Comparison

FishDonkey vs YakTrack

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

YakTrack

This app provides anglers with advanced tools for planning and logging fishing trips. It features satellite maps, real-time bite windows, and weather telemetry to enhance your fishing success.

Highlights
  • Satellite maps
  • Real-time solunar bite windows
  • Barometric lure matching
  • Weather and pressure telemetry
  • Catch logging
  • PRO subscription for advanced features
Features
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Take control of your time on the water with YakTrack, the ultimate tactical companion built for serious anglers. Whether you are mapping out remote shorelines or chasing tournament bags, YakTrack equips you with precise satellite maps, real-time solunar bite windows, and smart barometric lure matching to give you the ultimate edge. Instantly stamp weather, wind, and pressure telemetry onto every catch with a single tap, keeping your logbook detailed and your focus on the fish. Download YakTrack today and map your next personal best. YakTrack PRO requires an auto-renewing subscription to unlock advanced logs, safety beacons, and heatmaps. By subscribing, you agree to Apple's Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FishDonkey4 screens
YakTrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: YakTrack at 5.0 against FishDonkey's 4.0. FishDonkey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (87 vs 1). 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. YakTrack sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. FishDonkey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

YakTrack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FishDonkey has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FishDonkey versus YakTrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishDonkeyYakTrack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (87 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFishery Innovations, LLCMarc Batangan

Customer experience

FishDonkey

All ratings86 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative26.7%

YakTrack

All ratings1 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

YakTrack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FishDonkey

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

YakTrack

Subscriptions1
  • YakTrack Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is FishDonkey free?
FishDonkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YakTrack free?
YakTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FishDonkey or YakTrack?
YakTrack is rated higher. FishDonkey averages 4.0 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while YakTrack averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FishDonkey or YakTrack have ads?
Neither FishDonkey nor YakTrack shows ads.

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