Ghost Gear Reporter vs TBD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ghost Gear Reporter
Report the location and details of abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear found in oceans. Your reports help conservation groups recover gear and contribute to global research efforts to combat this environmental problem.
- Report fishing gear location
- Log discovery activities
- Detail gear type
- Upload gear images
- Document wildlife entanglement
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Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, often called "ghost gear", is one of the most harmful forms of marine debris. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fishing gear are lost in the ocean every year, where nets, lines and traps keep catching fish, seabirds, turtles and marine mammals long after they've been left behind. Ghost Gear Reporter, developed in partnership with the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), lets anyone report lost fishing gear they come across, whether on the shoreline, on the water or on the sea bed. In just a few steps you can record: 1) Where the gear is, captured automatically from your location 2) What you were doing when you found it 3) Details about the gear: type, size and condition 4) Photos, taken with your camera or chosen from your library 5) Any wildlife entangled in the gear FOR EVERYONE Public reports are anonymous. No account or sign-in is needed. Just open the app and report. FOR ORGANIZATIONS Fishers, recovery teams and partner organizations can enter their organization code to file reports on behalf of their group. WORKS OFFLINE Found gear somewhere without signal? Your report is saved on your device and sent automatically once you're back online. WHY IT MATTERS Your reports go to the GGGI Data Portal, where they help guide gear recovery and add to a global dataset that researchers, governments and the fishing industry use to understand and prevent gear loss. Join people and organizations around the world in tackling this hard-to-see but deeply destructive problem. Every report counts.
TBD
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TBD-flowmeter is a companion software that monitors your daily water equipment, giving you a clear picture of your water usage; and a smarter way to track and reduce water usage based on your water bill
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TBD at every 5 weeks against Ghost Gear Reporter's every 4 months. TBD also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ghost Gear Reporter ships an update every 4 months, TBD every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ghost Gear Reporter | TBD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Jones | Hangzhou Dashi Wisdom Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Ghost Gear Reporter
No in-app purchases
TBD
No in-app purchases









