Comparison

FishDonkey vs LakeLore

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

LakeLore

Access detailed fish population data for publicly surveyed lakes across 38 US states. Search by species, location, and lake characteristics to maximize your fishing success. View historical catch data and stocking records.

Highlights
  • Search lakes by species, county, and size
  • View catch-per-unit-effort and average size
  • Access stocking history
  • Compare lakes side-by-side
  • Data from 38 US states
  • Free Minnesota data
Features
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The #1 thing you can do to maximize your fishing success is to fish bodies of water that have high quantities of the fish you are targeting. LakeLore makes this information easy to access and affordable for the average angler. It's a field guide to fish populations in publicly surveyed lakes. Decades of state fisheries netting surveys, electrofishing data, and stocking records, gathered into one atlas. No accounts. No ads. Minnesota is free. NOT A GOVERNMENT APP LakeLore is an independent app. It does not represent any government entity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any government agency. All fisheries data in LakeLore is public information republished from the official state agency sources listed below. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Search lakes by species, county, gear type, lake size, year, and stocking density. • View catch-per-unit-effort and average size for a given lake over time, broken out by gear type. • View stocking history — fry, fingerlings, yearlings, adults — with an estimated 'adult fish per 100 acres' overlay derived from a survival model. • Compare lakes side-by-side in a scatter plot. DATA COVERED • 38 US states, assembled from each state fish and wildlife agency's published surveys, forecasts, and stocking records. • Minnesota — free, no subscription. • Every other state is included in the LakeLore All-States subscription — and browsable in preview before you subscribe. OFFICIAL DATA SOURCES The fisheries data in LakeLore comes from these official state agency websites: • Minnesota: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us • South Dakota: https://gfp.sd.gov • North Dakota: https://gf.nd.gov • Iowa: https://www.iowadnr.gov • Wisconsin: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov • Washington: https://wdfw.wa.gov • Montana: https://fwp.mt.gov • Missouri: https://mdc.mo.gov • Illinois: https://dnr.illinois.gov • Indiana: https://www.in.gov/dnr • Ohio: https://ohiodnr.gov • Florida: https://myfwc.com • Georgia: https://georgiawildlife.com • Alabama: https://www.outdooralabama.com • Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/twra • North Carolina: https://www.ncwildlife.org • Virginia: https://dwr.virginia.gov • Oregon: https://myodfw.com • Idaho: https://idfg.idaho.gov • Wyoming: https://wgfd.wyo.gov • Utah: https://wildlife.utah.gov • Colorado: https://cpw.state.co.us • New Mexico: https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov • Nevada: https://www.ndow.org • California: https://wildlife.ca.gov • Oklahoma: https://www.wildlifedepartment.com • Texas: https://tpwd.texas.gov • New York: https://dec.ny.gov • Pennsylvania: https://www.fishandboat.com • Arkansas: https://www.agfc.com • Louisiana: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov • Maine: https://www.maine.gov/ifw • Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/deep • Maryland: https://dnr.maryland.gov • New Hampshire: https://www.wildlife.nh.gov • Mississippi: https://www.mdwfp.com • West Virginia: https://wvdnr.gov • New Jersey: https://dep.nj.gov/njfw WHAT IT IS NOT LakeLore is informational only. It does not grant access to any water or replace any fishing regulation. Always consult the relevant state agency for the authoritative current rules and licensing requirements. SUBSCRIPTION LakeLore All-States — US$4.99 per year, auto-renewing. Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in your device's subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.lakeloreapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.lakeloreapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

FishDonkey4 screens
LakeLore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LakeLore at 5.0 against FishDonkey's 4.0. FishDonkey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (85 vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. LakeLore sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. FishDonkey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LakeLore 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FishDonkey ships an update every 3 weeks, LakeLore every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FishDonkey versus LakeLore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishDonkeyLakeLore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (85 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFishery Innovations, LLCLakeLore App LLC

Customer experience

FishDonkey

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

LakeLore

All ratings3 ratings
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

LakeLore

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FishDonkey

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LakeLore

Subscriptions1
  • LakeLore All-States$4.991 Year

Questions

Is FishDonkey free?
FishDonkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LakeLore free?
LakeLore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FishDonkey or LakeLore?
LakeLore is rated higher. FishDonkey averages 4.0 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while LakeLore averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FishDonkey or LakeLore have ads?
Neither FishDonkey nor LakeLore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FishDonkey or LakeLore?
FishDonkey ships an update every 3 weeks, and LakeLore every 2 months. Most recently, FishDonkey was updated on October 14, 2026 and LakeLore on October 10, 2026.

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