PaddlingMaps vs GOFISHAB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaddlingMaps
Discover and navigate hundreds of community-managed paddling trips worldwide. Access offline maps, historical river levels, and detailed information for flat water, river, and whitewater adventures.
- Offline map access
- 5-day historic river levels
- Flat water trip details
- River trip details
- Whitewater trip details
- Community-managed trips
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PaddlingMaps is your digital guide to hundreds of community managed paddling trips around the world. Features: - offline access to map resources - five days of historic river levels - flat water, river and white water trips
GOFISHAB
Get real-time trout fishing conditions for Alberta's rivers and lakes. Access detailed information on water temperature, flows, hatch charts, and stocking reports to plan your next fishing trip.
- River and lake status (open/closed)
- Water temperature and clarity
- River flow data
- Daily condition analysis
- Hatch charts
- Lake stocking reports
- Weather forecasts
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GOFISHAB provides timely and accurate trout fishing conditions on the TOP Central and Southern Alberta trout rivers and lakes along with lots of other useful information for trout anglers of all levels, from beginner to professional. GOFISHAB will save you valuable time and will help you select the best location to spend your next trout fishing outing in Central or Southern Alberta. - River and Lake description and status (open/closed) - Water temperature provided on the Bow River south of Calgary throughout the fishing season. Water temperature and clarity are provided periodically throughout the fishing season for other waters. - River flows - Daily analysis of river flows and overall conditions - Location Summary - Hatch Charts - Lake stocking reports - Weather - And a menu loaded with useful trout fishing information The GOFISHAB APP is available for a monthly subscription of $99/month or a yearly subscription of $4.99/year. For new users, we offer one month of unlimited access for free, no commitment required. A subscription is required to maintain access to the APP following the free first month. Your subscription will auto-renew each month (for monthly subscribers), each year (for yearly subscribers), cancel anytime. Charges to your account will be shown as paid to GOFISHAB. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://gofishab.ca/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GOFISHAB at 100% against PaddlingMaps's 36%. GOFISHAB also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). PaddlingMaps's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. GOFISHAB sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PaddlingMaps asks for nothing beyond the download.
PaddlingMaps ships an update every 4 months, GOFISHAB fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | PaddlingMaps | GOFISHAB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel washbrook | 6T Ventures Inc |
Customer experience
PaddlingMaps
GOFISHAB
In-app purchases
PaddlingMaps
No in-app purchases
GOFISHAB
- per month$0.991 Month
- per year$3.991 Year
Questions
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