Comparison

Fishtechy vs HatchMatch AI

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

Head to head
About

Fishtechy

This app uses AI to measure fish length, girth, and estimated weight, identify species, and create a digital journal of your catches. It helps reduce fish handling time and supports conservation efforts by allowing anonymous data sharing with fisheries science organizations.

Highlights
  • AI fish measurement (length, girth, weight)
  • Automatic species identification
  • Private digital catch journal
  • Anonymous data sharing for conservation
  • Online fishing contests and challenges
  • Trip tracking (miles, route, elevation)
Features
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AI measures your catch's length, girth and estimated weight, identifies the species, and creates a private digital journal — all in seconds. Proof, Not Guesswork No board, no tape, no guessing. A Proof Ball or Proof Bar in frame is all the app needs. Snap a photo or record a video and the numbers are waiting when you're done. Reduce Fish Handling Measure it. Release it. Faster. Less time out of the water means a healthier fish and a healthier fishery — a practical addition to any angler's gear, from bass boats to fly rods. The Most Accurate Way to Digitally Measure Fish Proof products give the AI a known dimension to measure against, so length and girth are verified measurements, not estimates. Weight is calculated from length and girth and always labeled as an estimate. Used correctly, nothing on your phone measures a fish more accurately. Support Conservation Every catch can count for science — only if you say so. Choose to share your catch data anonymously, without precise location, with vetted fisheries science organizations like NOAA to help protect the waters you fish. Never automatic, and you can withdraw at any time. Digital Journal & Automatic Species ID AI identifies your fish and logs species, size, location, time and weather to a private digital journal and map of your catches. No manual data entry. All your catch data in one place. Online Contests & Challenges Create or join fishing tournaments using your real catches. Compete privately with friends or publicly with anglers around the world. Catches can be scored as a percent of their world record, so you can compete fairly even when you're catching different species. Real catches. Digital leaderboards. For Your Whole Trip Fishtechy’s Story Mode tracks your entire trip, including miles walked or floated, a map of your route, elevation gained, and fish caught along the way. Track the whole trip with the Fishtechy app Your Data, Your Call Your catch data stays under your control. Nothing is shared with scientists or anyone else without your explicit consent. The proof is in the ball. Download the free Fishtechy app today.

About

HatchMatch AI

Identify insects and flies from a single photo to find the perfect match for your fishing lure. Catalog your entire fly box and get pattern suggestions with confidence scores. Designed for anglers of all levels to improve their fishing success.

Highlights
  • AI insect and fly identification from photos
  • Fly box cataloging from a single photo
  • Hatch matching with confidence scores
  • Pattern suggestions
  • Fallback recommendations
  • Fast and focused interface
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Point your camera at a bug. Know what to tie on. HatchMatch identifies trout stream insects and flies from one photo, recommends patterns that match, and keeps your river on your Home screen. IDENTIFY • Mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, midges and terrestrials, from a single photo. • Every ID shows how confident it is. If your photo doesn't show a detail, the app leaves it out instead of guessing. • Scan your fly box to catalog it in one shot. Flies you've identified show up in hatch results with your own photo. FISH IT • Pick your rig (nymph, dry, dry-dropper, euro, streamer or wet) and get technique steps and pairings for it. YOUR RIVER • Live flow, trend and a 3-day forecast for any river with a USGS gauge in the lower 48. • Guide reports and hot flies for eight Northern California rivers. • A blue ribbon marks state-designated trout water. Built by a Northern California angler who kept guessing at the hatch. GUIDE PACK New users get 20 free tokens. Buy more as you go, or go unlimited with Guide Pack: • Monthly: $12.99/month • Annual: $99.99/year (save 36%) Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings. Terms: https://hatchmatch.ai/terms Privacy: https://hatchmatch.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Fishtechy4 screens
HatchMatch AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HatchMatch AI at 100% against Fishtechy's 39%. HatchMatch AI also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Fishtechy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (194 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. HatchMatch AI sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Fishtechy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HatchMatch AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishtechy has 194 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Fishtechy's written reviews are positive against 100% of HatchMatch AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fishtechy ships an update every 5 days, HatchMatch AI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fishtechy versus HatchMatch AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishtechyHatchMatch AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (194 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings194 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFutrix, L.L.CChad Stauffer

Customer experience

Fishtechy

All ratings194 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral9.8%
Negative51.2%

HatchMatch AI

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fishtechy

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

HatchMatch AI

Subscriptions2
  • Guide Pack$12.991 Month
  • Guide Pack – Annual$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Angler Pack$5.99
  • Season Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Fishtechy free?
Fishtechy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HatchMatch AI free?
HatchMatch AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fishtechy or HatchMatch AI?
HatchMatch AI is rated higher. Fishtechy averages 4.4 out of 5 from 194 ratings, while HatchMatch AI averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Fishtechy or HatchMatch AI have ads?
Neither Fishtechy nor HatchMatch AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fishtechy or HatchMatch AI?
Fishtechy ships an update every 5 days, and HatchMatch AI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fishtechy was updated on November 7, 2026 and HatchMatch AI on October 31, 2026.

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