Comparison

Salt Strong vs Inshore Bite

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

Head to head
About

Salt Strong

This app helps inshore saltwater anglers find the best fishing spots using expert-selected locations and real-time environmental data. It provides tide forecasts, feeding projections, and detailed map layers to improve your fishing success. Subscribers also gain access to a fishing community, tackle discounts, and expert game plans.

Highlights
  • Proprietary Smart Spots
  • 14 Day Tide Forecasts
  • Daily Strike Score
  • Hourly Feeding Projections
  • Oyster beds and Seagrass layers
  • Insider Club access
  • Tackle discounts and free lures
Features
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Find the best inshore saltwater fishing spots in seconds! Smart Fishing Spots by Salt Strong is the only app built exclusively for inshore saltwater anglers who want to stop fishing blind and start finding the hottest spots for redfish, speckled trout, snook, and flounder. You'll have everything you need to know WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW to catch more fish on your next trip. HAND PICKED SPOTS BY LOCAL EXPERTS These are NOT generic, boring, static fishing spots. Our proprietary "Smart Spots" are hand picked by a team of full time fishing coaches and regional experts. Then, our custom software determines which spot is best based on real time conditions like; tides, temperature, wind, season, pressure, etc... MOST POWERFUL INSHORE SALTWATER FISHING APP You'll be able to explore new areas with confidence and start finding your own spots with the most powerful collection of map layers like: - Proprietary Smart Spots - 14 Day Tide Forecasts - Daily Strike Score - Hourly Feeding Projections - Oyster beds - Seagrass - 1ft contour lines PLUS FREE LURES, TACKLE DISCOUNTS, & LOCAL REPORTS Your subscription to Smart Fishing Spots also comes with full access to the Salt Strong Insider Club: America's largest online fishing club helping saltwater anglers catch more fish while saving time and money. You'll get:  1. Smart Fishing Spots App and Software ($97 value) - Thousands of Hand-picked spots from our regional fishing coaches - Smart Spots AI to show the best spots for your exact trip - Most accurate tide date with “Strike Score”  to plan your fishing days  2. $200 in Free Tackle Per Year ($200 value) - FREE Slam Shady lures every month - Claimed on fishstrong.com, just pay shipping - FREE Tackle Tester Enrollment - Test a free piece of tackle every month, claim at fishstrong.com, just pay shipping. 3. Private Insider Community of 65,000+ Anglers - Real-time fishing reports and local intel - Answers to any of your questions, from friendly helpful anglers. - Local chapters and meetups - The OPPOSITE of social media No cursing, belittling, or politics allowed. 4. Weekly Game Plans for Your Region - Expert breakdowns every week of your area - Know exactly where to go and what to do every weekend - Professional-level fishing advice you can’t get anywhere else 5. Courses, Cheat Sheets & Training Library - Mini Course Library, spot dissections, and tactical breakdowns - Simple cheat sheets for fast results - Learn what actually works (no fluff) 6. Hundreds in Tackle Savings at FishStrong.com - Massive discounts on our custom rods and reels - 20-30% savings site wide (excluding third party rods and reels) - Huge discounts on our custom tackle bundles with everything you need. 7. Group Discount Partners (Big Ticket Savings) - Exclusive discounts on kayaks, boats, marine electronics, reels and more - Save hundreds (even thousands) on major purchases - Access to deals you won’t find publicly WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW TO CATCH MORE FISH ON YOUR NEXT TRIP With this one subscription, you're getting everything you need to hit the water with confidence, finding the fish fast and catching more with the right gear and tackle. Download Smart Fishing Spots and become a Salt Strong Insider Today Terms of use: https://www.saltstrong.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://www.saltstrong.com/privacy-policy/

About

Inshore Bite

This app provides real-time fishing forecasts and spot recommendations for Florida's Gulf Coast. It analyzes tides, weather, and seasonal patterns to predict the best fishing times and locations, offering a daily guide's report and a personal catch log.

Highlights
  • Live fishing hotspot charts
  • Hour-by-hour bite predictions
  • Daily guide's fishing report
  • AI-powered catch identification
  • Personalized fishing log
  • Shorebound fishing spots
Features
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Inshore Bite is the local fishing brain for Florida's Gulf Coast — Tampa Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Sarasota, and Naples. It tells you when the bite turns on and where to be when it does: 1,000+ charted inshore spots scored hour by hour by the live bite, plus a guide's report every morning. THE HOTSPOT CHART — 1,000+ CHARTED SPOTS A live chart of the Gulf Coast's inshore water — flats, passes, bridges, piers, and reefs with real boundaries, scored hour by hour from live NOAA tides, wind, weather, solunar periods, and what's in season. Scrub the hour strip and watch your bay light up where the bite is strongest. Real FWC seagrass and oyster beds, artificial reefs on the chart, and NOAA tide stations with full curves. Mark your home waters and the map makes them yours. A GUIDE'S REPORT, EVERY MORNING Open the app to a plain-English read of your water: the tide story, today's best window, what's in season — snook, redfish, trout, tarpon, and more — and what to throw. Live NWS marine advisories before you launch. YOUR LOG MAKES IT SMARTER Snap a photo and AI identifies the species. Every catch pins to the water it came from and back-fills the tide, weather, and moon for that moment. Track trips, boats, and gear; earn badges for the waters you learn. The more you fish, the more every forecast bends toward how YOU fish. NO BOAT? YOU'RE COVERED Bridges, piers, jetties, and shorelines are charted too — spots for the shorebound angler, not just the skiff. FREE FOR 7 DAYS — NO CREDIT CARD New accounts get a week of full Pro access, no payment info required. After that, keep Pro with a subscription (30-day money-back guarantee) or stay on the free plan — the daily bite window is always free. Built in St. Petersburg by a Tampa Bay angler. No ads. Your data is yours — delete it anytime. Tide and weather data from NOAA and Open-Meteo; habitat from FWC. Always follow FWC regulations and check official conditions — Inshore Bite is a guide, not a safety or navigation device. Privacy Policy: https://inshorebite.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Salt Strong4 screens
Inshore Bite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Salt Strong at #70 against Inshore Bite's unranked. Salt Strong also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Salt Strong sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Inshore Bite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Salt Strong ships an update weekly, Inshore Bite every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Salt Strong versus Inshore Bite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalt StrongInshore Bite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (963 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings963 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#70 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB100 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSalt Strong LLCMclean Gas Company LLC

Bugs and requests

Salt Strong

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login/account issues
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline map downloads
  • More detailed bathymetry data
  • Improved weather forecasting and integration

Inshore Bite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Salt Strong

Subscriptions4
  • SFS App Only Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
  • SFS App Only Yearly$59.991 Year
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  • Yearly$97.001 Year
2 purchases

Inshore Bite

Subscriptions2
  • Inshore Bite Pro — Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Inshore Bite Pro — Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Salt Strong free?
Salt Strong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inshore Bite free?
Inshore Bite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Salt Strong or Inshore Bite have ads?
Neither Salt Strong nor Inshore Bite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Salt Strong or Inshore Bite?
Salt Strong ships an update weekly, and Inshore Bite every 9 days. Most recently, Salt Strong was updated on November 3, 2026 and Inshore Bite on October 31, 2026.

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