SciFish vs AnglerCatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SciFish
This app empowers users to contribute to citizen science by reporting fish sightings along the Atlantic coast. It serves as a central hub for various fisheries research projects, fostering community involvement in data collection.
- Fish sighting reporting
- Citizen science projects
- Atlantic coast focus
- Data sharing
- Fisheries research support
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SciFish is a citizen science mobile app, powered by ACCSP, that encourages and supports the sharing of information about fish along the Atlantic coast. SciFish is an umbrella app that hosts multiple fisheries citizen science projects.
AnglerCatch
This app helps Rhode Island anglers log their fishing trips and submit data to the state's fisheries management program. It enables users to track various aspects of their fishing experience to contribute to conservation efforts.
- Track fishing trips
- Log fishing data
- Submit data to RIDEM
- Support fisheries management
- Rhode Island specific
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AnglerCatch allows anglers in Rhode Island to track all aspects of their fishing experience and submit data about their efforts to RIDEM to support fisheries management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SciFish at 5.0 against AnglerCatch's 4.5. SciFish also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). AnglerCatch's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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.
SciFish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
SciFish ships an update every 4 months, AnglerCatch every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | SciFish | AnglerCatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACCSP | Harbor Light Software |
In-app purchases
SciFish
No in-app purchases
AnglerCatch
No in-app purchases
