Comparison

Fishing Points vs AUTOBOAT

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

Head to head
About

Fishing Points

This app helps anglers find the best times and locations to fish by providing detailed forecasts for tides, moon phases, weather, and marine conditions. It offers interactive maps to discover and save fishing spots, track routes, and access offline nautical charts, along with a catch logbook and fishing regulations.

Highlights
  • Fishing forecasts (tides, moon, weather, solunar)
  • Detailed fishing maps (satellite, nautical, lake depth)
  • Save and discover fishing spots and routes
  • Offline nautical chart access
  • Catch logbook and fishing rules
  • Hourly feeding times and fish activity
Features
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Download all-in-one fishing app already connecting more than 12 million anglers worldwide. Fishing Points is fishing forecasts and maps app, made for beginner-, seasoned-, and pro anglers to discover new fishing spots, understand best fishing times and catch more fish. Suitable for both salt and freshwater anglers on open seas, lakes or rivers. Explore our detailed fishing forecasts to discover the best fishing times for your location. Understand how fish brain works by analyzing fishing tides, moon phases, marine forecasts, solunar and weather forecasts. We show current conditions and forecasts for temperature, rain probability, rain intensity, wind speed, gusts, wind directions and air pressure all in one app. To know where to fish, explore four different fishing map types, save and discover fishing spots, favorite locations, trotlines, and trolling paths. Access detailed satellite fishing maps, worldwide nautical charts, or use offline mode with marine nautical maps for boating (NOAA). View seagrass, oyster beds, mangrove layers, and now detailed lake maps with depth and contour charts - perfect for spotting drop-offs, channels, and structure (available in select states: Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Washington). Revisit your trips with a private catch logbook, check bag limits and fishing rules, and learn what works to maximize your next trip! FEEDING TIMES FORECAST - Hourly feeding times with strong major and minor time intervals - Daily fish activity - Best fishing times calendar for bass and other popular species - Customizable smart notifications on days with feeding times FIND YOUR LOCATIONS - Save fishing spots, locations, hotspots and waypoints - Record trolling paths and trotlines - Save your favorite locations with more than 40 icons and 10 colors - Find saved locations with GPS - The only fishing app with worldwide access to nautical maps - Offline mode with nautical charts provided by NOAA - Get information and quickly locate more than 50.000 boat ramps worldwide - Seagrass, oyster beds, mangroves map layers - Compass - Measure distances FISHING WEATHER - Accurate current fishing weather conditions with hourly forecast for humidity, precipitation probability, UV index - Wind forecast including wind speed, gusts and direction - Current fishing barometer with hourly air pressure forecast - Severe live weather alerts - Rain radar RIVER DATA - Current water levels & flows for 35k+ river stations TIDES FOR FISHING - Hourly tides for fishing charts with information on the next high and low tides - Tide prediction charts with detailed tidal current - Tides overview forecasts with daily highest and lowest tides MARINE FORECAST - Hourly waves forecast (waves, swell, wind waves) - Sea temperature (SST) - Sea and ocean currents data SOLUNAR DATA - Sunrise and sunset times - Sun positions - Moonrise and moonset times - Moon positions - Moon phases SYNC DATA - Access your saved data across all your computer and mobile devices. - Use Webapp to plan and analyze fishing trips on your computer. Try Webapp on https://web.fishingpoints.app FISH RULES AND FISH SPECIES - Information on fish species including bass, trout, snapper, snook, drum, grouper, catfish etc. - Fish rules and regulations on bag limits and open seasons for selected US States (Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and Louisiana) CATCH LOG - Create a fishing log and save the details of every catch (photos, weight, length) - Weather, solunar and tide information are added automatically to your catches SHARE - Import kmz or gpx files from GPS devices or other apps - Share your locations with friends - Share catch photos with your fellow anglers In case of questions, comments or suggestions, please send us a note to support@fishingpoints.app. Happy fishing! Privacy policy: https://fishingpoints.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://fishingpoints.app/terms

About

AUTOBOAT

This app is the first in Latin America dedicated to sport fishing, offering free access to all its features. Connect to your equipment via Bluetooth to control steering, speed, anchor, and more. It also includes an integrated mapping system to save spots and track routes, enhancing your fishing adventures.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth equipment control
  • Steering, speed, anchor, navpoint, cruise mode
  • Integrated mapping system
  • Save fishing spots
  • Track routes
  • Free to use
Features
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AUTOBOAT is the first app in Latin America exclusively dedicated to sport fishing, and the first in the world to offer all functionalities for free. With AUTOBOAT, you can connect to your AUTOBOAT equipment via Bluetooth, without the need for Wi-Fi, and use all commands, including steering, speed, anchor, navpoint, and cruise mode. Furthermore, AUTOBOAT features an integrated mapping system with Google Maps, allowing you to save fishing spots, track routes, and much more. With these features, you can enhance your sport fishing experience and increase your chances of success. AUTOBOAT is completely free, making it an accessible and advantageous option for all sport fishermen. Download it now and start exploring the full potential of your fishing adventure!

Screenshots

Fishing Points4 screens
AUTOBOAT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AUTOBOAT at none against Fishing Points's 10. AUTOBOAT also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 65%). Fishing Points's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 7) and chart position (#99 vs unranked). On price 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. Fishing Points sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. AUTOBOAT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AUTOBOAT holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishing Points has 31K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Fishing Points's written reviews are positive against 80% of AUTOBOAT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fishing Points ships an update fortnightly, AUTOBOAT monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Fishing Points versus AUTOBOAT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishing PointsAUTOBOAT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (31K ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31K — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#99 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFishing Points d.o.o.AUTOBOAT

Customer experience

Fishing Points

All ratings31,010 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews827 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative26.7%

AUTOBOAT

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Fishing Points

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Nautical map no longer showing current location
  • Tide times not accurate for some areas
  • App crashing or not loading properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to search for fishing locations
  • Integration with fish identification tools
  • Custom alerts for ideal fishing conditions
  • Offline map access
  • Improved syncing between devices

AUTOBOAT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Fishing Points

Subscriptions7
  • Premium3 variants$9.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Basic Premium$29.991 Year
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  • Advanced Premium$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium1 Year trial$49.991 Year
None

AUTOBOAT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fishing Points free?
Fishing Points is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AUTOBOAT free?
AUTOBOAT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fishing Points or AUTOBOAT?
AUTOBOAT is rated higher. Fishing Points averages 4.7 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while AUTOBOAT averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Fishing Points or AUTOBOAT have ads?
Fishing Points shows ads; AUTOBOAT does not.
Which is updated more often, Fishing Points or AUTOBOAT?
Fishing Points ships an update fortnightly, and AUTOBOAT monthly. Most recently, Fishing Points was updated on November 6, 2026 and AUTOBOAT on November 3, 2026.

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