Comparison

Record Your Catch vs Openfield Insight

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

Head to head
About

Record Your Catch

This app allows registered vessel owners and skippers in the UK to log their fishing catches for under 10-meter flag vessels. The data helps UK fishing authorities manage sustainable fishing levels. It replaces older paper-based reporting methods.

Highlights
  • Submit catch records for U10m flag vessels
  • Data used for sustainable fishing management
  • Replaces NEP1 and MSAR1 forms
  • Accessible for registered vessel owners and skippers
  • Digital logbook for UK waters
Features
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Use this app to create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters. All U10m flag vessels need to record their catch. The information is used to help UK fishing authorities manage fishing levels in a sustainable way. You can use this service if you are a: - registered vessel owner - skipper If you are a registered vessel owner you should receive an invite email. When you receive the invite email depends on your vessel size. You have one calendar month after receiving the email to register and start to use the service. If you are a skipper contact the owner of the vessel to get an invite. If you are a member of a producer organisation and lease quota you should not use the online record your catch service and should continue to record your catch using a paper logbook. This service replaces: - the NEP1 form - the MSAR1 form, however, depending on your location, local IFCAs may require additional information - the requirement to complete a log book when leasing fish quota and/or when fishing in 2 ICES areas (currently IV4/VIId and VIId/VIIe) For more information on how to record your catch visit https://gov.uk/guidance/record-your-catch.

About

Openfield Insight

Features
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Openfield insight app, gives you all the information you need to run your account with Openfield, but in the palm of your hand. Transactional information, Loading Schedules are among the great features in the App. Your Openfield contacts are directly available with lots of other very useful features.

Screenshots

Record Your Catch4 screens
Openfield Insight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Record Your Catch at 13.0 against Openfield Insight's 15.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Record Your Catch versus Openfield Insight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecord Your CatchOpenfield Insight
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarine Management OrganisationJohn Osman

In-app purchases

None

Record Your Catch

No in-app purchases

None

Openfield Insight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Record Your Catch free?
Record Your Catch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Openfield Insight free?
Openfield Insight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Record Your Catch or Openfield Insight have ads?
Neither Record Your Catch nor Openfield Insight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Record Your Catch or Openfield Insight?
Record Your Catch ships an update every 2 months, and Openfield Insight every 2 months. Most recently, Record Your Catch was updated on October 8, 2026 and Openfield Insight on October 17, 2026.

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