# Ice Lakes — user reviews > 54 indexed App Store user reviews of Ice Lakes by Paradox Interactive, rated 4.72/5 from 591 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ice-lakes/id916685607/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ice-lakes/id916685607.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 489 · 4★ 64 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of Ice Lakes? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Long-lasting fun - 👍 Great game - 👍 Realistic gameplay - 👍 Competitive fishing experience - 👍 Vast and variable experience - 👍 Addictive and fun **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and glitches - 🔧 Needs updates and improvements - 🔧 Difficult to earn in-game currency - 🔧 Limited features (no fish finder, tip-ups, etc.) **Commonly reported bugs** - Depth gauge not visible on certain devices - Glitches when catching certain fish - Game freezes during tournaments **Most requested features** - Add fish finder or underwater camera - Implement tip-ups and other ice fishing equipment - Introduce new fish species (e.g., walleye, lake trout) - Add online/multiplayer functionality - Improve in-game currency earning - Optimize for newer devices (e.g., iPhone XR) ## Newest reviews (13 of 54) ### 5/5 — How good ice lakes is *2021-05-23, version 1.9.5* I’ve played a lot of i’ve played a lot of fishing and ice fishing games and this is probably the best one I have ever played ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2021-05-02, version 1.9.5* This game is probably the best fishing game I have ever played great graphics and best game to pass time ### 5/5 — The best fishing game better than all! *2021-04-22* This fishing game is unbelievable! You can catch all kinds of fish from barrucuda to perch but there is one thing I’d like to have, spot saving where you can save you spot to come back to and catch fish other than that it’s a really fun game! Thanks for making it. ### 5/5 — Best mobile fishing game *2021-04-19, version 1.9.5* It is fun an easy to learn how to play ### 5/5 — Needs update for new phones/iPad Pro *2021-01-04* Awesome game with incredible detail. Downloaded quickly even as a big file and I started playing right away. It works best on my iPad Pro first generation model. The phone display on the iPhone pro max is a little bit off, but it’s still playable. Huge file. Don’t use on an older device, it’s a big memory and storage hog. Looking forward to updates to smooth out animations and display. Overall, a well done app and even kids enjoy it! ### 5/5 — Add stuff *2020-10-23* I love this game and have been playing it for a while but it would be nice if you could add stuff like a flasher, tip ups, or an underwater camera, I love the game though just some ideas ### 5/5 — Great fishing game *2020-09-06* I’ve tried a lot of fishing apps. As ironic as it is to fish inside on a device, this is by far the most vast and variable experience I’ve encountered. Lots of water to be explored. Lots of lure/bait/scent combos to illicit particular fish. Different seasons, different modes and tons of tournaments. I get a nice knee jerk response every time a big one bites, it’s also the suspense of not knowing exactly what’s on the other end. Having never ice fished proper before, this has me wanting to try my luck in the real word and helps to get an understanding of what goes into the sport. Thanks for putting together a nice platform to experience it virtually before heading into the icy tundra. ### 5/5 — Evan Heltsley *2020-08-01, version 1.9.5* The game is cool but I thank that they should make it wear you can run in first person ### 5/5 — I love this game *2020-06-02* This is my favorite game a few suggestions you can’t buy coins with really money and it’s kinda hard to get coins when your doing the free fishing so if you could update it and make it so we can buy coins or make it more easier to get coins in the free fishing I would love that. ### 5/5 — Pleaaaaaase read *2020-03-29, version 1.9.5* Please continue to update the game and then this game would be even better. ### 5/5 — My favorite GAME,Please update! *2020-03-06* Love this game. It is by far my favorite game on the App Store. I am hoping you guys update the game. Would love new maps, new tournaments, and new equipment. Also if u were able to play a tournament again your friends, that would be awesome!!! I have loved your game for years. Please, I’m begging you, add new stuff. I’ve played every tournament and on the verge of uninstalling it. It’s been so long since an update. Please add new features and game modes. Upgrade the graphics alittle. This game has the potential to be the #1 sports game. Please UPDATE ❤️❤️❤️ ### 5/5 — The best🤗🤗 *2020-03-05, version 1.9.5* This is easily the best fishing game for iOS. I wish I could change the temperature mode to farenhight though. ### 5/5 — Great game best Mobile ice fishing game out there *2020-02-23, version 1.9.5* Although it could use a update maybe a flasher or under water camera. New specie such as lake trout all in all great game ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 2/5 — Crashes *2018-11-25, version 1.9.5* Worked great for a while