STRIKER™ Cast vs TackleTally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STRIKER™ Cast
Enhance your fishing trips by wirelessly connecting your mobile device to a portable sonar unit. Visualize fish and underwater structures in real-time, with options for traditional sonar or ice fishing modes. Create custom maps and mark your favorite fishing spots for easier returns.
- Wireless sonar streaming up to 200'
- Displays fish and structure in detail
- Traditional 2-D sonar and ice fishing modes
- Automatic setting adjustments
- Custom map creation with 1' contours
- Mark favorite fishing spots
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Why guess where to find fish? See exactly where they’re hiding with STRIKER™ Cast portable fishfinder and the STRIKER Cast app. This app lets you pair your mobile device with the sonar device and start fishing in minutes. Cast from shore, dock or watercraft, and reel back in to locate and display fish on your iPhone or iPad. With the STRIKER Cast GPS model, you can even create your own custom maps with 1’ contours. This app is not intended to be a standalone fishing or sonar app. • Sonar streams wirelessly from up to 200’ away • Displays fish and structure in crisp, easy-to-interpret detail • Choose from easy-to-understand traditional 2-D sonar and ice fishing flasher modes • Includes automatic setting adjustments for gain, range and more • Access maps with up to 1’ contours from the Garmin Quickdraw™ Community or create your own • Mark your favorite fishing spots so you can easily find your way back Make your first cast a STRIKER Cast. Please note: Continuous use of GPS can shorten battery life.
TackleTally
Document your fishing trips by recording details like fish type, location, and bait. Visualize your angling history with graphs and maps, and share your best catches with a community of fellow anglers. Maintain a comprehensive log of all your fishing adventures.
- Track fish type, location, bait, and time
- Visualize catch history with graphs and maps
- Log daily, monthly, and yearly activities
- Share photos and text updates of catches
- Maintain detailed fishing records
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TackleTally is an app designed for fishing enthusiasts looking to document and share their angling adventures. It allows users to track various details of their catches, including the type of fish, location, bait used, and the time of the catch. Users can keep track of their fishing activities on a daily, monthly, or yearly basis through visual graphs and maps that drop pins at the locations of their catches. The app facilitates a community aspect by letting users post photos and text updates about their best catches. With TackleTally, anglers can maintain a detailed record of their fishing experiences. The app is updated frequently with new features!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: STRIKER™ Cast at none against TackleTally's shown. STRIKER™ Cast also leads on ratings volume (185 vs 6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TackleTally's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, 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.
TackleTally holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STRIKER™ Cast has 185 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of STRIKER™ Cast's written reviews are positive against 100% of TackleTally's.
STRIKER™ Cast ships an update every 16 months, TackleTally monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | STRIKER™ Cast | TackleTally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (185 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garmin | Kyle Michael |
Customer experience
STRIKER™ Cast
TackleTally
Bugs and requests
STRIKER™ Cast
Reported bugs
9 issues- App won't connect to Garmin server after restart
- Connectivity drops within 30 meters
- App requires login even in areas with no cell service
- Device won't reconnect after disconnecting
- App freezes on certain phone models
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- Offline functionality unavailable
- Account creation failures
- Accuracy degradation over time
- Requires frequent app restarts
Requested features
14 requests- Fish alarm audio notification
- Split screen sonar and map view
- Fish size estimation capability
- Fish species identification
- Offline map downloading
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- Integration with Navionics app
- Regular app updates and improvements
- Satellite imagery layer for maps
- Device location tracking if lost
- Replaceable battery option
- USB-C charging connector
- 3D sonar visualization
- Larger depth and temperature display
- Lake name identification
TackleTally
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
STRIKER™ Cast
No in-app purchases
TackleTally
No in-app purchases
