Comparison

My Duck Log vs DuckCast

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

DuckCast

This app analyzes weather and radar data to provide detailed forecasts and scores for duck hunting regions. It helps hunters understand migration patterns, predict bird activity, and plan their trips with hour-by-hour weather and wind information.

Highlights
  • Hunting region scores (0-10)
  • Radar analysis of bird activity
  • 14-day outlook
  • Upstream migration watch
  • Hour-by-hour weather and wind
  • Live migration map
  • Trip planner
  • Hunt log
Features
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DuckCast reads the weather that moves ducks, then checks it against the radar. One hundred thirty-five hunting regions across fifteen states, each scored 0 to 10 for mallards, pintails, gadwall, wigeon, green-winged teal, blue-winged teal, and snow geese, plus wood ducks and Canada geese in the five Atlantic states, black ducks in four and scoters in three. Nine each in North Dakota, Arkansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, from the Souris basin to the Okefenokee. Every score shows its work. RADAR CHECK The forecast predicts. Radar measures the birds. DuckCast decodes raw NEXRAD Level II radar volumes and reads what was actually in the air over your region after sunset last night. It measures how much bird mass lifted off, which way it tracked, and how fast it flew under its own power once the wind aloft is removed. Bugs drift with the wind. Birds fly through it. That difference is how the app tells them apart. Fifty-three radar sites cover them, from Minot to Corpus Christi to Dover and Jacksonville. One limit, stated plainly: radar sees every bird in the air, not just ducks. Read it as proof that a migration happened, not as a duck count. THE SCORE, AND WHY Eight factors, each visible and arguing for or against: Cold front and temperature trend Wind direction and speed Freeze north of you Snow advance upstream Local open water and holding Season timing Crop harvest and field feed What other hunters are reporting You can disagree with the number because you can see how it was built. Every region opens to a full breakdown and a 14 day outlook. UPSTREAM WATCH Ducks arrive from somewhere. DuckCast watches the ground they are leaving: prairie Canada above North Dakota, Iowa and Illinois above Missouri, Pennsylvania and New York above Maryland, Tennessee above Georgia. A hundred and eighteen upstream stations in all. When shallow water starts locking up north of you, you see it before the birds show up. TOMORROW'S HUNT Legal light, sunrise, sunset, moon phase, hour by hour wind and temperature, and a decoy score that tells you whether the sky will work your spread or blow it out. LIVE MIGRATION MAP Every state drawn from real county boundaries, colored by score, with an animated tracer running the real forecast wind field. Tap any region to open. An All States map puts the whole network on one screen, freeze line included. TRIP PLANNER Pick a window, pick your species, get a day by day outlook and the strongest stretch inside it. HUNT LOG Log what you shot and where. DuckCast finds your pattern over the season. HUNTER REPORTS Region-level reports from other hunters, feeding into the score. DuckCast never asks for your spot and never stores coordinates. Your honey hole is nobody's business. WATCH YOUR REGIONS Save the regions you hunt and DuckCast watches them. HOME SCREEN WIDGET The top regions and their scores, without opening the app. SHARE CARDS Send a region's score to your hunting party as an image. BUILT FOR 4:30 AM Three display modes. Field is the standard dark look. Blind turns the app amber on black, so a look in the dark does not cost your night vision. Daylight is high contrast for sun off snow. It opens on your last good read when you have no bars. WHAT THIS IS NOT Not a bird count. Not a guarantee. Not a substitute for scouting. DUCKCAST PRO Live radar, the freeze line, live crop harvest, and hunter reports. $19.99 per month, $49.99 for three months, or $159.99 per year, auto-renewing until you cancel in Settings. The map, region detail and season timing stay free. Season dates, limits, and legal shooting hours change every year. Verify with your state wildlife agency before you hunt. Weather by Open-Meteo. Radar from NOAA NEXRAD. Crop progress from USDA NASS. Not endorsed by any of them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My Duck Log4 screens
DuckCast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DuckCast at 80% against My Duck Log's 46%. DuckCast also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). My Duck Log's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (192 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. My Duck Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DuckCast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Duck Log holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Duck Log has 192 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of My Duck Log's written reviews are positive against 80% of DuckCast's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Duck Log ships an update every 6 weeks, DuckCast every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
My Duck Log versus DuckCast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Duck LogDuckCast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (192 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings192 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSteven JamesHaynes & Martin Strategies LLC

Customer experience

My Duck Log

All ratings159 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral25.0%
Negative29.2%

DuckCast

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

My Duck Log

One-time1
  • Unlock Features and Hide Ads$0.99
3 purchases

DuckCast

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Pro Season Pass$49.993 Months
  • Pro Yearly$159.991 Year

Questions

Is My Duck Log free?
My Duck Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DuckCast free?
DuckCast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Duck Log or DuckCast?
My Duck Log is rated higher. My Duck Log averages 4.6 out of 5 from 192 ratings, while DuckCast averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do My Duck Log or DuckCast have ads?
Neither My Duck Log nor DuckCast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Duck Log or DuckCast?
My Duck Log ships an update every 6 weeks, and DuckCast every 3 days. Most recently, My Duck Log was updated on October 24, 2026 and DuckCast on October 31, 2026.

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