Walleye Now vs Ice Hawk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Walleye Now
This app helps walleye anglers find the best fishing spots and techniques. It provides detailed information on locations, including sonar imagery, and offers guidance on lures and presentations for different situations. Take the guesswork out of fishing and improve your success on the water.
- Walleye fishing spot locations
- Sonar and side imaging screenshots
- Lure and presentation guides
- Year-round fishing advice
- Designed by fishing professional
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Walleye Now is a walleye anglers greatest tool while on the water. This app, designed by fishing professional Tom Boley, shows you where to catch fish on any body of water at any time of year. It includes detailed descriptions of spots including side imaging, down imaging and sonar screenshots. As well as showing you the spots where walleyes are it also includes details walkthroughs of key lures and presentations to fish in those situations. Walleye now takes the guess work out of walleye fishing and puts the power in the anglers hand. Users of this app are subject to Apple's standard End User License Agreement. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ You can view our privacy policy here: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/9293813d-5a58-4572-8e06-13370547fd4f
Ice Hawk
Monitor and control your IceHawk tip-ups remotely from your phone. Receive live alerts and check device status directly on the ice.
- Live alerts
- Device status monitoring
- Remote control
- BLE Mesh connectivity
- Official companion app
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The official BLE Mesh companion for IceHawk tip-ups—live alerts, device status, and full remote control on the ice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ice Hawk at 5.0 against Walleye Now's 4.1. Ice Hawk also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Walleye Now's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Walleye Now sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Ice Hawk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ice Hawk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walleye Now has 59 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Walleye Now ships an update every 3 weeks, Ice Hawk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Walleye Now | Ice Hawk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (59 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Walleye Now LLC | Electic Engineering LLC |
Customer experience
Walleye Now
Ice Hawk
In-app purchases
Walleye Now
- Testing the waters$5.991 Month
- Season Pass$59.991 Year
Ice Hawk
No in-app purchases
