FishFinder vs AIS Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FishFinder
This tool aids fishing vessels by providing global ship monitoring, EEZ regional maps, and positioning tools. It allows users to inquire about ships, customize labels, and receive immediate updates on ship information.
- Global ship monitoring and inquiry
- EEZ regional map display
- Positioning, ranging, and marking tools
- Automatic ship information updates
- Customizable ship labels
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Fish Tracker - a good tool for fishing, provides global ship monitoring, and provides operational reference and assistance for fishing vessels by combining information such as EEZ regional map, AIS, as well as positioning, ranging and marking tools. Main features: 1. Global ships can be inquired at any time and automatically positioned 2. Join the group to update immediately and automatically update the ship information 3. Display global EEZ information, map reference 4. Ship label customization, more intuitive to view information [contact us] If you need more services, please contact ifishtrack@gmail.com.
AIS Explorer
Track ships and yachts globally in real-time with advanced satellite and terrestrial AIS receivers. Offers vessel search, favorites, port of call details, and integrated weather forecasts with routing for ETAs. Provides comprehensive satellite AIS data.
- Real-time Satellite AIS
- Real-time Terrestrial AIS
- Search Vessels
- Save To Favourites
- Last Port of Call
- Advanced Weather Forecasts
- Weather Routing - ETA
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AIS Explorer displays real-time positions and movement of Ships and Yachts anywhere in the world, using the most advanced satellite and terrestrial receivers. The best pricing for the most comprehensive Satellite AIS available. Try it Now! - Search Vessels - Save To Favourites - Real-Time Satellite AIS - Real-Time Terrestrial AIS - Vessel Types - Last Port of Call - Advanced Weather Forecasts From PredictWind - Weather Routing - ETA Terms & Conditions: https://www.aisexplorerapp.com/en/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.aisexplorerapp.com/en/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AIS Explorer at 5.0 against FishFinder's 3.7. FishFinder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. FishFinder sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and AIS Explorer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AIS Explorer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
FishFinder ships an update every 3 weeks, AIS Explorer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FishFinder | AIS Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUNGCHANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED | PredictWind Limited |
Customer experience
FishFinder
AIS Explorer
In-app purchases
FishFinder
- 6 months membership$33.99
- 1 year membership$64.99
AIS Explorer
- AIS Pro monthly$49.001 Month
- AIS Pro 3 monthly14 Days trial$99.003 Months
- AIS Pro Annual$249.001 Year
