Comparison

Hay App vs HuntFishNY

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

Head to head
About

Hay App

Control your automatic hay preservative applicator directly from your iPad. Access operator manuals, repair parts, and preservative information. Monitor baling speed, moisture content, and preservative usage in real-time.

Highlights
  • iPad control for hay preservative applicators
  • Real-time moisture content display
  • Baling speed and tonnage monitoring
  • Preservative volume and application rate tracking
  • Access to operator manuals and repair parts
  • Bluetooth connectivity
Features
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The Hay App from Harvest Tec is a convenient tool to control your Automatic Hay Preservative Applicator with an iPad on your John Deere, New Holland, Case IH, AGCO, or other brand of hay baler, as well as immediate access to operators manuals, repair parts, and hay preservative info at the touch of a finger. The Hay App gives you all the same features as the prior generation Touch Screen Display through a Bluetooth connection on your iPad or iPad Mini. Making the highest quality hay has never been easier! Displays the following information while you bale: • Moisture content • Speed of baling (tonnage) • Volume of preservative used per bale • Target application rate and actual application rate • Total tons baled Requires Bluetooth antenna. See your local dealer for details.

About

HuntFishNY

Access your New York State hunting and fishing licenses, report game harvests, and find essential information for sportsmen and women. Includes detailed fishing regulations, stocking data, and access site details.

Highlights
  • Mobile access to sporting licenses and permits
  • Submit game harvest reports
  • View harvest report history
  • Access hunting and fishing regulations
  • Waterbody-specific fishing information
  • Fishing access site details
  • Sunrise/Sunset information
Features
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HuntFishNY is the official New York State Department of Environmental Conservation mobile app that provides our sportsmen/women a simple way to display their licenses and privileges and view important hunting and fishing related information. In addition to the many resources DEC's website offers for hunters, trappers and anglers across the state, our HuntFishNY mobile app offers instant mobile access to electronic versions of your sporting licenses, privileges and permits; the ease of reporting your game harvests immediately; and links to useful information like season date summaries, fishing information, a DEC Contact list, and much more.  It also includes a feature called the Tackle Box that provides anglers with one stop shopping for waterbody-specific information on fishing regulations, stocking, and fishing/boating access sites.  Tackle Box is part of DEC’s continued efforts to make fishing easier, more enjoyable and more accessible to all!  HuntFishNY features include: • Instant, mobile access to a customer's sporting license, privileges and permits • Quick and easy submission of Game Harvest Reports • Smart filtering for collecting town, county and WMU of harvest data, as well as season and method of take info • Ability to view current and past harvest reports • Links to current year Hunting & Trapping and Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guides • Sunrise/Sunset Information • Ability to search waterbodies by name or zooming/panning a NYS map • Waterbody-specific fishing regulations • Fish species and stocking information • Fishing access information, including boat launches and parking areas • Navigation feature for driving directions to fishing access sites

Screenshots

HuntFishNY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hay App at 3.7 against HuntFishNY's 2.1. Hay App also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.0). HuntFishNY's advantage is ratings volume (356 vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hay App holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HuntFishNY has 356 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hay App ships an update every 3 months, HuntFishNY every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hay App versus HuntFishNY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHay AppHuntFishNY
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better2.1 (356 ratings)
Positive reviews—12.9% of reviews
Number of ratings3356 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarvest Tec, IncGordon-Darby, Inc.

Customer experience

Hay App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

HuntFishNY

All ratings342 ratings
Positive24.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative70.5%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive12.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative83.1%

Bugs and requests

Hay App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HuntFishNY

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot select county for harvest reporting
  • Licenses not showing up in the app
  • Frequent crashes and freezes on login and other actions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to purchase licenses directly in the app
  • Integrate with mobile wallet for quick access to licenses
  • Improve offline functionality and map features

In-app purchases

None

Hay App

No in-app purchases

None

HuntFishNY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hay App free?
Hay App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HuntFishNY free?
HuntFishNY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hay App or HuntFishNY?
Hay App is rated higher. Hay App averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while HuntFishNY averages 2.1 from 356 ratings.
Do Hay App or HuntFishNY have ads?
Neither Hay App nor HuntFishNY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hay App or HuntFishNY?
Hay App ships an update every 3 months, and HuntFishNY every 6 weeks. Most recently, Hay App was updated on November 2, 2026 and HuntFishNY on November 2, 2026.

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