eFin Logbook vs SciFish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eFin Logbook
This app helps recreational anglers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic submit required electronic trip reports for tilefish. It offers a secure and user-friendly platform to comply with NOAA Fisheries regulations for reporting catches or targeting tilefish.
- Electronic trip reporting
- Tilefish catch reporting
- NOAA Fisheries certified
- User-friendly interface
- Compliance with regulations
- Secure platform
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eFin Logbook is an electronic trip reporting application for private recreational tilefish anglers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (from Virgina north) Recreational anglers fishing for golden and blueline tilefish in federal waters from Virginia to Maine are required to submit electronic trip reports within 24 hours of returning from any trip where tilefish were caught or targeted (even if no tilefish were caught or kept). eFin Logbook provides anglers a secure and user-friendly platform to fulfill these reporting requirements. eFin Logbook is certified by NOAA Fisheries as an approved application for compliance with tilefish trip reporting requirements. Learn more at bit.ly/mafmc. Before using the app, make sure you have created a NOAA Fish Online account (could include a bit.ly link here) and obtained a free recreational tilefish permit, which is required at the vessel level. Consistent and accurate reporting of your tilefish catch and fishing activity ensures that these fisheries are being monitored and managed appropriately. Your contributions are an investment in long-term fishery health
SciFish
This app empowers users to contribute to citizen science by reporting fish sightings along the Atlantic coast. It serves as a central hub for various fisheries research projects, fostering community involvement in data collection.
- Fish sighting reporting
- Citizen science projects
- Atlantic coast focus
- Data sharing
- Fisheries research support
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SciFish is a citizen science mobile app, powered by ACCSP, that encourages and supports the sharing of information about fish along the Atlantic coast. SciFish is an umbrella app that hosts multiple fisheries citizen science projects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: eFin Logbook at monthly against SciFish's every 4 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for eFin Logbook against 5.0 for SciFish. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
eFin Logbook ships an update monthly, SciFish every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eFin Logbook | SciFish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harbor Light Software | ACCSP |
In-app purchases
eFin Logbook
No in-app purchases
SciFish
No in-app purchases
