Comparison

Guidefitter vs KidWall

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Guidefitter

Connect with a global community of hunting and fishing enthusiasts. Discover and shop for outdoor gear with expert reviews, share your adventures, and showcase your successes on the Braggin' Wall.

Highlights
  • Connect with outdoor enthusiasts
  • Shop for hunting and fishing gear
  • Read expert gear reviews
  • Share hunting and fishing photos
  • Community feed for questions and stories
  • Offline post creation
Features
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"We live for this" and so do you! The Guidefitter app brings the world's largest hunting and fishing community right to your pocket. Use the app to connect with other outdoor enthusiasts and professionals from anywhere you are, whether it’s in the wilderness hunting, on the river fishing, or anywhere in between. Shop for your favorite gear with the help of expert reviews from verified guides, outfitters, outdoor professionals, and more. Use the Guidefitter app to brag about your best hunting & fishing photos with the Guidefitter community. Shop Gear up for your next adventure in the Guidefitter shop and get yourself prepared for everything you’ll encounter out there. Shop from over 300 of the top brands in hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking gear, all from the convenience of your mobile phone wherever you are. Browse reviews from our community of pros to make sure you have expert opinions to help you find the gear you need and get outside. Search Quickly find the gear you’re looking for from the new search menu. Find gear from the brands you love, search for your hunting buddies and professionals, find your favorite topics in the community feed, and hunt for answers to questions that have been posted to the community. Community Feed Share stories of your adventures with a community of members that are just as excited as you are about getting outside and exploring the outdoors. Ask the community questions about the right gear to choose, the best places to hunt your favorite animals, and the best strategies for coming home with the prize you’re looking for. Follow your favorite members and stay up-to-date on everything going on in the community at Guidefitter.com Braggin’ Wall Check out the Brag Wall to see the best photos people have of their hunting and fishing successes. Boast your success out there and show people what you’re made of. You can even make posts offline when you’re away from an internet connection and upload them after the fact. Vote for your favorite posts and see how you stand up against the rest of the community.

About

KidWall

Manage your child's device usage remotely. Set screen time limits, block apps and websites, and receive location alerts. Ensures a safer digital environment for kids.

Highlights
  • Remote app pausing
  • Custom screen time limits
  • Bedtime scheduling
  • Website and app blocking
  • Location tracking and alerts
  • Multi-parent access
  • App deletion prevention
Features
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Parental controls for iPhone and iPad that you run from your own phone: pause apps, set screen time limits and bedtimes, block social media and websites that aren't safe for kids, and get an alert when your kid arrives at places like school. Built on Apple's Screen Time technology, KidWall runs on your child's device and is approved with your Apple Account so it can't simply be deleted. You pick the apps to block, limit or allow once on your kid's device, then pause, give extra time and change limits, bedtime and websites from your phone. FROM YOUR PHONE • A card for each kid's device shows at a glance whether apps are open, paused, at bedtime or out of time for today • Pause all apps instantly — for dinner, homework or bedtime • Give extra time from their card, or answer your kid's request for more time with one tap • Change the daily limit, bedtime (a different one each night if you like) and website filtering remotely • Get alerts when a limit is reached, bedtime starts, or your kid tries to open something blocked, and see recent ones in Activity • See your kid's device on a map (when you turn location on) • Get an alert when your kid arrives at or leaves places you set, like home or school ON YOUR KID'S DEVICE • Block apps and whole categories 24/7 — social media, games, anything you choose • A daily limit on the apps you choose, with a warning before time runs out • Bedtime: everything off except the apps you allow • Web filter: Apple's website filter, KidWall's built-in lists of social media and other websites that aren't safe for kids, and sites you add; other browsers are hidden so they can't be used to get around it • Prevents deleting apps, in-app purchases and passcode or account changes, and turns on Apple's content restrictions for music, podcasts and books • An "Ask for more time" button sends the request straight to you BOTH PARENTS Add a second parent phone with the same family code — you both see the same kids and get the same alerts. EASY SETUP Step-by-step setup on your kid's device: approve with your Apple Account, choose starting rules, set a parent PIN and scan a code on your phone to connect. A checklist on your phone shows what's left and helps you fix it. Your child needs a child Apple Account in your Family Sharing group. HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT Help & guides explain what KidWall can and can't do, and our game & chat safety guides show where popular games and apps keep their own parent controls. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your kids' names, rules, locations and alerts are encrypted with your family code before they leave the device. We can't read them, and neither can anyone without your code. No ads, no tracking, no reading messages. KIDWALL PREMIUM Remote control, alerts, location, place alerts and multi-parent control require KidWall Premium. Choose monthly or yearly; each starts with a 7-day free trial. One subscription covers your Family Sharing group. Without Premium, kids' devices keep enforcing their current rules. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at the end of the free trial unless you cancel. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://antlantis.github.io/kidwall-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

Guidefitter4 screens
KidWall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Guidefitter at 4.9 against KidWall's 4.0. Guidefitter also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (5K vs 4). KidWall's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. KidWall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Guidefitter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guidefitter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guidefitter has 5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Guidefitter's written reviews are positive against 100% of KidWall's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guidefitter ships an update monthly, KidWall every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Guidefitter versus KidWall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuidefitterKidWall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews91.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5K — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGuidefitterAnthony Craig

Customer experience

Guidefitter

All ratings4,964 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.9%

KidWall

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Guidefitter

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Issues with app functionality (e.g. uploading photos)

Requested features

3 requests
  • Easier access to order history
  • More search and filtering options
  • Expand product selection across more brands

KidWall

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Guidefitter

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KidWall

Subscriptions2
  • KidWall Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • KidWall Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Guidefitter free?
Guidefitter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KidWall free?
KidWall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guidefitter or KidWall?
Guidefitter is rated higher. Guidefitter averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while KidWall averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Guidefitter or KidWall have ads?
Neither Guidefitter nor KidWall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guidefitter or KidWall?
Guidefitter ships an update monthly, and KidWall every 3 days. Most recently, Guidefitter was updated on November 6, 2026 and KidWall on November 6, 2026.

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