FishDonkey vs Inshore Bite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create diverse tournament types
- Live leaderboards with updates
- Anti-cheating technology
- Online registration and payment
- Customizable tournament rules
- Participant messaging
- Works offline
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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.)
Inshore Bite
This app provides real-time fishing forecasts and spot recommendations for Florida's Gulf Coast. It analyzes tides, weather, and seasonal patterns to predict the best fishing times and locations, offering a daily guide's report and a personal catch log.
- Live fishing hotspot charts
- Hour-by-hour bite predictions
- Daily guide's fishing report
- AI-powered catch identification
- Personalized fishing log
- Shorebound fishing spots
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Inshore Bite is the local fishing brain for Florida's Gulf Coast — Tampa Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Sarasota, and Naples. It tells you when the bite turns on and where to be when it does: 1,000+ charted inshore spots scored hour by hour by the live bite, plus a guide's report every morning. THE HOTSPOT CHART — 1,000+ CHARTED SPOTS A live chart of the Gulf Coast's inshore water — flats, passes, bridges, piers, and reefs with real boundaries, scored hour by hour from live NOAA tides, wind, weather, solunar periods, and what's in season. Scrub the hour strip and watch your bay light up where the bite is strongest. Real FWC seagrass and oyster beds, artificial reefs on the chart, and NOAA tide stations with full curves. Mark your home waters and the map makes them yours. A GUIDE'S REPORT, EVERY MORNING Open the app to a plain-English read of your water: the tide story, today's best window, what's in season — snook, redfish, trout, tarpon, and more — and what to throw. Live NWS marine advisories before you launch. YOUR LOG MAKES IT SMARTER Snap a photo and AI identifies the species. Every catch pins to the water it came from and back-fills the tide, weather, and moon for that moment. Track trips, boats, and gear; earn badges for the waters you learn. The more you fish, the more every forecast bends toward how YOU fish. NO BOAT? YOU'RE COVERED Bridges, piers, jetties, and shorelines are charted too — spots for the shorebound angler, not just the skiff. FREE FOR 7 DAYS — NO CREDIT CARD New accounts get a week of full Pro access, no payment info required. After that, keep Pro with a subscription (30-day money-back guarantee) or stay on the free plan — the daily bite window is always free. Built in St. Petersburg by a Tampa Bay angler. No ads. Your data is yours — delete it anytime. Tide and weather data from NOAA and Open-Meteo; habitat from FWC. Always follow FWC regulations and check official conditions — Inshore Bite is a guide, not a safety or navigation device. Privacy Policy: https://inshorebite.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FishDonkey at none against Inshore Bite's 2. FishDonkey also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Inshore Bite's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Inshore Bite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. FishDonkey asks for nothing beyond the download.
FishDonkey ships an update monthly, Inshore Bite every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FishDonkey | Inshore Bite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (87 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fishery Innovations, LLC | Mclean Gas Company LLC |
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
Inshore Bite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FishDonkey
No in-app purchases
Inshore Bite
- Inshore Bite Pro — Monthly$9.991 Month
- Inshore Bite Pro — Annual$59.991 Year
Questions
Is FishDonkey free?
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