Simplistic Fishing vs Catch Tracker AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simplistic Fishing
This app provides bass anglers with detailed lake analysis and identifies prime fishing spots using satellite imagery and contour data. It highlights offshore hot spots and underwater structures to help users maximize their fishing success.
- In-depth lake analysis
- Prime fishing spot identification
- Satellite imagery insights
- Offshore fishing hot spots
- Underwater structure highlighting
- Continuous data updates
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Know the lake before you launch. Simplistic Fishing puts real fishing structure on your phone — brush piles, ledges, rock, roadbeds, channel swings, and the offshore spots most anglers idle right past. Search your lake, open the map, and go fish. ALL-NEW APP. EVERY U.S. LAKE. This version is a complete redesign — cleaner, faster, and easier on the water. And it brings our biggest upgrade yet: you can now open ANY lake in the United States. Every U.S. lake comes with satellite imagery and Garmin® HD Contours, so there's always a real map under you. COMPLETED LAKES: THE FULL BREAKDOWN Lakes marked "Complete" have been fully broken down by our team. Open one and every waypoint from the breakdown is already on the map — rock, brush, humps, ledges, points, roadbeds, bridges, laydowns, hazards, and more — each labeled so you know exactly what you're fishing. ANY OTHER LAKE: BUILD YOUR OWN If we haven't broken your lake down yet, you're not locked out. Open it in the map view, study the contours and satellite imagery, and drop your own custom waypoints. And tap Request Lake to tell us where to go next — angler requests drive our breakdown list. WHAT'S IN YOUR POCKET • Expert waypoints on every completed lake, labeled by structure type • Filter waypoints to match your pattern — brush, channels, drops, humps, ledges, rock, and more • Favorite the spots that produce, and clear or manage them anytime • Custom waypoints on any U.S. lake — name them, color them, keep them • Export favorites and custom spots as .GPX for Garmin®, Lowrance®, and Humminbird® units • Fishing-first weather: wind, pressure, cloud cover, and a daily fishing outlook • 7 map styles, including satellite, satellite/streets, contours, and dark mode PLANS • Single Lake — $9.99 one-time: 30 days of access to one completed lake. No auto-renew — we send a reminder 5 days before it expires. • All-Lakes Monthly — $19.99/month • All-Lakes Annual — $144.99/year (save $94.89 a year vs. monthly) All-lakes subscriptions unlock every completed lake, expert waypoints and filters, Garmin® HD Contours on all U.S. lakes, and waypoint export. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Your lake. Decoded. Download Simplistic Fishing and know where to cast before you ever leave the ramp. Terms and conditions: "https://dev.simplisticfishing.com/terms-and-conditions" PrivacyPolicy: "https://dev.simplisticfishing.com/privacy-policy"
Catch Tracker AI
This app helps anglers log their catches with detailed notes and photos. It offers AI species identification, weather data, and GPS mapping to analyze fishing patterns and improve success. Offline mode ensures data can be logged anywhere.
- Digital logbook for catches
- Photo gallery of catches
- AI species identification
- Real-time weather data
- GPS mapping and satellite imagery
- Offline data logging
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Stop guessing and start catching. Catch Tracker AI is the modern fishing logbook designed to help you track your history, analyze patterns, and improve your game on the water. Whether you are chasing a new Personal Best or just enjoying a weekend on the lake, Catch Tracker AI handles the data so you can focus on the fish. CORE FEATURES: • Digital Logbook: Save every catch with detailed notes on weight, bait used, and date. • Photo Gallery: Keep a visual history of your best moments. • Community Driven: Vote on features and shape the future of the app. • Offline Mode: Take photos and log data even when you have no signal; upload when you get back online. UNLOCK PRO ACCESS: Take your fishing to the next level with our advanced AI and Mapping tools: • AI Species Identification: Not sure what you caught? Snap a photo, and our AI instantly identifies the species for you. • Real-Time Weather Data: Automatically pull temperature, weather conditions, and barometric pressure for every catch based on your GPS location. • Premium Satellite Maps: Drop pins on your exact catch locations and view high-resolution satellite imagery to scout new spots. • Personal Best Tracker: Automatically highlight your heaviest catches. Download Catch Tracker AI today and build the ultimate record of your fishing journey. Note: Some features require a Pro subscription (available monthly or yearly). Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Catch Tracker AI at 4.5 against Simplistic Fishing's 4.0. Catch Tracker AI also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Simplistic Fishing's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Simplistic Fishing sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Catch Tracker AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Catch Tracker AI holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simplistic Fishing has 35 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Simplistic Fishing's written reviews are positive against 50% of Catch Tracker AI's.
Simplistic Fishing ships an update every 4 weeks, Catch Tracker AI every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Simplistic Fishing | Catch Tracker AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (35 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simplistic Fishing LLC | CADE THOMAS BECNEL |
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Simplistic Fishing
Catch Tracker AI
In-app purchases
Simplistic Fishing
- All Regions Monthly Pass3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Midwest Region3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- South Region3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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- West Region3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Northeast Region3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Southeast Region3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- All Region Yearly Pass3 Days trial$144.991 Year
- Purchase Single Lake$9.99
Catch Tracker AI
- CatchTracker AI Monthly Pro1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- CatchTracker AI Yearly Pro$29.991 Year
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