Comparison

Fishing Knots Pro vs Holocron Archive

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

Head to head
About

Fishing Knots Pro

Learn to tie essential fishing knots with this comprehensive guide. It offers detailed step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and information on knot strength and line compatibility. Access all knots offline after installation.

Highlights
  • Detailed knot tying instructions
  • Step-by-step illustrations
  • Knot strength analysis
  • Fishing line compatibility recommendations
  • Offline access
  • Categorized knots
Features
Currently charting
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"Fishing Knots" - is a program for your mobile device, showing how to tie knots. Among the many knots fisherman should select and use the right one. In each case - his own. How the knot weakens the fishing line? Which knots to use for thin fishing lines, and which - for thick? Which knots can be knit on multifilament fishing line? The encyclopedia contains different type of knots for: binding of two fishing lines; tying leads; attach large and small hooks, baits, lures, swivels; connection fishing lines and the binding cord; tie a boat and etc.; For each knot, tying methods is described in detail. Also, description of each knot contains step-by-step guide ""How to tie"" with illustrations. Describes in detail the properties of knots. The estimation of the strength reduction for each knot. For each knot provides recommendations for types of fishing lines. The application can also work without the Internet, all the nodes are loaded during installation. Selected knots are simple and clear three-dimensional scheme - this is the app "Fishing knots". Here are a few reasons to install into your device "Fishing Knots": - The maximum number of knotes used by fishermen; - Graphics extensively tested for intelligibility; - The application can run without an Internet connection; - Easy to use interface - this is not a website page with a bunch of useless information at the edges; - Knots are clearly defined by categories; - Each record contain relative knot strength - the breaking strength of a knotted rope in proportion to the breaking strength of the rope without the knot; - It is always being updated, refined and increasing.

About

Holocron Archive

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BOOKS Novels, anthologies, and novelizations for adult, young adult, and junior readers, with release dates, publisher summaries, and in-universe chronology. COMICS Comic series and individual issues from Marvel, Dark Horse, and IDW - with creators, cover and store dates, and full descriptions. Browse by franchise, drill into a series, or page through a run issue by issue. COLLECTIONS AND VARIANTS View which trade paperbacks, hardcovers, and omnibuses belong to which series. Browse cover variants with artist, ratio, type, and retailer-exclusive details, shown in zoomable high-resolution art. READING LISTS Curated reading orders - The High Republic, the Crimson Dawn saga, crossover events, and more - that take you straight to each book, comic, or collection in sequence. CHECKLIST Mark any book, comic, collection, or variant cover as Read or Owned. Long-press to mark several at once, filter your library by what you have or haven't read, and back up your checklist to a file to restore on any device. FEATURES • Tap a creator to see their body of work. Jump from any issue to others by the same artist or featuring the same character. Follow franchise breadcrumbs between related runs. Open any author's full bibliography. • Timeline mode - A visual chronology spanning seven eras, from the High Republic to the New Jedi Order. Books and comics plot alongside movie and TV reference points. • Search books by title, author, or series; find comics by series, issue, creator, or publisher. Sort by release date, title, author, chronology, publisher, or creator. Filter by audience, availability, book type, or publisher. • Upcoming releases - Shows every announced book, comic, and collection. • Notifications - Get a heads-up on release day for new books, comics, and collections, and when the database updates. Pick which ones you want. • Make it yours - Choose which audiences and publishers appear in your library, and save your favorite sort, view, and filters as the default.

Screenshots

Fishing Knots Pro4 screens
Holocron Archive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Holocron Archive at Free against Fishing Knots Pro's $4.99. Holocron Archive also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Fishing Knots Pro's advantage is chart position (#74 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On ads, 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

Holocron Archive is free to download; Fishing Knots Pro costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fishing Knots Pro ships an update every 5 months, Holocron Archive monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Fishing Knots Pro versus Holocron Archive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishing Knots ProHolocron Archive
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (282 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings282 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB58 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWeb and PrintBlue Haisai LLC

Bugs and requests

Fishing Knots Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Expanded view not available as promised
  • Termination misdrawn on 'Bloody Return' knot

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more knots (FG Knot, Double Knot, Arbor Knot, Albright Knot)
  • Expanded views for knots
  • Search feature
  • Ability to favorite knots
  • Add intermediate steps to diagrams
Show 3 more
  • Text descriptions under pictures
  • Translation to French
  • Translation to Russian

Holocron Archive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fishing Knots Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Holocron Archive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fishing Knots Pro free?
Fishing Knots Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Holocron Archive free?
Holocron Archive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fishing Knots Pro or Holocron Archive have ads?
Neither Fishing Knots Pro nor Holocron Archive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fishing Knots Pro or Holocron Archive?
Fishing Knots Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Holocron Archive monthly. Most recently, Fishing Knots Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Holocron Archive on November 5, 2026.

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