Comparison

FishDonkey vs TrollView

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

Head to head
About

FishDonkey

Easily create and manage various types of fishing tournaments, from catch and release to competitive leagues. Features include live leaderboards, anti-cheating technology, and flexible customization options for organizers and participants.

Highlights
  • Create diverse tournament types
  • Live leaderboards with updates
  • Anti-cheating technology
  • Online registration and payment
  • Customizable tournament rules
  • Participant messaging
  • Works offline
Features
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Create and run fishing tournaments on a mobile phone: Catch and release,traditional tournaments by weight or length. You can run bracket (playoff style) head to head tournaments, multi day (Day 1 + Day 2 + Day 3), points based tournaments, photo or video. This is the best and easiest platform with the most options for running your event. FishDonkey is the Future of Tournament Fishing®. Conservation is an important aspect of tournament fishing. Not only do we enable our users to run fun and exciting fishing tournaments, but we also help conserve the fishery on your local lake. The app includes: - Online payment, online registration. - Live leaderboards with exciting updates all day long. - Anti-cheating technology (TM). - Digital Livewell®. - Boat Check-ins and Livewell Checks. - Cheating/fraud prevention tools. - Date and time stamped photos and videos. - Flexible tournament creation allows you to customize your tournament. Best at Tournament Creation The FishDonkey app has built in options to help you create and run an automated tournament just the way you want. Create a variety of tournament options such as biggest fish, largest stringer of fish, grand slam, multispecies tournaments, wildcard, or custom names. You can run a tournament anywhere. Specify any length of time, an hour, a month… easily define and manage the start and end dates. Track daily or weekly winners. Highlighted Features Works without an internet connection. Prevents cheating in catch and release tournaments. Send any participant (or all) messages by email, text, or phone call from the app. Enter your sponsors, prizes, rules, logos and welcome message. Define multiple divisions for children, kayak, boat fishing, angler, co-angler, etc. Potential uses Local fishing leagues World-wide tournaments High School Tournament Trail Team practice sessions Ice fishing tournaments, boat tournaments, shore tournaments, team tournaments Multi-species tournaments Tournaments with divisions (veterans, children, etc.) Cost It is free to create a tournament. Anglers pay a small fee when they join. (All pricing policies are subject to change.)

About

TrollView

Log and track your trolling fishing trips, recording catches and details. Access real-time water temperatures and view public reports from other anglers to enhance your fishing experience.

Highlights
  • Live session timer
  • Log fish catches with details
  • View public fishing reports
  • Real-time water temperature data
  • Review fishing history and stats
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Track your trolling fishing sessions with ease. Log catches, view water temperatures, and discover what other anglers are catching. Features: • Start and track fishing sessions with live timer • Log fish catches with species and details • View public fishing reports from other anglers • Check real-time water temperatures from buoy stations • Review your fishing history and stats Perfect for Great Lakes trolling fishermen.

Screenshots

FishDonkey4 screens
TrollView1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TrollView at 5.0 against FishDonkey's 4.0. TrollView also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%). FishDonkey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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. TrollView sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. FishDonkey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TrollView holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FishDonkey has 85 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of FishDonkey's written reviews are positive against 100% of TrollView's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FishDonkey ships an update every 3 weeks, TrollView every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FishDonkey versus TrollView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishDonkeyTrollView
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (85 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFishery Innovations, LLCMaxwell Lacy

Customer experience

FishDonkey

All ratings85 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative26.7%

TrollView

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FishDonkey

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Video portion crashes
  • Bump board ad close button is hidden
  • Server crashes
  • Digital live well not allowing fish entry
  • Cannot check results/leaderboards if not the payer
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  • App won't move past divisions during setup
  • App did not work for multiple users

Requested features

6 requests
  • Easier one-handed camera controls
  • Local/private tournament setup option
  • Camera picture delay function for solo fishing
  • Geographic specific feature for tournament search
  • Add more countries and fish species
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  • Improve boat education about AIS

TrollView

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FishDonkey

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TrollView

Subscriptions1
  • TrollView Premium$4.991 Month

Questions

Is FishDonkey free?
FishDonkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrollView free?
TrollView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FishDonkey or TrollView?
TrollView is rated higher. FishDonkey averages 4.0 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while TrollView averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do FishDonkey or TrollView have ads?
TrollView shows ads; FishDonkey does not.
Which is updated more often, FishDonkey or TrollView?
FishDonkey ships an update every 3 weeks, and TrollView every 5 months. Most recently, FishDonkey was updated on October 14, 2026 and TrollView on October 15, 2026.

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