StatShot vs Bluewater Intel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StatShot
This app provides comprehensive golf statistics, focusing on strokes gained data to analyze and improve your game. It offers detailed insights into driving, approach play, short game, and putting, with a unique "True SG" statistic that accounts for course difficulty.
- Strokes gained analysis
- True strokes gained metric
- SG driving, approach, short game, putting
- Green and fairway in regulation percentage
- Handicap benchmarks
- Detailed round summary
- Quick data entry
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StatShot is the perfect golf statistics app for getting comprehensive strokes gained data for your golf game. Data entry is simple and quick, allowing golfers to input their rounds on the fly. A player’s strokes gained summary allows them to directly compare the relative performance of all parts of their game -- no more having to deal with the ambiguity of traditional golf statistics. The brand new "True SG" statistic also controls for course difficulty, providing golfers an even more nuanced picture of their performance. StatShot includes: -Strokes gained total -True strokes gained -SG driving -SG approach play -SG short game -SG putting -Green and Fairway in regulation percentage -Other common golf stats -Handicap benchmarks for all parts of the game -Detailed round summary and scorecard -Quick data entry StatShot is completely free to use -- there are no ads, subscriptions, or trials! To get in touch or for app support, please contact either ryantcoffey@icloud.com or joe@joecardenas.dev
Bluewater Intel
This app provides offshore fishing intelligence by transforming satellite data, bathymetry, and marine forecasts into actionable insights for planning fishing trips. It offers bite forecasts, ocean data layers, charts, and AI-powered pre-trip reads to help anglers find the best fishing spots and conditions.
- Bite forecast maps
- Ocean data layers (SST, Chlorophyll-A)
- Bathymetry and bottom structure charts
- 6-day forecasts for waypoints
- AI Captain's Brief pre-trip analysis
- Catch logging and pattern analysis
- Offline access to trip data
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Bluewater Intel is offshore fishing intelligence for saltwater captains. It turns satellite ocean data, bathymetry, and marine forecasts into a clear read on where and when to fish — so you plan the trip before you burn the fuel. THE BITE MAP A color-coded bite forecast for your target species around your home port. Pick a species and a port, and the map shows where conditions line up. OCEAN DATA LAYERS - Sea Surface Temperature (NASA MUR, 1km) — find the Gulf Stream wall and temperature breaks - Chlorophyll-A (VIIRS, 1km) — water color and productivity, where bait stacks - Animated wind field with speed and direction - Ocean currents and front convergence - Weather radar CHARTS AND BOTTOM STRUCTURE - NOAA BlueTopo bathymetry in US waters - Ocean Bathymetric and Seafloor Relief basemaps - Depth contours with readings in feet and fathoms - Thousands of charted wrecks, reefs, ledges, lumps, and canyons - Hundreds of public boat ramps - LORAN-C TD lines for captains working from legacy numbers - Import and export waypoints as GPX FORECASTS Tap any waypoint for a 6-day forecast with wind, gusts, seas, and tides. AI CAPTAIN'S BRIEF A written pre-trip read on conditions for your port and target species. MY CATCHES Log a catch and the app auto-fills ocean and weather conditions from the same sources shown on the map. After a handful of entries, a Your Patterns panel summarizes the conditions that show up most often in your successful trips, and can break it down by species. AI CATCH MEASURE Offline camera measurement with a weight estimate. VIRTUAL TACKLE BOX Lure and bait recommendations based on current conditions. REGULATIONS AND CLOSURES See National Marine Sanctuaries, no-take reserves, HAPCs, and groundfish closures on the chart, each with the rules and a link to the official regulation page. A full directory covers federal sources and every coastal state agency. FISHING REPORTS Browse community reports by port and region, or share your own anonymously. REFERENCE Terminal tackle guides for knots, crimps, and connections, plus a fish encyclopedia with how-to guides for coastal species. DOWNLOAD MY TRIP Save your bite map, tides, waypoints, brief, and chart tiles before you leave the dock. Everything stays available when you lose signal offshore. ONE ACCOUNT, EVERY DEVICE Sign in on iPhone or on the web at app.bluewaterintel.com. Your waypoints, catches, and subscription follow your account. SUBSCRIPTION Bluewater Intel Pro unlocks the full app: the Bite Map, ocean and wind layers, all charted waypoints, fishing reports, and AI Captain's Briefs. - Pro Monthly: $12.99 per month - Pro Annual: $109.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in iPhone Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms and Privacy: https://www.bluewaterintel.com/legal IMPORTANT Bluewater Intel is a fishing reference and planning tool. It is not for navigation. Always use official charts and follow current regulations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StatShot at none against Bluewater Intel's 2. StatShot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Bluewater Intel's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Bluewater Intel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. StatShot asks for nothing beyond the download.
StatShot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluewater Intel has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of StatShot's written reviews are positive against 86% of Bluewater Intel's.
StatShot ships an update every 3 months, Bluewater Intel every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StatShot | Bluewater Intel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JC Development, LLC | Bluewater Intel LLC |
Customer experience
StatShot
Bluewater Intel
In-app purchases
StatShot
No in-app purchases
Bluewater Intel
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Pro Annual$109.991 Year
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