Comparison

Fishing Chaos vs Wave VMS

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

Wave VMS

This app helps school and club teams organize volunteers for events. Families can sign up for shifts, track participation, and receive team updates. Admins can manage rosters and events, while sponsors can maintain profiles.

Highlights
  • Sign up for volunteer shifts
  • Track participation points
  • Manage family profiles
  • Team event notifications
  • Roster and event management
  • Sponsor profile management
Features
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Wave is the volunteer management app for school/club team families. Built for booster clubs, Wave makes it easy to sign up for volunteer shifts, track participation points, and stay in the loop on team events. For volunteers & families: Browse upcoming meets and events, and sign up for open volunteer positions Manage profiles for your whole family Earn points and unlock profile frames for your participation Get notifications about new events, schedule changes, and team announcements For team admins: Manage your roster, volunteer positions, and special events Approve special position requests Configure your team's settings and branding For sponsors: Maintain your business profile and promotions Connect with local teams Special Events: Build one time special events allowing a Special Event Coordinator to manage volunteers across multiple teams for larger scoped events Wave keeps your team organized so coaches and parents can spend less time on logistics and more time on what matters.

Screenshots

Fishing Chaos4 screens
Wave VMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wave VMS at 5.0 against Fishing Chaos's 3.9. Fishing Chaos's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (87 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wave VMS 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fishing Chaos ships an update weekly, Wave VMS every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fishing Chaos versus Wave VMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishing ChaosWave VMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (87 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB53 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFishing Chaos, Inc.Lucas Larson

In-app purchases

None

Fishing Chaos

No in-app purchases

None

Wave VMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fishing Chaos free?
Fishing Chaos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wave VMS free?
Wave VMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fishing Chaos or Wave VMS?
Wave VMS is rated higher. Fishing Chaos averages 3.9 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while Wave VMS averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Fishing Chaos or Wave VMS have ads?
Wave VMS shows ads; Fishing Chaos does not.
Which is updated more often, Fishing Chaos or Wave VMS?
Fishing Chaos ships an update weekly, and Wave VMS every 10 days. Most recently, Fishing Chaos was updated on November 7, 2026 and Wave VMS on October 31, 2026.

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