now crashes all the time. Looks like it could be good if I could only play it. I will be asking for a refund if it’s not fixed within a week ### 3/5 — Review *2022-01-06, version 1.9.5* Needs some verification I’n fishing with real time people like a chat or emoji ect an maybe friends an team contest and please add at-least 1 tip up! ### 3/5 — Good game but... *2019-01-30, version 1.9.5* There needs to be some type of tip up fishing also there should be some type of vexlar also the tournaments need to be shorter ### 3/5 — Bland *2018-10-08, version 1.9.5* No walleye fishing? No vexilar or fish camera in the equipment? No pike spearing? The game is decent. Not many options and the ones available are pretty generic. Upgrades are pretty week. I’ve only had the game a couple days. But at this point I’m not real sure it’s worth 5$ ### 4/5 — Ice lakes *2023-06-20* I think this game is really good for it being on a device and you are able to play it anywhere but there is some things I don’t like about the game like you have to move around a lot to even find fish so I think I would be good if they made it easier to catch fish but over all the baits and lures and rods are good ### 4/5 — Room for improvement *2021-02-22, version 1.9.5* Not much room. The best fishing game on the App Store. It would be nice to have a flasher feature to target fish and catch more. No one fishes with out a flasher anymore. ### 4/5 — Total honesty *2020-12-20, version 1.9.5* So it’s a great game a little confusing at first you get the swing of things it’s a little tricky to get and spend money wisely. A FEW UPDATES I WOULD REALLY LIKE; Online play where there is no chat or you can just say what you have caught Be able to add and trade with friends Fish are more money to sell A “local newspaper” where you can sell and buy rods and all of the equipment from people ### 4/5 — Really good but not great *2020-11-28* Love this game so far except for on the iPhone XR you cannot see the depth gauge on the left side of the screen. Not always necessary, more just annoying than anything. Other than that is has great graphics and realistic gameplay. ### 4/5 — Amazing!!! *2020-07-26, version 1.9.5* The only thing is that the fish look so unhealthy when you catch them, they have lumps of “bone” sticking out. Other than that, Awesome. ### 4/5 — Update screen for iPhone XR *2020-03-11, version 1.9.5* The depth meter is hidden and will not work on the new iPhones. Please update that. Thanks! Also. Make it so we can spend money in the game. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Long lasting fun. *2025-12-16* Been playing g for many years now. Do wish they would up date to a version u can buy vexlar. But still fun nonetheless. It’s nice to play since I love ice fishing. ### 5/5 — Game improvement *2023-08-08* I hope the game developers see this it’s a great game it just needs a fish finder that would be great and more fish and tip ups bottom rigs and stuff like real ice fishing thank you ### 5/5 — Not bad *2023-04-16* For starters :if you don’t like waiting you probably shouldn’t play because it takes 1 to 4 minutes to catch a good size fish and if you like waiting for a good Fish then this is a good game for you and I fish in real life. ### 5/5 — Updates? *2022-10-18* This is a great game, I had a friend buy it for me actually cause they wanted me to try it out with them. I’ve been playing for awhile and feel like there should be an update for it. Some simple add ons. Like maybe new lures, or rod types, or maybe add a fish finder option. I think this game is already so comparable to actual ice fishing why not add just a few more to make it feel that much more genuine! I hope the developers of the game see this and hopefully are really bored this day and decide the same thing I have envisioned in my mind. ### 5/5 — Please update *2021-12-30, version 1.9.5* It’s really fun but put in a underwater camera and lake trouts by w under water camera I mean a little sonars ### 5/5 — Good ice fishing game *2021-12-14, version 1.9.5* I would like to see some updates to it like some tip ups and some fish finders would be pretty cool but pretty solid game ### 5/5 — More species *2021-12-02* Me being from Wisconsin the most popular fish is walleye and I love walleye fishing I know you have walleye on pc and Muskie it would be great if you could add them to the game. ### 5/5 — So addictive *2021-12-01* It’s so fun! Especially whenever you can find a hotspot for giant fish like barracuda, and also how the fish are actually acting like real fish! It’s like they are conscious! ### 5/5 — Review *2021-11-23, version 1.9.5* I really like this game it’s a competitive fishing game and it it barely has any cons in my opinion best ice fishing game their is. ### 5/5 — Ice lakes *2021-08-18* Hi guys I am Tom this game is really awesome for Mobile device or iPad a very beautiful. the best fishing game I’ve played for any the devices. Very impressive game in my book is a hidden gem great job. Matter fact I have fish and games from my game console this game looks better than that those games. A perfect masterpiece. --- *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 2026-06-10.*