Comparison

SAS Survival Guide vs Match Hatch

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

Head to head
About

SAS Survival Guide

Learn essential survival skills from a former SAS soldier. This comprehensive guide offers expert advice on wilderness and urban survival, including first aid, navigation, and identifying plants and animals. Test your knowledge with quizzes and checklists.

Highlights
  • Full text of bestselling survival book
  • Survival tip videos
  • Photo galleries of flora, fauna, and knots
  • Morse code signaling device
  • Survival quizzes and checklists
  • Sun compass and search tool
  • Extreme climate survival sections
  • Urban survival tips
Features
Currently charting
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▶▶ Prepare for the Hurricane Season with 30% off the retail price ◀◀ For over twenty years, the SAS Survival Guide has been the definitive guide to surviving any situation, anywhere in the world. Now, for the first time ever, the million-copy bestselling book has been reinvented for the iPhone. iPad User? Check the SAS Survival Guide for iPad ! Please Note : This app only contains the English language content of the SAS Survival Guide ▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶ ACCOLADES ◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀ • Official Honoree Award at the 15th Annual Webbys • Selected for iTunes REWIND 2010 • Apple Featured Application • Featured in iTunes 'Staff Favourites' • Also features in "WHAT'S HOT" and "NEW & NOTEWORTHY" in most countries • Has been ranked the #1 LIFESTYLE APP in almost all geographic locations ▶▶▶▶ ABOUT 'SAS SURVIVAL GUIDE' ◀◀◀◀ Written by former SAS soldier and instructor, John "Lofty" Wiseman, this application brings you the elite training techniques of Britain’s toughest fighting force in the most accessible version ever. Now you can take the original set of world-class survival skills with you anywhere in the world – from the peaks of Kilimanjaro to the deserts of Kandahar…or to your closest national park. This FULLY SELF CONTAINED app includes : * Full text of the bestselling book optimised for the iPhone (over 400 pages) * 16 videos providing invaluable survival tips from Lofty himself * Photo galleries of Animal Tracks, Knots, Edible, medicinal and poisonous plants, sea creatures and snakes * Morse Code signalling device * 100+ question quiz to test if you've got what it takes to survive * Survival Checklist * Sun Compass * Search tool to scan entire book by subject * Extreme Climate Survival: sections on surviving Polar, Desert, Tropical, and Sea * Comprehensive First Aid section ▶▶▶▶ ABOUT 'Urban SAS SURVIVAL' ◀◀◀◀ The ultimate guide to fending for yourself in an urban environment from the team that brought you the million-copy selling SAS Survival Guide. Written by legendary ex-SAS man John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman, the guide comes stuffed full of useful tips for fending for yourself in every urban situation. And many more besides. This interactive edition contains: * The latest training on self-defence and the law * Dealing with fire and hazardous chemicals * Tackling snake bites and other animal dangers * Handling DIY: power tools, welding, machinery and more * Terrorism * Health information * Full search functionality * Urban survival checklist * And more ----------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE : During normal use, this app does not require an active internet connection however some assets, like videos, need to be downloaded and features like social sharing will be disabled without an active internet connection. The Internet Connection Alert message is only informational and does not affect the content or use of the app while offline.

About

Match Hatch

Identify and match local insect hatches for optimal fishing. This app helps you observe your surroundings and select the right fly based on current conditions.

Highlights
  • Observe surroundings
  • Mark observed insects
  • Match hatch based on conditions
  • Guidance for fly selection
Features
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Pick your fly with confidence - have a look around you, mark what you saw and match the hatch! "Match Hatch" app provides you with clear guidance depending on conditions you're surrounded by.

Screenshots

SAS Survival Guide4 screens
Match Hatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Match Hatch at Free against SAS Survival Guide's $5.99. Match Hatch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). SAS Survival Guide's advantage is rating (2.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (70 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Match Hatch is free to download; SAS Survival Guide costs $5.99 up front. SAS Survival Guide sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Match Hatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SAS Survival Guide holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SAS Survival Guide has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SAS Survival Guide ships an update every 4 months, Match Hatch weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
SAS Survival Guide versus Match Hatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSAS Survival GuideMatch Hatch
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (70 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrellisys.netPovilas Petkevicius

Bugs and requests

SAS Survival Guide

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on startup after recent updates
  • Inability to access purchased content
  • Compass feature not working correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode for full access without internet
  • More videos and interactive content
  • Tailored information for specific regions/climates
  • Improved search and bookmarking functionality

Match Hatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SAS Survival Guide

One-time2
  • Urban SAS$3.99
  • SAS Survival Guide$3.99
None

Match Hatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SAS Survival Guide free?
SAS Survival Guide costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Match Hatch free?
Match Hatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SAS Survival Guide or Match Hatch?
SAS Survival Guide is rated higher. SAS Survival Guide averages 2.6 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Match Hatch averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SAS Survival Guide or Match Hatch have ads?
Neither SAS Survival Guide nor Match Hatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SAS Survival Guide or Match Hatch?
SAS Survival Guide ships an update every 4 months, and Match Hatch weekly. Most recently, SAS Survival Guide was updated on November 1, 2026 and Match Hatch on October 18, 2026.

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