Fishing Forecast vs Hook Reports
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fishing Forecast
This app helps anglers track their catches, save favorite fishing spots on interactive maps, and discover new hotspots. It's designed for all fishing types and skill levels, offering tools to log your fishing adventures and explore potential fishing times.
- Fish tracking with details and photos
- Save and mark favorite fishing spots
- Interactive smart fishing maps
- Discover new fishing hotspots
- Log fishing almanac
- Suitable for all fishing types
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Fishly is your ultimate angler companion! Join millions of anglers worldwide and revolutionize your experience. With Fishly, you can easily track your catches, save the best spots, and explore smart fishing maps. Whether you're into saltwater, bass, fly, deep sea, ice, or freshwater fishing, any season we have you covered. Key Features: - Fish Tracker: Keep a detailed record of all your catches, including species, catch methods, size, location, and photos. Capture the thrill of the moment and relive your fishing almanac. - Spot Tracker: Save and mark your favorite points on interactive maps. Discover new hotspots and easily navigate back to your best locations. - Smart Fishing Maps: Discover spots near you with detailed lake maps. Fishly is the go-to easy to use app developed for anglers of all levels by group of fishing enthusiasts. So, whether you're a casual fisherman or a pro angler, it provides tools and features you really need: just save your places and fish log. Download Fishly now and start exploring spots, tracking your catches, and unlocking a world of fishing times possibilities. Cast your line and reel in the excitement! EULA: https://www.fishly.club/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://www.fishly.club/privacy-policy/
Hook Reports
This app provides premium fishing reports and allows users to participate in contests for cash and prizes. It rewards users for sharing content and protects fishing spots. Users can create creator accounts to earn money based on engagement and content quality.
- Fishing contests with cash and prizes
- Protects user fishing spots
- Creator accounts with profit sharing
- Content engagement and quality payouts
- Private, friends-only, or public reports
- Regional discussion groups
- Fishing reports on a map
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Hook Reports now has fishing contests! Enter our contests for Free to win cash and prizes. Tired of Fishing Apps That Sell Out Your Spots? We were too. That's why we built Hook Reports — a fishing app that protects your best spots and rewards you for sharing great content. Why Hook Reports is Different: – Enter contests for Free! Download the app to see current fishing contests. – See how your catches compare to others locally or far away! – Create a free Creator Account and get paid! We share 70% of the platform's profits with our creators, with payouts based on content engagement and quality. – Share reports publicly, with friends only, or keep them private — you decide. – Join regional discussion groups tied to the places you fish. – Add your fishing reports and fishing tips to the Hook Reports map! Users must be 18 years old or older to be eligible for payouts (age verified by Stripe). Payout amounts are determined based on content engagement and quality. All payouts are handled securely via Stripe. See our website for more details!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hook Reports at every 11 days against Fishing Forecast's every 2 months. Hook Reports also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Fishing Forecast's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Fishing Forecast sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Hook Reports sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Fishing Forecast against 5.0 for Hook Reports. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishing Forecast has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fishing Forecast ships an update every 2 months, Hook Reports every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on August 4, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fishing Forecast | Hook Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yaroslav Tovmashenko | Trevor Lewis |
Customer experience
Fishing Forecast
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In-app purchases
Fishing Forecast
- 1-Week Subscription3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- 1-Week Subscription$5.997 Days
- Month3 Days trial$14.991 Month
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- 1-Year Subscription1 Year trial$24.991 Year
- 1 Year3 Days trial$49.991 Year
Hook Reports
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
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