WDFW Guide Logbook vs Fishtechy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WDFW Guide Logbook
This application facilitates mandatory electronic reporting for licensed fishing guides. It covers requirements for food fish, game fish, and combination fishing licenses as mandated by state regulations.
- Electronic reporting for licensed guides
- Covers food fish, game fish, and combination licenses
- Meets WAC 220-352-245 requirements
- Mandatory reporting tool
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This app enables electronic reporting required of licensed food fish, game fish and combination fishing guides under WAC 220-352-245.
Fishtechy
This app uses AI and a special ball to accurately measure fish from your smartphone. It helps anglers log catches, participate in competitions, and promotes responsible fishing practices by reducing fish handling.
- AI-powered fish measurement
- Instant results and smart gallery
- Conservation-first design
- Challenges and competitions
- Smart catch log with automatic data entry
- Proof Ball with NFC verification
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AI measures your catch's length, girth and estimated weight, identifies the species, and creates a private digital journal — all in seconds. Proof, Not Guesswork No board, no tape, no guessing. A Proof Ball or Proof Bar in frame is all the app needs. Snap a photo or record a video and the numbers are waiting when you're done. Reduce Fish Handling Measure it. Release it. Faster. Less time out of the water means a healthier fish and a healthier fishery — a practical addition to any angler's gear, from bass boats to fly rods. The Most Accurate Way to Digitally Measure Fish Proof products give the AI a known dimension to measure against, so length and girth are verified measurements, not estimates. Weight is calculated from length and girth and always labeled as an estimate. Used correctly, nothing on your phone measures a fish more accurately. Support Conservation Every catch can count for science — only if you say so. Choose to share your catch data anonymously, without precise location, with vetted fisheries science organizations like NOAA to help protect the waters you fish. Never automatic, and you can withdraw at any time. Digital Journal & Automatic Species ID AI identifies your fish and logs species, size, location, time and weather to a private digital journal and map of your catches. No manual data entry. All your catch data in one place. Online Contests & Challenges Create or join fishing tournaments using your real catches. Compete privately with friends or publicly with anglers around the world. Catches can be scored as a percent of their world record, so you can compete fairly even when you're catching different species. Real catches. Digital leaderboards. For Your Whole Trip Fishtechy’s Story Mode tracks your entire trip, including miles walked or floated, a map of your route, elevation gained, and fish caught along the way. Track the whole trip with the Fishtechy app Your Data, Your Call Your catch data stays under your control. Nothing is shared with scientists or anyone else without your explicit consent. The proof is in the ball. Download the free Fishtechy app today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fishtechy at 4.4 against WDFW Guide Logbook's 2.1. Fishtechy also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). WDFW Guide Logbook's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fishtechy holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishtechy has 191 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of WDFW Guide Logbook's written reviews are positive against 41% of Fishtechy's.
WDFW Guide Logbook ships an update every 3 months, Fishtechy every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WDFW Guide Logbook | Fishtechy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (191 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 41.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 191 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife | Futrix, L.L.C |
Customer experience
WDFW Guide Logbook
Fishtechy
In-app purchases
WDFW Guide Logbook
No in-app purchases
Fishtechy
No in-app purchases









