Comparison

CatchStat vs Salty Offshore

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

Head to head
About

CatchStat

Follow live fishing tournaments, receive real-time updates on catches and releases, and view standings and payout information directly from your mobile device. Access detailed team data and stay informed about your favorite competitions.

Highlights
  • Live tournament following
  • Push notifications for catches/releases
  • Live standings
  • Payout information
  • Detailed team information
  • Account login
Features
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Sign into your Catchstat.com account and follow your favorite tournaments from your phone! Receive push notifications as fish are boated or released throughout tournaments. See live standings, payouts and detailed team information.

About

Salty Offshore

Plan and analyze offshore fishing trips with detailed water data, trip tracking, and a comprehensive logbook. Understand conditions at every bite and discover seasonal patterns to improve your fishing success. Features offline maps and collaborative planning for your crew.

Highlights
  • Water analysis (temperature, color, currents, salinity)
  • Overlay multiple ocean data sets
  • Weather and tide information
  • Trip tracking and hands-free logging
  • Logbook with bite conditions
  • Offline maps and saved setups
  • Collaborative planning and position sharing
Features
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Plan the Run. Record the Trip. Learn the Water. Salty is offshore planning and analysis. Plan the run on water analysis, record the trip, and keep a logbook that shows the conditions behind every bite. The more you fish it, the sharper it gets. Plan the Run • Water Analysis: water temperature, water color, currents, sea surface height, salinity, subsurface temperature, dissolved oxygen and more, for your region every day • Overlay Datasets: put two kinds of ocean data on one chart and see where they agree • Temperature Breaks and Eddies outlined on the chart • Water Playback: play recent satellite passes and watch the water move • Weather: wind, gusts, pressure and radar on the same chart as your water • Shaded Relief and Depth Contours to see the bottom you fish • AIS: see the boats working near you and where they've been • Bite Windows, tides and live buoys for the places you fish • Collaborative Planning: share waypoints, trips and your map with your crew Record the Trip • Trip Tracker records your trail, speed and depth • Hands-Free Logging: log bites, catches and raised fish from the Lock Screen or with Siri • End-of-Trip Summary: confirm your catches, bites and raised fish by species when you're back • Waypoints save the places you fish, with the water at each one • Position Sharing: send a link so someone ashore can see your boat • Shareable Trip Images: post your day with your own photo behind the trail Learn the Water • Conditions at Every Bite: the water temperature, water color and depth at each bite • Trip Analysis: the water along your trip and at each bite • Season Patterns: see which conditions repeated across your season • Waypoint History: see how the water has changed at your waypoints • Condition Alerts: pick the water you want at a waypoint, and we'll notify you when it's there Ready Offshore • 34 offshore regions on five continents • Offline Maps: download your water before you lose signal • Saved Maps and Saved Overlays bring back your setup in one tap • New Satellite Pass Alerts when new water temperature or chlorophyll arrives for your region • Import and export waypoints as GPX files for your chartplotter Start with a free preview. Features and data availability vary by plan and region. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://saltyoffshore.com/privacy

Screenshots

CatchStat4 screens
Salty Offshore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Salty Offshore at 5.0 against CatchStat's 4.3. Salty Offshore also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). CatchStat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Salty Offshore sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. CatchStat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Salty Offshore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of CatchStat's written reviews are positive against 100% of Salty Offshore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CatchStat ships an update every 3 months, Salty Offshore every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CatchStat versus Salty Offshore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchStatSalty Offshore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings713 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB159 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCatchStat.comRyan Coughlin

Customer experience

CatchStat

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Salty Offshore

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CatchStat

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Salty Offshore

Subscriptions8
  • AIS Vessels$9.991 Month
  • Salty Basic Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Salty Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
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  • Salty Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Basic Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Salty Pro (Annual - New)7 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • Salty Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • Elite Annual7 Days trial$500.001 Year

Questions

Is CatchStat free?
CatchStat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Salty Offshore free?
Salty Offshore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CatchStat or Salty Offshore?
Salty Offshore is rated higher. CatchStat averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Salty Offshore averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do CatchStat or Salty Offshore have ads?
Neither CatchStat nor Salty Offshore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CatchStat or Salty Offshore?
CatchStat ships an update every 3 months, and Salty Offshore every 3 days. Most recently, CatchStat was updated on November 3, 2026 and Salty Offshore on November 12, 2026.

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