Comparison

Simplistic Fishing vs Slimer Stats

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • In-depth lake analysis
  • Prime fishing spot identification
  • Satellite imagery insights
  • Offshore fishing hot spots
  • Underwater structure highlighting
  • Continuous data updates
Features
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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"

About

Slimer Stats

This app helps anglers improve their fishing by logging catches and analyzing data. It automatically records environmental conditions and provides forecasts to help you fish smarter and catch more.

Highlights
  • Log catches via quick entry, full details, or camera
  • Automatic environmental condition recording
  • Personalized catch analysis by conditions
  • 3-day fishing forecast with solunar windows
  • Offline catch logging and syncing
  • Collaborative fishing trips with crew
  • Social feed to compete with friends
Features
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Slimer Stats is the fishing app built for anglers who want to catch more and become better fishermen. Every cast you log becomes data. Over time, that data reveals your best spots, top species, winning conditions, and what lures are actually producing. Stop guessing. Start fishing smarter. LOG YOUR CATCHES — THREE WAYS Quick Catch logs species, weight and length in a few taps. Full Log captures photos, gear, notes and the whole story. Snap a Catch starts from the camera and fills in the details after. Log from the iPhone Action Button or Siri without even opening the app. CONDITIONS, AUTOMATICALLY Every catch logged with a location gets its conditions attached for the moment you caught it: sky, air temperature, wind, barometric pressure and trend, moon phase, light period and solunar window. WHAT WORKS Your own catches broken down by barometer, moon, light, solunar, wind and temperature — so you can see the patterns in your log, not someone else's. FORECAST Today plus three days, rated Poor to Prime for the waters you fish most, with sun times and solunar windows. WORKS OFFLINE No signal on the water? Catches and photos save on your phone and sync when you're back. FISH WITH YOUR CREW Start a fishing trip, add your crew, and log catches together. See who's landing the most, the biggest, and the best. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Add friends, challenge each other, and follow their catches on the social feed. DATA DRIVEN CATCHES Most fishing apps just store your catches. Slimer Stats turns them into insight. Fish smarter (not harder). Catch more.

Screenshots

Simplistic Fishing4 screens
Slimer Stats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Slimer Stats at 5.0 against Simplistic Fishing's 4.0. Slimer Stats also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Simplistic Fishing's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simplistic Fishing sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Slimer Stats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slimer Stats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simplistic Fishing has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simplistic Fishing ships an update every 4 weeks, Slimer Stats every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Simplistic Fishing versus Slimer Stats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplistic FishingSlimer Stats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (35 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB46 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSimplistic Fishing LLCRyan Probst

Customer experience

Simplistic Fishing

All ratings35 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

Slimer Stats

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Simplistic Fishing

Subscriptions7
  • 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
One-time1
  • Purchase Single Lake$9.99
None

Slimer Stats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simplistic Fishing free?
Simplistic Fishing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slimer Stats free?
Slimer Stats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simplistic Fishing or Slimer Stats?
Slimer Stats is rated higher. Simplistic Fishing averages 4.0 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Slimer Stats averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simplistic Fishing or Slimer Stats have ads?
Neither Simplistic Fishing nor Slimer Stats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simplistic Fishing or Slimer Stats?
Simplistic Fishing ships an update every 4 weeks, and Slimer Stats every 4 months. Most recently, Simplistic Fishing was updated on November 4, 2026 and Slimer Stats on November 5, 2026.

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