, characters, and more stuff to buy. ### 5/5 — Great game *2015-09-06, version 1.03* Great game but plz make an update because the game is pretty short. ### 5/5 — Great games *2015-08-28* This app is great love it every minute of it I hope you still continue to upgrade this game, like more features like buying winter clothes by skidoo's different location to fish in Buy more fishing Iteams ### 4/5 — Good, but needs more fish *2015-02-11, version 1.03* I love playing this game, but there needs to be more fish (musky, bass, etc.) ### 5/5 — Awesome but portable fish house *2015-02-08, version 1.03* When I play on iPhone5c the portable tent doesn't show when I buy it and then I fish ### 4/5 — Needs updates! *2015-02-01, version 1.03* Great game but seriously one tourney? Great game but needs more depth! Just need a few more tourneys.. Or some specialized goals ### 4/5 — Very good *2015-01-30, version 1.03* I think there should be a free play and there should be a setting that you can set tip ups that would be nice ### 4/5 — Good so far *2015-01-28* I think this game is really good so far but could use some improvements to make it more fun. I have a few suggestions: 1. Free play- make a mode where you just keep fishing day by day without an end (you could make the prices more expensive so it takes longer to get stuff) 2. Real tournaments- the derby isn't really much of a competition against anyone else but against your previous scores. Making real competitions maybe on different lakes with different difficulties would be awesome. 3. Select a fishing spot- When you move it just picks a random spot on the lake, being able to pick where you go would be pretty cool. To add on to that you could make different structures around the lake such as weeds, logs, muck or rocks. 4. Multiplayer- I think being able to play with your friends at the same time and have competitions against each other would be amazing. I know it might be a stretch but I believe people would love this idea. Just some suggestions, but so far I think this game is great. ### 4/5 — Well done game *2015-01-22, version 1.03* Good game play, good graphics and very entertaining. Worth the price, for kids and adults. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Restore purchases not working *2016-01-04, version 1.07* Give me my money back. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2016-01-03, version 1.07* Bought game and doesn't work, says you have to restore purchases, been like this for a few weeks and still no fix. Don't buy it. ### 1/5 — Wont even load the game *2013-12-09, version 1.02* If you pay money for a game it should work ### 1/5 — Wont load! *2013-12-08, version 1.02* Bought game and won't even load!! I'll be getting my money back!! ### 1/5 — FIX!!!!!!! *2013-07-27, version 1.01* Game crashes 15 seconds in ### 1/5 — Bad Game *2013-07-11, version 1.01* Don't get the game I spent money on it and it didn't even work ### 2/5 — It's pretty good *2014-06-22, version 1.03* You should make where you can reel it in yourself because it gets boring after a while please make it so I can reel it in myself ### 2/5 — Ho *2013-12-15, version 1.03* Not loading what do I do ### 2/5 — Worth Playing if FIXED *2013-09-11* I played the online version for the computer and have been addicted to it and despite being told that it doesn't work and still bought it. But can you guys please, please fix it! I want to get my fish on!!! ### 3/5 — Gets boring fast *2023-02-05* Games alright, only problem I have with the actual game is that before you have a fish finder bites are way slower. But the game does get boring very fast **Developer response:** IFD2 is now available. 22 lakes, 17 species, full 3D, new lures, more equipment, free fishing plus open and pro derbies with snowmobiles. I hope you'll check it out! Thanks for your review! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love this game. *2024-10-01* This game is awesome too play and overall has a sweet feel to it, a couple things i do wish for though would be being able to see your fish on the ice, more baits maybe some lures, and a more expansive play through, more maps, maybe different kinds of tournaments. I read through some of the reviews and seen you were coming to come out with a #2, I enjoy the game a lot and hope me buying the premium helps support you in making the next one. **Developer response:** IFD2 is now available. 22 lakes, 17 species, full 3D, new lures, more equipment, free fishing plus open and pro derbies with snowmobiles. I hope you'll check it out! Thanks for your review! ### 5/5 — Make a ice fishing derby 2 *2024-06-12* you make a new game maybe a ice fishing derby 2 I would pay for it this the best game ever **Developer response:** IFD2 is now available. 22 lakes, 17 species, full 3D, new lures, more equipment, free fishing plus open and pro derbies with snowmobiles. I hope you'll check it out! Thanks for your review! ### 5/5 — Fun & Enetrtaining *2023-12-15* I like playing this game when I have nothing to do or I am in the car since it is offline. **Developer response:** IFD2 is now available. 22 lakes, 17 species, full 3D, new lures, more equipment, free fishing plus open and pro derbies with snowmobiles. I hope you'll check it out! Thanks for your review! ### 5/5 — Love it!!! *2021-02-09* I absolutely love this game! I really hope you guys come back and update it to where we can catch lake trout or even just more species of fish! Please update it! I would love to have more fish to catch and have more fun overall! But other than more fish, the game is amazing! 5 out of 5 all day! **Developer response:** Thanks for your review! I'm glad you're having fun with it! I'm exploring options for a future version with more features, possibly in 3D, and that might include more species, etc. Update: IFD2 is now available. 22 lakes, 17 species, full 3D, new lures, more equipment, free fishing plus open and pro derbies with snowmobiles. I hope you'll check it out! ### 5/5 — Funny and fun if you pay attention *2020-03-08* Although it's always fun to have more more more, if you focus too much on wanting more fish, more equipment, and more locations, then you will miss one of this game's best features: humor. Turn up the volume and listen to dem udder guys talking while out on da ice, ya know? This game is actually very well done. Don't let the rather basic graphics fool you. Knowledge about real ice fishing will improve your game success. **Developer response:** Update: IFD2 is now available. 22 lakes, 17 species, full 3D, new lures, more equipment, free fishing plus open and pro derbies with snowmobiles. And more of the humor! I hope you'll check it out! ### 5/5 — More stuff *2019-07-07* I like this game but I wish it had more stuff such as lakes more bait and we could catch big Walter the pearch **Developer response:** Update: IFD2 is now available. 22 lakes, 17 species, full 3D, new lures, more equipment, free fishing plus open and pro derbies with snowmobiles. I hope you'll check it out! ### 5/5 — Awesome game *2016-08-28* This game is awesome but I wish that there was more fish, more tourneys, more gear, and more lakes and rivers. ### 5/5 — I fishing derby *2016-01-27, version 1.08* Real fun cued use some stuff like more fish more fish very fun game love it worth every penny ### 5/5 — Best ice fishing game *2016-01-09* I wish there were more updates and you can buy snowmobiles and winter clothes and you can ask questions to other people and you can choose the questions you want to ask and you can fish that same lake in the summer time and you can fish more than one hole and you can fish for however long you want to. ### 5/5 — This is the best ice fishing game *2016-01-02* on iOS --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*