Comparison

recfishwest vs Play AFL

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

Head to head

Follow community footy

Free

⚽ Sports

★ 4.213 ratingsView app →

About

recfishwest

Access up-to-date Western Australian fishing regulations, fish identification guides, and marine park information. This free app provides details on seasons, bag limits, and reef locations, even offline.

Highlights

Up-to-date WA fishing rules
Fish identification guide
Interactive marine park info
Artificial reefs and FADs locations
Offline access
Fishing seasons and licenses
Bag limits and edibility ratings

Features

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Download Western Australia's number one premium fishing mobile app for all your WA fishing rules. Gain access to all of WA’s up-to-date fishing rules, fish ID, GPS interactive marine park info, artificial reefs, FADs and fishing safety infrastructure locations at your fingertips, even when you're outside of phone and internet reception! High quality illustrations and details of hundreds of species of fish, crustaceans and other aquatic animals all accessible on your phone through this free app. Includes up to date information about all your favourite fish, including fishing seasons and licences, bag limits, edibility ratings plus identify what you've caught with the easy three-step Recfishwest fish ID! Passionate about fishing and want to do your bit for the sustainability of our precious fish stocks by sticking to the rules? Download your FREE app today!

About

Play AFL

This app provides comprehensive information for community Australian Football leagues. Track fixtures, ladders, results, and player statistics for games running on PlayHQ. Easily favorite your preferred players, teams, and leagues for quick access to the action.

Highlights

Fixtures and schedules
League ladders
Game results
Player statistics
Favorite players and teams
League and club information

Features

Read full description

Introducing the official mobile App for everyone involved in AFL Community Football. Play AFL is a free iOS App built for community football fans, housing fixtures, ladders, results, and statistics for leagues operating on PlayHQ. With Play AFL, community football fans can favourite players, teams, clubs, grades and leagues, giving fans quick and easy access to the players and games they care about most.  Play AFL's user-friendly interface is designed with the community football fan in mind, no matter where they are, so that they can stay connected to games and players anywhere, anytime. Download the Play AFL iOS App today.

Screenshots

recfishwest4 screens

Play AFL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Play AFL at fortnightly against recfishwest's every 5 weeks. recfishwest's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 65%). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

recfishwest ships an update every 5 weeks, Play AFL fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

recfishwest versus Play AFL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	recfishwest	Play AFL
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.2 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	77.8% of reviews — better	65.1% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	13 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	15.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	114 MB	90 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	WA RECREATIONAL & SPORTFISHING COUNCIL	PlayHQ

Customer experience

recfishwest

Written reviews18 reviews

Positive77.8%

Neutral5.6%

Negative16.7%

Play AFL

All ratings13 ratings

Positive76.9%

Neutral7.7%

Negative15.4%

Written reviews106 reviews

Positive65.1%

Neutral9.4%

Negative25.5%

Bugs and requests

recfishwest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Play AFL

Reported bugs

22 issues

Can’t save in stages
Game dates incorrect
Can’t log in
Email doesn’t stick
App frozen

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Player profiles messed up
Player movements reverted
Login impossible
Teams inactive that are active
Search function doesn't work
Players default to public
Timer incorrect
Match times incorrect
Custom avatars messed up
Missing junior stats
No option to add stats
Can't find clubs
Stuck on loading screen
Game day screen hard to swipe
Weather widget not priority
Game details page changed
Update nobody asked for

Requested features

6 requests

Link a child to two accounts
Add schedule for ground on that day
Search up a ground and see all games
Nickname for saved teams
Add fixtures calendars

Show 1 more

Add 'add to calendar' feature for fixtures

In-app purchases

None

recfishwest

No in-app purchases

None

Play AFL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is recfishwest free?

recfishwest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Play AFL free?

Play AFL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do recfishwest or Play AFL have ads?

Neither recfishwest nor Play AFL shows ads.

Which is updated more often, recfishwest or Play AFL?

recfishwest ships an update every 5 weeks, and Play AFL fortnightly. Most recently, recfishwest was updated on October 26, 2026 and Play AFL on October 30, 2026.