Comparison

ADFG vs MyWDFW

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ADFG

This app provides Alaska hunters and anglers with essential information and services for planning trips and managing their activities. Access licenses, permits, and big game tags digitally, view regulations, and record harvests directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Digital licenses and permits
  • Big game locking-tag records
  • Hunting regulations
  • Record harvests
  • Sport fish identification guide
  • Offline map and regulation downloads
Features
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The Alaska Department of Fish & Game realizes that people are now accustomed to carrying a lot of information and credentials on their mobile device. This mobile app is designed for anglers and hunters in Alaska and designed to enhance pre-trip planning and in-field experience. It provides access to the information and services needed to follow applicable hunting and fishing regulations. Currently, that includes the following: • Display licenses, permits and big game locking-tag records – The mobile app allows you to purchase and view your hunting, fishing, trapping, and most combination licenses. You can also obtain big game locking-tag records, commercial crewmember licenses, hunting permits, harvest tickets, and some personal use fishing permits. All licenses, permits, and big game locking-tag records are valid to carry and display to enforcement in the field on your mobile device. • View Hunting and sport fishing regulations – The mobile app allows you to view all current hunting regulations (including some personal use regulations) for the entire state. Additionally, you can view hunting regulations based on your physical location, search locations statewide, and download maps and regulations for offline use. In the future, the mobile app will include support for sport fishing regulations. • Record Harvest – The mobile app allows you to record hunting and fishing harvests in the field and report some personal use fishing harvests. • Sport fish species identification – Additional features include separate sections for a species identification guide complete with images and text descriptions of commonly targeted sport fish species; definitions, regional and statewide methods and means, prohibited acts and other necessary regulatory content that is not displayed at site specific or sub-levels.

About

MyWDFW

This official mobile app allows Washington residents to purchase hunting and fishing licenses. Users can e-tag game, report harvests, and display active license privileges directly from their device.

Highlights
  • Purchase hunting and fishing licenses
  • E-tag game
  • Report migratory bird harvests
  • Submit fish and crab catches
  • Complete annual harvest surveys
  • Display active license privileges
Features
Currently charting
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MyWDFW is the official hunting and fishing licensing mobile app of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The app allows hunters and anglers to purchase licenses, e-tag game, report migratory bird harvests, submit fish and crab catches, complete required annual harvest surveys, and review and display active license privileges directly from their iPhone.

Screenshots

ADFG4 screens
MyWDFW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ADFG at 2.5 against MyWDFW's 1.6. ADFG also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (23% vs 10%). MyWDFW's advantage is chart position (#140 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

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

ADFG holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 100 and 272 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of ADFG's written reviews are positive against 10% of MyWDFW's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ADFG ships an update every 5 weeks, MyWDFW every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
ADFG versus MyWDFW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADFGMyWDFW
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (100 ratings) — better1.6 (272 ratings)
Positive reviews23.2% of reviews — better10.3% of reviews
Number of ratings100272 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#140 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDepartment of Fish & GameWashington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Customer experience

ADFG

All ratings100 ratings
Positive34.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative61.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive23.2%
Neutral7.1%
Negative69.6%

MyWDFW

All ratings255 ratings
Positive14.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative83.9%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive10.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative88.0%

Bugs and requests

ADFG

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • Login issues
  • Sync errors
  • App crashes
  • Harvest report submission crashes
  • Map crashes
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  • Identity provider sign-in failure
  • Login with Google fails
  • Can't create account
  • MyAlaska login issues
  • Support link not working
  • Can't change address
  • Harvest not properly recorded
  • Can't download maps
  • Regs require WiFi
  • Clunky and glitchy
  • Login with Facebook issues
  • Spinning wheel of death on login
  • Google login button disappears
  • Can't upload permanent licenses
  • App doesn't open
  • Login adds @myalaskaprod.local to username
  • Email confirmation not received
  • Randomly logs out and can't log back in
  • MyAlaska login adds @myalaskaprod.local
  • Doesn't show current license
  • Login unavailable for Google
  • App won't download/load

Requested features

13 requests
  • More push notifications for dates
  • Push notifications for emergency orders
  • Commercial announcements and regs
  • Permit card digital storage
  • Separate app for commercial fishing
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  • Hunting draw tag information import
  • Tide charts
  • Option to skip login for regs access
  • Add hunting permits picked up locally
  • Auto-populate permits
  • Link online purchases to app
  • Mapping function in fishing
  • Emergency Orders and updates via app

MyWDFW

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ADFG

No in-app purchases

None

MyWDFW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ADFG free?
ADFG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyWDFW free?
MyWDFW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ADFG or MyWDFW?
ADFG is rated higher. ADFG averages 2.5 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while MyWDFW averages 1.6 from 272 ratings.
Do ADFG or MyWDFW have ads?
Neither ADFG nor MyWDFW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ADFG or MyWDFW?
ADFG ships an update every 5 weeks, and MyWDFW every 4 months. Most recently, ADFG was updated on October 24, 2026 and MyWDFW on October 24, 2026.

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