Comparison

Perfish vs Birkebeiner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Perfish

Easily locate nearby fishing lakes and purchase licenses directly through the app. Find your preferred spots, revisit past fishing locations, and discover fishing areas with clear map markers. The app aims to benefit all fishermen in Norway.

Highlights
  • Find closest fishing lakes
  • Purchase fishing licenses
  • Search for preferred fishing lakes
  • Locate previous fishing spots
  • View fishing area boundaries
  • Map markers for fishing areas
Features
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Features; - With Perfish you can easily find the fishing lake that is closest to you - right now. - Clear markers on the map show where you can buy fishing licenses via Perfish all across Norway. - With a single tap, you can search for YOUR preferred fishing lake. - Perfish helps you find your way back to water you previously fished for, so you can quickly repeat a purchase. The map in the app presents markers that show you where there are fishing areas. Tapping on the markers will show you the geographical boundary of the area, as well as give you the opportunity to proceed to the purchase of fishing licenses for this area. Feel free to help us get more people to sell their fishing licenses via Perfish, either by contacting us at info@perfish.no, or by contacting the manager of your favorite fishing lake directly. We will do everything we can to make Perfish an app that all fishermen in Norway can benefit from.

About

Birkebeiner

Features
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The Birkebeiner app provides real time athlete tracking. We bring the excitement of race day to spectators and fans by delivering real-time results for age-group racing. Features: ・Live tracking of participants ・Leaderboard of the leading athletes ・Points of interest ・News Feed

Screenshots

Perfish4 screens
Birkebeiner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Perfish at none against Birkebeiner's 6. Perfish also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Birkebeiner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Perfish asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perfish ships an update every 3 weeks, Birkebeiner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Perfish versus Birkebeiner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfishBirkebeiner
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB24 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLangia IT Solutions ABMika timing

In-app purchases

None

Perfish

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Birkebeiner

One-time6
  • Follow Favorites Run 2026$2.99
  • Follow favorites Ski 2026$2.99
  • Follow favorites Street 2025$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Follow Favorites Bike 2025$2.99
  • Follow Favorites Run 2025$2.99
  • Follow Favorites Winter 2025$2.99

Questions

Is Perfish free?
Perfish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Birkebeiner free?
Birkebeiner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Perfish or Birkebeiner have ads?
Neither Perfish nor Birkebeiner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Perfish or Birkebeiner?
Perfish ships an update every 3 weeks, and Birkebeiner every 3 months. Most recently, Perfish was updated on October 17, 2026 and Birkebeiner on October 18, 2026.

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