Comparison

FishReady vs Fish Wizard

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

Head to head
About

FishReady

This app helps anglers create and manage packing checklists for fishing trips. It offers category-based item selection, customizable lists, and the ability to create multiple checklists for different fishing adventures, ensuring you never forget essential gear.

Highlights
  • Category-based item selection
  • Customizable packing lists
  • Multiple lists for different trips
  • Mark items as packed
  • Add custom items
Features
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Welcome to FishReady, the ultimate app for anglers to prepare and pack for their fishing trips with ease and precision. FishReady is designed to streamline the process of creating checklists tailored to your specific fishing trips. Key Features: * Category-Based Selection: Our app guides you through selecting different categories from which to choose your items, making it easy to build comprehensive checklists. Whether you fish for largemouth bass or trout, or prefer to kayak fish or fish from a pier, FishReady has you covered. * Customizable Lists: Once you've selected your categories and items, you can view your lists in the "My Lists" section. Here, you can check off items as you pack, ensuring nothing is forgotten. You can also edit your lists by deleting items or adding custom items to suit your needs. * Multiple Lists for Different Fishing Trips: FishReady supports creating multiple lists for different types of fishing trips. Whether it's the local pond, a larger reservoir, an afternoon outing or full blown out of state fishing trip, you can easily customize your checklists for each unique adventure. Stay organized and prepared with FishReady, and focus on what you love—fishing! Download FishReady today and get ready for your next fishing trip with confidence!

About

Fish Wizard

This app helps anglers meticulously record their fishing trips and catches. It allows users to log details like location, conditions, and species, with smart photo import and data analysis. Syncing and backups are managed on the user's terms.

Highlights
  • Log fishing trips and details
  • Track individual catches with photos
  • Record location and environmental conditions
  • Smart photo import for catches
  • Analyze fishing statistics and personal bests
  • Optional iCloud sync
  • Exportable data backup
Features
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Make every day on the water part of your fishing story. Fish Wizard is a private, local-first fishing log for recording trips, catches, photos, and the details you want to remember. There is no account to create. Your log stays on your device by default, with optional iCloud sync available through your private iCloud account. LOG YOUR TRIPS Record the body of water, date and time, fishing style, target species, duration, notes, and catches from each outing. TRACK EVERY CATCH Save species and subspecies, length, weight, catch time, notes, photos, and the trip where it happened. Search and filter your log whenever you want to revisit a day on the water. LOG LOCATIONS AND CONDITIONS Pin a catch on the map and Fish Wizard fills in the conditions for that spot and time — air temperature, weather, water temperature when available, humidity, barometric pressure, and moon phase — so you can spot the patterns behind your best days. See conditions for each trip too. Location is optional, off by default, and controlled by a single opt-in you can turn off anytime. REVIEW PHOTOS WITH SMART IMPORT Fish Wizard can scan photos on your device to suggest likely fish pictures and group them by capture time. Every suggestion is review-first: nothing becomes a catch or trip until you confirm it. SEE YOUR FISHING STORY IN NUMBERS Explore trip and catch totals, averages, personal bests, species breakdowns, vessel stats, and more. KEEP BUILDING MOMENTUM Earn XP and unlock achievements as you log trips, catches, measurements, notes, and photos. SYNC ON YOUR TERMS Keep your log on-device by default, or turn on optional iCloud sync in Settings to keep your fishing history up to date across your devices through your private iCloud account. SHARE THE HIGHLIGHTS Create polished images for catches, trips, stats, and achievement progress, then share them through the standard iOS share sheet. BACK UP ON YOUR TERMS Export your log as a JSON backup and import it later. You can also delete your saved user data from Settings, with clear warnings when iCloud Sync is enabled. Fish Wizard includes no ads, analytics SDKs, account login, or third-party tracking.

Screenshots

FishReady4 screens
Fish Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fish Wizard at none against FishReady's 1. Fish Wizard also leads on ads (none vs shown). FishReady's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. FishReady sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fish Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FishReady against 5.0 for Fish Wizard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FishReady ships an update every 2 days, Fish Wizard every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FishReady versus Fish Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishReadyFish Wizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKen BooneShaphan Wade

Customer experience

FishReady

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fish Wizard

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FishReady

One-time1
  • FishReady Ad Removal$2.99
None

Fish Wizard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FishReady free?
FishReady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fish Wizard free?
Fish Wizard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FishReady or Fish Wizard?
FishReady and Fish Wizard are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do FishReady or Fish Wizard have ads?
FishReady shows ads; Fish Wizard does not.
Which is updated more often, FishReady or Fish Wizard?
FishReady ships an update every 2 days, and Fish Wizard every 3 days. Most recently, FishReady was updated on October 30, 2026 and Fish Wizard on October 31, 2026.

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