Fishing Points vs SmartFish US
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fishing Points
This app provides detailed lake depth maps and marine charts with fishing points for various regions. It features an AI that identifies productive fishing spots based on bathymetry, local knowledge, and weather. Offers advanced GPS navigation with voice prompts, route planning, and tide/current predictions.
- Fishing AI for spot prediction
- Detailed lake depth maps
- Marine charts with fishing points
- GPS navigation with voice prompts
- Route planning and import/export
- Tide and current predictions
- Customizable depth and distance units
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Only app with Fishing AI to find productive fishing breaklines and fishing spots. It offers access to Fishing Lake Depth Maps & Marine Charts with fishing points for USA, Canada, UK, etc. Coverage includes NOAA marine vector charts,freshwater lake maps,USACE inland river maps (HD/1ft bathymetry/Sonar Contours). First Fishing GPS app to have route assistance with Voice Prompts for marine navigation. You can create new boating routes or import existing GPX/KML routes. It supports Nautical Charts course up orientation. Includes Tide & Currents prediction. ► FISHING AI Emulates an expert angler. It is trained to include multiple variables. √ Lake bathymetry/topography * Point Bars * Humps / Underwater Islands * Channels * Saddles * Artificial / Man Made Structures * River Bed * Ledges * Side Feeder Streams * Pits * And more... √ Local Knowledge for a lake gained over the years about likely hot spots √ Weather Patterns √ Vegetation Maps √ Fish Type ►FEATURES √ Beautiful & detailed Hardware/GPU accelerated vector charts (text stays upright on rotation) √ Long press to query the details of Marine object (Buoy,Lights,Obstruction etc). √ Customizable depth(Ft/Fathom/Meter) & distance units(km/mi/NM) √ Customizable Shallow Depth. √ Record tracks,Autofollow with real-time track overlay & predicted path vector. √ Voice Prompts for marine navigation (requires GPS ) √ 1ft / 3ft depth contour maps for anglers for selected lake maps. √ Supports GPX/KML for boating route editing/import. √ Tide & Currents prediction. √ Seamless chart quilting of marine charts √ Enter or import Waypoints. ► MAPS It includes unlimited updates for 1 year. √ Lake Maps & Nautical Charts with Fishing Points covering US, UK,Germany, NL, AU etc. ►ROUTE MANAGEMENT / TRIP PLANNING √ Create New Route/Edit Existing Routes √ Move Points √ Add points to an existing route leg √ Delete / Rename points √ Import GPX,KML & KMZ files √ Plot/Edit Routes √ Enter Waypoints √ Share/Export Routes,Tracks&Markers √ Reverse Routes ►GPS FEATURES √ Auto Follow * Real Time Track Overlay * Predicted Path Vector * Course Up(Text stays upright) * Speed & Heading √ Route Assistance With Voice Prompts * Prompts when approaching a boating route marker * Continous distance & ETA updates * Alerts when sailing/boating off route * Alerts when boating in wrong direction √ Record Tracks ►TIDE & CURRENTS * For US, Canada, UK, Germany & New Zealand * High/Low Tides * Tidal Current Prediction * Active Current Stations ► SHARING * Share tracks/routes/markers on Facebook & Twitter * Export tracks/routes/markers as compressed GPX files. Sample Charts √ KISSIMMEE, Lake Apopka, ISTOKPOGA, SEMINOLE, TOHOPEKALIGA, Lake Tohopekaliga, HARRIS, Lakeocklawaha, √ East Lake Tohopekaliga, Bighenderson, GRIFFIN, MONROE, TALQUIN, Lake Eustis, EUSTIS, WEOHYAKAPKA, √ ORANGE , HARNEY, MICCOSUKEE, HATCHINEHA, SANTA FE SWAMP, Farm 13 Stick Marsh, Weir, √ LOCHLOOSA , Crooked Lake, MARIAN, DEER POINT , HANCOCK, ROSALIE, √ DORA, POINSETT, CROOKED , SANTA FE , RIVER STYX, Lake Yale, √ YALE, CYPRESS , Lake Louisa, KERR, ARBUCKLE, PIERCE, June, JACKSON, PANASOFFKEE, √ ALLIGATOR , DOCTORS , REEDY , OKAHUMPKA SWAMP, Jackson, Forest North, ROUSSEAU, MARION, √ WASHINGTON, JOHNS , TARPON, Lake Minnehaha, HAMILTON, WOODRUFF, TIGER , √ DEXTER, PARKER, SAMPSON, COBB MARSH, Lake Minneola, GENTRY, DORR, BUTLER, Kingsley, √ WINDER, TRAFFORD, BUFFUM, Josephine, TIBET, CLINCH, OKAHUMPKA, √ LITTLE SANTA FE , ELOISE, Cherry Lake, BEAUCLAIR, MATTIE, CONWAY, SOUTH , √ OTTER SLOUGH, Bigsand, ASHBY, ARIANA, Hampton, CYPRESS CREEK, JULIANA, , PLEASE NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SmartFish US
This app helps anglers assess largemouth bass health by calculating relative weight, a crucial metric for fishery management. It offers data logging to save catch and harvest information for later analysis and strategic decision-making.
- Relative weight calculation for largemouth bass
- Data logging for catch and harvest
- Supports fishery management strategies
- Automatic data saving
- Downloadable catch data
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The SmartFish app computes relative weight for largemouth bass, a key metric used by fishery professionals to determine which fish to harvest. A data logging option is available that automatically saves catch and harvest data for later download and use in management strategies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartFish US at none against Fishing Points's 10. SmartFish US also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Fishing Points's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 6). On price, rating, ads 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. Fishing Points sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. SmartFish US asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Fishing Points against 4.3 for SmartFish US. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishing Points has 2.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Fishing Points's written reviews are positive against 67% of SmartFish US's.
Fishing Points ships an update monthly, SmartFish US every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Fishing Points | SmartFish US |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.2K ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bist LLC | Wade Bales |
Customer experience
Fishing Points
SmartFish US
Bugs and requests
Fishing Points
Reported bugs
5 issues- Subscription issues
- Frequent crashes
- Inaccurate depth readings
- GPS not working correctly
- Purchased content not working
Requested features
5 requests- Add more lakes/areas
- Improve depth accuracy
- Add satellite map overlay
- Improve GPS/location tracking
- Add more intuitive interface
SmartFish US
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fishing Points
- Florida: Lake Fishing Maps & Marine Charts$17.99
- USA: Lake Fishing Maps & Marine Charts$19.99
- USA - Fishing Maps$19.99
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- USA - Fishing Maps2 variants$19.99
- USA- Fishing & Lake Depth Maps$21.99
- USA - Fishing Maps$23.99
- Canada & USA: Lake Fishing Map$24.99
- USA - Fishing Maps$25.99
- USA - Fishing Maps$29.99
SmartFish US
No in-app purchases









