Comparison

Fishing Chaos vs LakeLore

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

Head to head
About

Fishing Chaos

This app helps anglers catch more fish and manage their fishing businesses more efficiently. It offers features for charter booking, tournament participation, catch logging, and tackle management, all accessible through an interactive map.

Highlights
  • Charter booking and management
  • Tournament registration and live leaderboards
  • Catch logging with photos and metrics
  • Virtual tackle box inventory
  • Interactive map with catch history and tournament locations
  • In-app payments for charters
Features
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Fishing Chaos is the most comprehensive fishing app you'll find. Designed by engineers that would rather be fishing, our app fuses passion for the sport with cutting edge technology to augment your skill. With features for the weekend warrior, charter booking agencies, and everyone in between, our app will help you catch more fish and allow your business to be smarter and run more efficiently. Charter management Fishing Chaos offers charter booking management designed for customers and captains. Anglers have the ability to search our database for charter businesses around the good ole U.S. of A. Charter staff manages their trip types and the app does the rest. Online calendaring makes it easy for clients to see charter availability, and automatic scheduling helps prevent double-booking. Pay through the app from initial trip deposit to tips. Anglers can see their booking details and communicate with their captain all within the app. Tournaments Our app gives anglers the ability to register and purchase tournament tickets, view live leaderboards, find a weighmaster to weigh-in their catch, or submit fish using online submission. Tournament managers see real-time statistics on their tournament, and have results available instantly on their mobile device. Gone are the days of waiting for the official tallies. Catch log & virtual tackle box Easily log your catch, attach photos, notes, location, tackle, and metrics. Keep an inventory of your tackle and use it to keep track of what bait you are most successful with. Map Whether it’s tracking catch history with pinpoint markers or a heatmap layer, viewing tournaments within a region, or searching for charters, the interactive map brings all these components into one view for quick and easy access.

About

LakeLore

Access detailed fish population data for publicly surveyed lakes across 38 US states. Search by species, location, and lake characteristics to maximize your fishing success. View historical catch data and stocking records.

Highlights
  • Search lakes by species, county, and size
  • View catch-per-unit-effort and average size
  • Access stocking history
  • Compare lakes side-by-side
  • Data from 38 US states
  • Free Minnesota data
Features
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The #1 thing you can do to maximize your fishing success is to fish bodies of water that have high quantities of the fish you are targeting. LakeLore makes this information easy to access and affordable for the average angler. It's a field guide to fish populations in publicly surveyed lakes. Decades of state fisheries netting surveys, electrofishing data, and stocking records, gathered into one atlas. No accounts. No ads. Minnesota is free. NOT A GOVERNMENT APP LakeLore is an independent app. It does not represent any government entity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any government agency. All fisheries data in LakeLore is public information republished from the official state agency sources listed below. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Search lakes by species, county, gear type, lake size, year, and stocking density. • View catch-per-unit-effort and average size for a given lake over time, broken out by gear type. • View stocking history — fry, fingerlings, yearlings, adults — with an estimated 'adult fish per 100 acres' overlay derived from a survival model. • Compare lakes side-by-side in a scatter plot. • Ask LakeLore where to fish for recommendations based on survey data. DATA COVERED • 38 US states, assembled from each state fish and wildlife agency's published surveys, forecasts, and stocking records. • Minnesota — free, no subscription. • Every other state is included in the LakeLore All-States subscription — and browsable in preview before you subscribe. OFFICIAL DATA SOURCES The fisheries data in LakeLore comes from these official state agency websites: • Minnesota: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us • South Dakota: https://gfp.sd.gov • North Dakota: https://gf.nd.gov • Iowa: https://www.iowadnr.gov • Wisconsin: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov • Washington: https://wdfw.wa.gov • Montana: https://fwp.mt.gov • Missouri: https://mdc.mo.gov • Illinois: https://dnr.illinois.gov • Indiana: https://www.in.gov/dnr • Ohio: https://ohiodnr.gov • Florida: https://myfwc.com • Georgia: https://georgiawildlife.com • Alabama: https://www.outdooralabama.com • Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/twra • North Carolina: https://www.ncwildlife.org • Virginia: https://dwr.virginia.gov • Oregon: https://myodfw.com • Idaho: https://idfg.idaho.gov • Wyoming: https://wgfd.wyo.gov • Utah: https://wildlife.utah.gov • Colorado: https://cpw.state.co.us • New Mexico: https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov • Nevada: https://www.ndow.org • California: https://wildlife.ca.gov • Oklahoma: https://www.wildlifedepartment.com • Texas: https://tpwd.texas.gov • New York: https://dec.ny.gov • Pennsylvania: https://www.fishandboat.com • Arkansas: https://www.agfc.com • Louisiana: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov • Maine: https://www.maine.gov/ifw • Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/deep • Maryland: https://dnr.maryland.gov • New Hampshire: https://www.wildlife.nh.gov • Mississippi: https://www.mdwfp.com • West Virginia: https://wvdnr.gov • New Jersey: https://dep.nj.gov/njfw WHAT IT IS NOT LakeLore is informational only. It does not grant access to any water or replace any fishing regulation. Always consult the relevant state agency for the authoritative current rules and licensing requirements. SUBSCRIPTION LakeLore All-States — US$4.99 per year, auto-renewing. Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in your device's subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.lakeloreapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.lakeloreapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Fishing Chaos4 screens
LakeLore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LakeLore at 5.0 against Fishing Chaos's 3.9. Fishing Chaos's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support 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. LakeLore sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Fishing Chaos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LakeLore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishing Chaos has 87 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fishing Chaos ships an update weekly, LakeLore every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fishing Chaos versus LakeLore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishing ChaosLakeLore
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (87 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFishing Chaos, Inc.LakeLore App LLC

Customer experience

Fishing Chaos

All ratings87 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative25.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.1%

LakeLore

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fishing Chaos

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LakeLore

Subscriptions1
  • LakeLore All-States$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Fishing Chaos free?
Fishing Chaos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LakeLore free?
LakeLore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fishing Chaos or LakeLore?
LakeLore is rated higher. Fishing Chaos averages 3.9 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while LakeLore averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Fishing Chaos or LakeLore have ads?
Neither Fishing Chaos nor LakeLore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fishing Chaos or LakeLore?
Fishing Chaos ships an update weekly, and LakeLore every 2 months. Most recently, Fishing Chaos was updated on October 29, 2026 and LakeLore on October 28, 2026.

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