Simplistic Fishing vs PredatorMatch
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"
PredatorMatch
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PredatorMatch is an all-in-one fishing tournament platform built for both organisers and participants. Create events, manage registrations, validate catches with location checks, score flexibly, and publish live leaderboards — even when anglers have poor signal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PredatorMatch at none against Simplistic Fishing's 8. PredatorMatch also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. PredatorMatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplistic Fishing | PredatorMatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Simplistic Fishing LLC | NerdyAngler |
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
PredatorMatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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