Comparison

TourneyX PRO vs GFL

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

Head to head
About

TourneyX PRO

Easily create, manage, and display fishing tournaments in real time. This system, built by anglers for anglers, simplifies judging and scoring with features like automatic culling. Register for tournaments, submit catches, and track standings effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Create and manage tournaments
  • Real-time display of standings
  • Automatic fish culling
  • Angler catch submission and review
  • Register for multiple tournaments
  • Submit fish to multiple tournaments
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TourneyX ® Pro tournament management system is the easiest on the market. Create, Manage and Display your tournament in real time. Our software is used by hundreds of tournament directors across the country! TourneyX ® Pro is an online tournament management system built by anglers and directors, for anglers and directors. Since we launched our initial website, we have implemented numerous features to make fishing and managing online tournaments easier than ever before. With features such as AutoCull, anglers don't have to bother with which fish to cull, they simply submit their catch and our system will AutoCull the smallest catch automatically. We know what it takes for directors to manage an online event, and with TourneyX® Pro judging and scoring is simple. Our top priority is making our system user friendly, fast and accessible. We do this by listening to our users and adapting to their needs. With our system, the angler catches a fish, submits it to the tournament director for review, the director accepts or denies and TourneyX® Pro calculates the standings. Best of all, there are no contracts, monthly or annual fees. Just pay for the tournament based on our flat fee pay scale or based on the number of anglers. The TourneyX® PRO mobile application allows anglers to register, submit to multiple tourneys at one time and cull their catch while fishing multiple tournaments. - Register for local, live or online tournaments. - Submit fish to multiple tournaments.

About

GFL

Instantly identify fish species from a photo, even offline. Log your catches with photos, locations, and conditions in a digital journal. Access real-time weather and tide information for your fishing spots.

Highlights
  • AI-powered fish identification from photos
  • Offline identification capability
  • Digital fishing journal with catch logging
  • Automatic backup of catch data
  • Real-time tide, wind, and temperature data
  • Weather warnings for unsafe conditions
Features
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Take a photo of your catch and GFL tells you what fish it is, right on your phone, even with no signal. Fish ID is free with a GFL account, with no limit on how many fish you check. Then every catch goes into a fishing journal that backs up to your account. IDENTIFY YOUR CATCH • Names more than 200 species from a photo: largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill, walleye, trout, salmon, pike, catfish, redfish, snook, tarpon, speckled trout, snapper, grouper, mahi and more • Works on the phone, so it works with no signal • Free with a GFL account, no scan limit • Use a photo from your camera roll, or log a catch from the Lock Screen or Control Center without unlocking YOUR FISHING JOURNAL • Every catch saved with its photo, species, time and place, and backed up • Search your logbook by species, place or note • Your season at a glance: catches by month and by time of day, and every species you've caught TODAY ON THE WATER • Tide, wind, temperature, sunrise and sunset where you are • The week ahead at the spots you fish most • A warning when wind, gusts or waves make it rough or unsafe on the water WITH A GFL SUBSCRIPTION • Measure your fish from the photo (your first catch is measured free) • Personal bests by species, marked for you • The full conditions of every catch, kept with it • The Bite score chart and the Science readings • Conditions for other places and dates COMING FROM THE PREVIOUS GFL APP? Update and open it: you stay signed in, and your catches come with you. SUBSCRIPTION A free trial or an introductory price depends on your Apple ID's eligibility, and the price and billing date are shown before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://globalfishingleague.com/privacy

Screenshots

TourneyX PRO4 screens
GFL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TourneyX PRO at none against GFL's 5. TourneyX PRO also leads on ratings volume (112 vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). GFL's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GFL sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TourneyX PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GFL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TourneyX PRO has 112 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of TourneyX PRO's written reviews are positive against 100% of GFL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TourneyX PRO ships an update fortnightly, GFL every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TourneyX PRO versus GFL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTourneyX PROGFL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (112 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112 — better8
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB229 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTourneyX, LLCGlobal Fishing League LLC

Customer experience

TourneyX PRO

All ratings110 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral0.9%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative14.3%

GFL

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TourneyX PRO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • NRW not available in state selection
  • Canadian users cannot register due to zip code requirement
  • Unable to cancel subscription
  • Registration form shows errors without actual errors

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add NRW to state list
  • Allow Canadian postal codes for registration
  • Improve subscription cancellation process

GFL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TourneyX PRO

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

GFL

Subscriptions5
  • GFL Logbook Month$4.991 Month
  • GFL LEAGUE+ Month$9.991 Month
  • GFL Logbook Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • GFL Pro Yearly (one-time discount)1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • GFL LEAGUE+ Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is TourneyX PRO free?
TourneyX PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GFL free?
GFL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TourneyX PRO or GFL?
GFL is rated higher. TourneyX PRO averages 4.7 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while GFL averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do TourneyX PRO or GFL have ads?
Neither TourneyX PRO nor GFL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TourneyX PRO or GFL?
TourneyX PRO ships an update fortnightly, and GFL every 5 days. Most recently, TourneyX PRO was updated on November 3, 2026 and GFL on November 9, 2026.

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