Pelagic Gear vs CatchStat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pelagic Gear
Stay updated on fishing tournaments, follow professional anglers, and shop for official apparel. Explore an augmented reality experience by scanning a special logo.
- Tournament news updates
- Follow professional anglers
- Shop official gear
- Locate authorized retailers
- Augmented Reality logo scanner
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Get the latest news on Pelagic tournaments, follow the Pelagic Pro Team, shop the Pelagic store for official gear and locate Pelagic authorized retailers in your area. Use your device to scan the Red, White & Tuna logo for an Augmented Reality experience.
CatchStat
Follow live fishing tournaments, receive real-time updates on catches and releases, and view standings and payout information directly from your mobile device. Access detailed team data and stay informed about your favorite competitions.
- Live tournament following
- Push notifications for catches/releases
- Live standings
- Payout information
- Detailed team information
- Account login
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Sign into your Catchstat.com account and follow your favorite tournaments from your phone! Receive push notifications as fish are boated or released throughout tournaments. See live standings, payouts and detailed team information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pelagic Gear at every 3 days against CatchStat's every 3 months. Pelagic Gear also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pelagic Gear holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively.
Pelagic Gear ships an update every 3 days, CatchStat every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pelagic Gear | CatchStat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Innovative Holdings Inc | CatchStat.com |
Customer experience
Pelagic Gear
CatchStat
In-app purchases
Pelagic Gear
No in-app purchases
CatchStat
No in-app purchases
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