Comparison

HuntFishNY vs Nucleus InTouch

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

Head to head
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

About

Nucleus InTouch

Connect with family members using Nucleus services. Send pictures and notes to your Nucleus Device, and call contacts directly from the app. A Nucleus account is required for full functionality.

Highlights
  • List and call contacts
  • Send pictures
  • Send notes to Nucleus Device
  • Requires Nucleus account
Features
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The Nucleus InTouch app allows family members to connect with contacts using Nucleus services. Currently, the app can: * List contacts and call them. * Send pictures to your loved one. * Send notes to the Nucleus Device. A Nucleus account is required to use the app.

Screenshots

HuntFishNY4 screens
Nucleus InTouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nucleus InTouch at 3.0 against HuntFishNY's 2.1. HuntFishNY's advantage is ratings volume (359 vs 13). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

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

Nucleus InTouch holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HuntFishNY has 359 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of HuntFishNY's written reviews are positive against 14% of Nucleus InTouch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HuntFishNY versus Nucleus InTouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHuntFishNYNucleus InTouch
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (359 ratings)3.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.9% of reviews14.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings359 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGordon-Darby, Inc.CloudTalk LLC

Customer experience

HuntFishNY

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

Nucleus InTouch

All ratings13 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and 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

Nucleus InTouch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HuntFishNY

No in-app purchases

None

Nucleus InTouch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HuntFishNY free?
HuntFishNY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nucleus InTouch free?
Nucleus InTouch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HuntFishNY or Nucleus InTouch?
Nucleus InTouch is rated higher. HuntFishNY averages 2.1 out of 5 from 359 ratings, while Nucleus InTouch averages 3.0 from 13 ratings.
Do HuntFishNY or Nucleus InTouch have ads?
Neither HuntFishNY nor Nucleus InTouch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HuntFishNY or Nucleus InTouch?
HuntFishNY ships an update every 6 weeks, and Nucleus InTouch every 6 weeks. Most recently, HuntFishNY was updated on November 11, 2026 and Nucleus InTouch on November 3, 2026.

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