Comparison

Fishing Points vs SeaThrough

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

SeaThrough

This app forecasts ocean water clarity for divers and spearfishers, focusing on Southern California. It uses a map to explore coastal areas, check hourly breakdowns of conditions, and plan optimal times for visibility based on tide, swell, and wind.

Highlights
  • Map-based spot discovery
  • Hour-by-hour clarity forecast
  • Tide direction and timing
  • Saved spots and planned dives
  • Location data requests
Features
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SeaThrough provides ocean conditions and an estimated water-clarity forecast for divers and spearos, currently optimized for Southern California. Use the map to explore coastal areas, drop pins, and quickly see the best time windows for visibility. Check a spot’s hourly breakdown to plan around changing conditions. SeaThrough combines key signals like tide movement, swell, and wind into a simple, glanceable forecast so you can spend less time researching and more time in the water. Features: • Map-based spot discovery with pinning and favorites • Hour-by-hour clarity forecast and visibility range • Tide direction and timing insights • Quick planning with saved spots and planned dives If a location’s data isn’t available yet, you can request it in-app. Requested locations will be prioritized and added in future releases. Note: Forecasts are estimates for informational purposes only. Always verify conditions locally and prioritize safety.

Screenshots

Fishing Points4 screens
SeaThrough4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SeaThrough at none against Fishing Points's 12. SeaThrough also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Fishing Points's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 4) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). On price, update cadence 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. SeaThrough asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SeaThrough holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishing Points has 31K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Fishing Points versus SeaThrough: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishing PointsSeaThrough
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (31K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings31K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFishing Points d.o.o.MARTUN DAVOYAN

Customer experience

Fishing Points

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

SeaThrough

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

SeaThrough

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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  • Premium1 Year trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Advanced Premium2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

SeaThrough

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fishing Points free?
Fishing Points is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SeaThrough free?
SeaThrough is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fishing Points or SeaThrough?
SeaThrough is rated higher. Fishing Points averages 4.7 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while SeaThrough averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Fishing Points or SeaThrough have ads?
Fishing Points shows ads; SeaThrough does not.
Which is updated more often, Fishing Points or SeaThrough?
Fishing Points ships an update fortnightly, and SeaThrough fortnightly. Most recently, Fishing Points was updated on November 1, 2026 and SeaThrough on October 19, 2026.

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