Go Outdoors VA vs My Duck Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Go Outdoors VA
Manage your hunting and fishing licenses, access regulations, and check game. This app provides tools like sunrise/sunset timers, moon phases, and tide information for outdoor enthusiasts in Virginia.
- Store and sync licenses
- Access hunting and fishing regulations
- Sunrise/Sunset timer and moon phases
- Tides and nautical weather
- Online game check
- DWR news feeds
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Do you hunt or fish in Virginia? This application is for you. Made available by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) and GoOutdoorsVirginia.com, this free application contains a variety of useful tools and information including: - Store your license on your phone and sync recent purchases - Access to hunting and fishing regulations, season and bag limit information, and state record fish - Access to DWR’s hunting and fishing licensing system - Location based Sunrise/Sunset Timer and Moon Phases - Prime wildlife feeding times - Tides and Nautical weather - Online Game Check and Boat renewals - plus DWR news feeds The application requires Internet access for some features. Let us know your ideas for improvements and future features.
My Duck Log
Easily record and track your hunting results, including daily, seasonal, and all-time totals. Add photos, weather data, and identify waterfowl species with detailed guides. Share your successes and manage your hunting locations.
- Track daily, seasonal, and all-time totals
- Add photos and weather data
- Identify waterfowl species
- Name and track results by blind
- Delete individual entries
- Share hunting results
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Make hunting easier by quickly recording and knowing you'll never lose your Daily Results. Start tracking your daily, seasonal, and All-Time totals - you can even add in past records! We've added the ability to delete individual entries, name your blinds, see your results by blind or date, include pics and weather data, and add multiple species bagged for any day. Share your results and include your custom-named blinds. ID birds in the field with the complete waterfowl identification section. Each species has male and female pictures plus a brief description. Visit www.myducklog.com to keep up on events and news. Keep the comments and suggestions coming. Your reviews and suggestions help to improve your experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Duck Log at 4.6 against Go Outdoors VA's 3.6. My Duck Log also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 30%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Go Outdoors VA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. My Duck Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Go Outdoors VA asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Duck Log holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 226 and 159 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Go Outdoors VA's written reviews are positive against 46% of My Duck Log's.
Go Outdoors VA ships an update every 3 months, My Duck Log every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Go Outdoors VA | My Duck Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (226 ratings) | 4.6 (159 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.6% of reviews | 45.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 226 — better | 159 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Go Outdoors Virginia | Steven James |
Customer experience
Go Outdoors VA
My Duck Log
Bugs and requests
Go Outdoors VA
Reported bugs
41 issues- Unable to purchase license
- Licenses not showing up
- Map functions slow or not working
- App sends to email, not updating licenses
- Digital copy purchase confusion
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- App freezes when adding license
- App crashes when adding license
- Frequent login required
- App freezes on login
- Cannot view licenses offline
- App won't open after update
- App crashes when trying to use eNotch
- Will not connect to server
- App kicks out before license view
- 404 server errors
- Won't sync license
- Links won't open, shows error
- Cannot find license information
- App is broken
- Screen goes black after update
- Screen blanks out when buying license
- Feeding times or sun/moon times not loading
- Location is inaccurate
- Sunrise/Sunset not working
- Location services required
- Does not support lifetime fishing licenses
- App closes automatically on mobile history view
- Cannot make a notch or write confirmation number in app
- Confirmation code not stored in cloud
- Location services toggle missing
- Won't connect with location service
- App is a con, holds no official standing
- App kicks off when trying to enter info
- Lookup by SSN and last name doesn't work
- App crashes when adding multiple licenses
- Links to website no longer work
- Sunrise sunset times don't update automatically
- Missing WMA listing
- Booted off app when trying to record trophy date
- Cannot edit text features in trophy case
- App crashes when trying to save trophy
Requested features
20 requests- More license card designs
- Save report to hard drive
- Dark mode option
- Save login information
- Offline license viewing
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- Fingerprint login
- Eliminate dual login
- Show registration data on same page
- Tagging animals electronically
- Save trophy pictures
- Calibrate location
- Fix spelling errors when creating account
- Use location for bag limits/seasons
- Check in game directly through app
- Add game check feature
- Electronic game check-in
- Update hunting season info
- Add daily trout stockings
- Use location for bag limits and seasons
- iPad version of the app
My Duck Log
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Go Outdoors VA
No in-app purchases
My Duck Log
- Unlock Features and Hide Ads$0.99
Questions
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