FishHawk vs WaveSpy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FishHawk
Connect with other anglers, track your catches, and access essential fishing tools. Get real-time marine conditions, tide data, and custom nautical maps to enhance your fishing trips.
- Social fishing community
- Catch tracking
- Marine conditions and forecasts
- Custom nautical maps
- Tide and Solunar data
- Real-time buoy data
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Save your spots. Know when to go. FishHawk brings private fishing spots, marine forecasts, catch tracking, and the fishing community together in one app. • Save private waypoints and find your way back with bearing and distance guidance • Plan with hourly wind, waves, tides, temperature, and marine conditions • Identify likely fish species from a photo • Log your catches in a personal fishing journal • Share your catch without revealing the exact spot • See what anglers are catching nearby • Track approaching weather with animated radar FISHHAWK PRO Upgrade to FishHawk Pro for the complete 5-day marine forecast, past and future radar, fishing-focused NOAA ENC® charts, and unlimited saved forecast locations. FishHawk is free to download. FishHawk Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Pricing is displayed before purchase and may vary by country or region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled in your Apple Account settings. FishHawk is designed for fishing, planning, and situational awareness. It is not a replacement for official navigational charts. Privacy Policy: https://fishhawk.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://fishhawk.app/terms
WaveSpy
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View and share videos of surf conditions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WaveSpy at none against FishHawk's 6. WaveSpy also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. FishHawk sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. WaveSpy asks for nothing beyond the download.
FishHawk ships an update fortnightly, WaveSpy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FishHawk | WaveSpy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (82 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FishHawk App LLC | Jonathan Perry |
Bugs and requests
FishHawk
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot edit posts
- Cannot alter location of reports
- Profile download issue on iPhone
Requested features
13 requests- Ability to put multiple pics in a post
- More features like length, weight
- Catch of the week page
- Fishing moon and sun efficiency calendar
- Private chat functionality
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- Ability to edit comments
- Filter to see only recent user reports
- More fish species to select from
- Video upload capability
- Ability to edit posts
- More reports from specific areas (e.g., Pittsburgh)
- Tides for Australia
- Download profile to iPhone
WaveSpy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FishHawk
- FishHawk Premium14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- FishHawk Pro Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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- FishHawk Premium14 Days trial$14.991 Year
- FishHawk Pro Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
WaveSpy
No in-app purchases
