GL Angler Diary vs Pre
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GL Angler Diary
Record your fishing catches and share valuable data with biologists. Track essential details like length, fate, sex, and fin clips for steelhead. Contribute to scientific understanding of fish populations.
- Record fishing catches
- Share data with biologists
- Track steelhead details
- Log length, fate, sex, fin clips
- Contribute to scientific research
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The Great Lakes Angler Diary was developed by Brenton Consulting, LLC, with funding from Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Sea Grant, and Detroit Area Steelheaders. The purpose of this app is to allow anglers to record their catches and share information with biologists. At a minimum, anglers are asked to record the following for all steelhead (rainbow trout) caught during the fishing season: - Length (to nearest quarter inch) - Fate (kept or released) - Sex (male or female) - Fin clips
Pre
This app guides users through pre-alignment tasks using a connected Bluetooth probe. It allows measurement and recording of run-out, bearing clearance, and soft foot, with the ability to generate instant PDF reports.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Icon-based adaptive user interface
- Measure and record Run-Out
- Measure and record Bearing Clearance
- Measure and record True SoftCheck
- Generate instant PDF reports
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This is a companion app for performing pre-alignment tasks, using the RT-300/AT-10. The app guides the user through the complete pre-alignment process when using the Bluetooth® connected ACOEM Run-Out Probe. This offers a complete pre-alignment package, including the possibility to measure and record Run-Out, Bearing Clearance, and True SoftCheck. The PDF Report function provides a fast on-site reporting capability by converting saved measurement reports into PDF files. ---- Note: This app works with the ACOEM Run-Out Probe ---- Key Features: - Connected using Bluetooth® - GuideU: Our patented icon-based and color-coded adaptive user interface - Measure and record Run-Out, Bearing Clearance and True SoftCheck. - True SoftCheck - soft foot measurements directly on the feet of the machine. - Create an instant PDF-report Visit the website www.acoem.com for more information on alignment in general, the ACOEM tools and support of the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GL Angler Diary at every 6 weeks against Pre's every 7 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GL Angler Diary against 5.0 for Pre. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
GL Angler Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, Pre every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GL Angler Diary | Pre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sudhiandra Lodd | ACOEM Group |
Customer experience
GL Angler Diary
Pre
In-app purchases
GL Angler Diary
No in-app purchases
Pre
No in-app purchases
