MyODFW vs Smooth Roots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyODFW
Manage your hunting and fishing licenses and tags directly from your mobile device. Tag your catch or harvest and report it seamlessly within the application.
- Digital license and tag storage
- Tag fish or animals
- Report harvest
- Convenient access to permits
- All in one place
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Official ODFW app for Oregon’s hunters and anglers! Carry all licenses/tags, tag your fish or animal and report harvest with the MyODFW app.
Smooth Roots
Access exclusive offers, discounts, and promotions from this Oregon-based company. Connect with like-minded individuals and businesses on its integrated social networking platform.
- Exclusive offers and discounts
- Promotions and product drops
- Social networking platform
- Connect with individuals and businesses
- Mobile access to company updates
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Welcome to the Smooth Roots family! Download our mobile application to get access to exclusive offers, discounts, promotions, product drops and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smooth Roots at 100% against MyODFW's 22%. Smooth Roots also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). MyODFW's advantage is ratings volume (638 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Smooth Roots holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyODFW has 638 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of MyODFW's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smooth Roots's.
MyODFW ships an update every 2 months, Smooth Roots every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyODFW | Smooth Roots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (638 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 638 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Oregon Department Of Fish and Wildlife | Liminal Labs LLC |
Customer experience
MyODFW
Smooth Roots
Bugs and requests
MyODFW
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Login screen not working
- Unable to view harvest card
- E-tagging not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Allow switching between digital and paper tags
- Add ability to manage multiple profiles (e.g., family members) in one app
- Improve offline functionality
- Provide better instructions and tutorials
Smooth Roots
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyODFW
No in-app purchases
Smooth Roots
No in-app purchases
