Comparison

Fishing Deluxe vs StormClear

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

Head to head
About

Fishing Deluxe

Plan your fishing trips with confidence using this app that provides optimal fishing times based on lunar and solar data. It also includes weather forecasts, fishing spot mapping, and record-keeping for your catches.

Highlights
  • Best fishing times for your location
  • Fishing calendar with bite indicators
  • Moon and sun data
  • Weather forecast
  • Fishing spot mapping
  • Catch record keeping
  • Works offline
Features
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Your next fishing trip starts here. Know the conditions before you cast, keep your favorite spots close, and remember the catches that made the day. Fishing Deluxe brings activity forecasts, weather, maps, and your catch journal together on iPhone and iPad. FIND YOUR MOMENT Explore major and minor solunar periods, Moon phases, sunrise and sunset, and hourly activity charts. Use the calendar to look ahead or revisit a day on the water. READ THE CONDITIONS Check hourly weather, wind, and atmospheric pressure trends. Save fishing locations, mark waypoints, and record your route. Log catches with photos, notes, and locations to build a journal worth returning to. GO FURTHER WITH PREMIUM Compare fishing windows with adjustable scoring weights, prepare trips with checklists, and explore tide and marine forecasts where available. Premium also opens astronomy tools, instruments including a barometer, and additional map features. Premium Lifetime is available as a one-time purchase. Eligible previous purchases can be restored. Make it yours with Home Screen widgets and follow track recording through Live Activity. Activity scores are planning estimates, not guarantees of a catch. Weather and tide availability varies by location and provider. Forecasts do not replace local safety advice or navigation equipment.

About

StormClear

Get clear, plain-English weather updates and AI-powered briefings. Understand what's coming, when it will arrive, and what to do about it. Includes official warnings and radar, with options for advanced predictive timing and alerts.

Highlights
  • AI-powered weather briefings
  • Plain-English explanations
  • Predictive storm arrival times
  • Official NWS warnings
  • NOAA radar
  • Customizable avatars
  • Home screen widgets
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Rain before pickup? Storms headed for the ballfield? StormClear tells you what's coming, when it's likely to reach you and what to do, in plain English. The weather command center for families: AI-powered briefings, NOAA radar and official National Weather Service warnings in one ad-free app. Built by a family-owned American team. FREE WEATHER. NO ADS. NO CATCH. A lot of weather apps bury the basics behind ads or tiered plans. StormClear Free includes: - A plain-English AI briefing for today, with the real numbers - Best outdoor window: know when to get outside - Full 10-day forecast, hourly forecast, temperature graph and Rain Outlook - Every active NWS warning, word for word, with safety guidance - Observed NOAA radar with official warning areas drawn in red - Up to 3 saved locations - Default, Gerard and Hank avatars - Home Screen widgets, air quality and Quiet mode STORMCLEAR PRO: KNOW WHEN, NOT JUST IF The forecast says "storms this afternoon." Pro tells you when they're likely to reach your location. - Storm ETA: predictive radar and arrival estimates for your exact location - Ten-minute rain-arrival alerts before it starts at home - Storm Command Center: likely impacts, uncertainty and data freshness beside the official warnings - Weather around your calendar: a heads-up when rain may hit practice, the party or the drive - Unlimited locations: home, school, the lake house, grandma's - All six avatars, including Clint, Madison and Don - Wind, Heat Map and Fires layers - Pollen Tracker, plus pollen, lightning and pressure-change alerts - The full background collection ESTIMATES THAT LEARN YOUR BACKYARD After an alert, tap "Right on time," "It was off" or "Never happened." StormClear uses your answers to sharpen timing at each place you save. Storms change as they develop, so StormClear always shows how fresh and how certain the data is. SIX VOICES. SAME ADVICE. Pick who delivers your forecast. The advice never changes, only how it's said. - Default: warm, plain and competent - Gerard: the English butler who has already seen to it - Hank: your neighbor leaning on the fence post - Clint: bottom line first, military-style (Pro) - Madison: the friend who actually knows things (Pro) - Don: a 1977 anchorman with total confidence (Pro) When a warning is active, the jokes stop. Every voice drops the personality and speaks plainly. OFFICIAL WARNINGS ARE NEVER BEHIND A PAYWALL National Weather Service severe-weather warnings are free for everyone. Pro adds StormClear's arrival estimates and advance alerts on top. ONE PLAN. EVERY FEATURE. NO GAMES. No ads. No tiers to decode. No add-on packs. Your data is never for sale. Try StormClear Pro free for 7 days if eligible, then $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year (save 50% with annual). Either option includes every Pro feature. StormClear Free stays ad-free. TRUSTED SOURCES Forecasts from Apple Weather. Radar from NOAA MRMS. Warnings from the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center. Lightning from Vaisala Xweather. Wildfires from NIFC. Air quality and pollen from Google. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS After the free trial, your selected subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial or current billing period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Weather can change quickly. Forecasts and arrival times are estimates, and data availability varies. StormClear supplements official warnings; always follow instructions from local authorities during dangerous weather. Support: https://stormclear.io/support Privacy Policy: https://stormclear.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://stormclear.io/terms Subscription Terms: https://stormclear.io/subscription-terms Weather Data Limitations & Safety Notice: https://stormclear.io/weather-data-notice Data Sources & Attributions: https://stormclear.io/attributions

Screenshots

Fishing Deluxe4 screens
StormClear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StormClear at Free against Fishing Deluxe's $2.99. StormClear also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Fishing Deluxe's advantage is ratings volume (496 vs 3) and chart position (#78 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

StormClear is free to download; Fishing Deluxe costs $2.99 up front. Fishing Deluxe sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and StormClear sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StormClear holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishing Deluxe has 496 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Fishing Deluxe's written reviews are positive against 100% of StormClear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fishing Deluxe ships an update every 5 weeks, StormClear daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Fishing Deluxe versus StormClear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishing DeluxeStormClear
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (496 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings496 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#78 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB261 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey VdovenkoWeather Dudes LLC

Customer experience

Fishing Deluxe

All ratings496 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews318 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral11.3%
Negative18.9%

StormClear

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fishing Deluxe

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to change location
  • Weather data not loading properly
  • Fishing log data not syncing or being lost after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to add custom fishing locations/coordinates
  • Tide chart/information integration
  • Improved weather data accuracy
  • Sync fishing logs across devices

StormClear

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fishing Deluxe

One-time2
  • Premium Account$0.99
  • Fishing Deluxe – Premium Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

StormClear

Subscriptions2
  • StormClear Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • StormClear Pro Annual1 Year trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Fishing Deluxe free?
Fishing Deluxe costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is StormClear free?
StormClear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fishing Deluxe or StormClear?
StormClear is rated higher. Fishing Deluxe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 496 ratings, while StormClear averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Fishing Deluxe or StormClear have ads?
Neither Fishing Deluxe nor StormClear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fishing Deluxe or StormClear?
Fishing Deluxe ships an update every 5 weeks, and StormClear daily. Most recently, Fishing Deluxe was updated on October 26, 2026 and StormClear on October 24, 2026.

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