Comparison

BiteLog vs CullIQ

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

Head to head
About

BiteLog

Easily log fishing catches and view related weather, moon, and tide data to plan future trips. Share your successes with friends while maintaining control over your private fishing spots.

Highlights
  • Log fishing catches quickly
  • View weather, moon, and tide data
  • Share catches with friends
  • Control data privacy
  • Plan future fishing trips
Features
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BiteLog allows you to easily log catches with a few simple taps. Catch data can be viewed along with weather, moon, and tides to help better plan your next trip. You can also share catches with your fishing buddies to help everyone get on the bite.  With BiteLog, you always control who sees what data to ensure your best spots are never burned.

About

CullIQ

This app helps competitive anglers manage their livewell by tracking fish, recommending culls, and calculating weights. It operates entirely offline, ensuring functionality even without a signal, and is designed for ease of use in outdoor conditions.

Highlights
  • Live livewell tracking
  • Smart culling recommendations
  • Dead fish penalty support
  • Multiple weight unit conversion
  • Cull tag color coding
  • 100% offline functionality
  • Dark mode optimization
Features
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CullIQ is the no-nonsense livewell assistant for competitive bass anglers. Add fish as you catch them, mark dead fish, and let CullIQ tell you exactly which fish to release when you're at your tournament limit. Every calculation runs on-device so you can rely on it in the middle of the lake with zero bars of service. KEY FEATURES • Live livewell tracking — add, edit, and remove fish in seconds • Smart culling recommendations — when you hit your limit, CullIQ tells you whether to release the new fish or swap out your smallest • Dead fish penalty support — configure your tournament's dead fish penalty and see your true official weight in real time • Multiple weight units — pounds + ounces, decimal pounds, or kilograms; convert on the fly • Cull tag color coding — match fish to your physical cull tags • 100% offline — no account, no signup, no cloud sync; your data stays on your device • Dark mode optimized for outdoor visibility • Large touch targets designed for wet hands WHY CULLIQ Tournament minutes are precious. Doing weight math in your head while a fish flops in your hand costs you ounces — and ounces win tournaments. CullIQ removes the math and tells you what to do, instantly. Built for bass anglers, by a bass angler. No subscriptions. No ads. No data harvesting. Just the tool you wish you had at your last tournament. PRIVACY CullIQ collects no data. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no third-party services. Everything you enter stays on your phone.

Screenshots

BiteLog4 screens
CullIQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BiteLog at 5.0 against CullIQ's 1.0. BiteLog also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). CullIQ's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BiteLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BiteLog has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
BiteLog versus CullIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBiteLogCullIQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOsprey AI, LLCKyle John Dye

In-app purchases

None

BiteLog

No in-app purchases

None

CullIQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BiteLog free?
BiteLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CullIQ free?
CullIQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BiteLog or CullIQ?
BiteLog is rated higher. BiteLog averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while CullIQ averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BiteLog or CullIQ have ads?
BiteLog shows ads; CullIQ does not.

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