Comparison

渔伴 vs OnTheChew

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

Head to head
About

渔伴

Features
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FishingMate, Built for anglers who take every trip seriously. Whether you are just getting started or working toward your next breakthrough, every fishing trip deserves better planning. Fishing Mate is a focused fishing assistant built around condition insights, trip planning, catch management, and fish identification. From pre-trip weather and tide analysis to post-trip catch logging and review, it helps you build a complete data system for your time on the water. If you want clear, practical data support for your fishing goals, a better way to plan every outing, and a reliable place to record every spot and catch, Fishing Mate is designed for you. ▼ Fishing Mate includes the following feature modules: ▶ Weather - Read the Conditions Before You Go Integrated weather, tide, and marine data: View key fishing conditions in one place. Flexible data views: Explore different condition factors and quickly understand what matters most. Global location support: Add weather and marine grid locations worldwide, so you can build your own fishing location library wherever you fish. Clean, precise charts: Understand trends at a glance with smooth interactions that make checking and comparing data easier. ▶ Planning - Be Ready Before Every Trip Create fishing plans: Generate and save trip references, notes, and plans based on date, target species, fishing spots, and more. Trip checklists: Create standalone memo lists to organize fishing-related tasks, reminders, and preparation details. Tide level alerts: Set tide level notifications to stay within your preferred safety range and reduce tide-related risks. ▶ Fish ID & Catch Log - Know Every Catch Fish identification: Take a photo or upload an image to quickly identify fish species and make catch logging easier. Fish ID is still improving, and angler feedback helps us continue building a better species database. Catch records: Log species, length, weight, location, time, weather, and other key details to build your personal catch library. Catch insights: Analyze your catch data, discover patterns, build experience, and make every trip more valuable. Catch archive: Keep a complete history of your catches and track your progress over time. ▶ Spot Management - Keep Track of Where It Happened Create fishing spots: Record and mark fishing locations and nearby conditions as you fish. Manage your spot library: Use built-in tools to organize your personal fishing spots. Combined with catch records and historical data, Fishing Mate helps you build your own long-term fishing knowledge base. ▶ Why Choose Fishing Mate? We understand anglers because we are anglers too. After preparing for countless trips and switching between weather apps, tide charts, maps, and notes just to plan one outing, we decided to build something better. Fishing Mate is designed to be simple, smooth, focused, and free from intrusive ads. We want every angler to open one app and feel ready for the conditions ahead. Because fishing is not just about heading out at random. It is about reading nature, planning well, and leaving a little room for luck. Fishing Mate helps make every trip smarter, easier, and more enjoyable. Clean and fluid design, with no splash screen and no disruptive ads. One account syncs your data across supported devices, with no need to purchase again on each platform. We hope to help you find the right moment across rivers, lakes, mountains, and seas. ▶ Contact Us As anglers ourselves, we value every piece of feedback. Every feature and improvement is shaped by real fishing needs. You can send feedback through the in-app feedback module or email us at hello@boring.cool. Start your fishing journey with Fishing Mate today.

About

OnTheChew

This app provides recreational anglers with essential fishing information to plan their trips. It offers real-time tide data, weather forecasts, moon phases, and local fishing regulations. Designed for ease of use, it helps anglers make informed decisions before heading out.

Highlights
  • Real-time tide information
  • Weather forecasts and wind conditions
  • Moon phase and solunar fishing activity
  • Best fishing times
  • Local fishing regulations and size limits
  • Favorite fishing locations
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On the Chew is the all-in-one companion for fishing in Australia — real-time conditions, accurate tides, a legal size and bag limit guide, and a community built around real catches, not guesswork. CONDITIONS, AT A GLANCE See exactly what the water's doing before you leave home: live wind and swell, water temperature, wind by the hour, rain and wind maps, barometric pressure trends, sunrise and sunset, moon phase and UV — for your current location or anywhere you search in Australia, always in that spot's local time. Swipe the cards to look ahead up to 7 days. ACCURATE TIDES, RIGHT AROUND THE COAST Tide curves and high/low times for 579 stations in every state, calculated on your phone from constants fitted to Bureau of Meteorology predictions — typically within a few minutes of the official tables. SPECIES LOOKUP Look up 65 species in seconds: legal size, bag and possession limits, habitat, best lures and bait, season notes and known locations — with real photos, not stock art. Limits shown are NSW rules; for spots in other states, the app links straight to that state's official fishing rules. A REAL FISHING COMMUNITY Share your catches with photos, post gear reviews and tips, and browse a live feed of what other anglers are landing. Follow the anglers you trust, favourite the posts worth remembering, and organise what you save into collections. Browse Discover for a video feed of catches and techniques. FISHING SPOTS & TEAM UP Drop a pin on your favourite spots and share them with the community, or keep them private. Host or join a Team Up meetup — pick a spot, set a date, and fish alongside other locals. MESSAGE YOUR FISHING MATES Direct messages and group chats with photo, video and voice message support — plan a trip, share a spot, or just talk shop. BUILT RESPONSIBLY Clear Terms of Use with zero tolerance for abuse. Block anyone and report content that doesn't belong — every report is reviewed. Delete your account and everything in it, permanently, any time, right from Settings. Tide predictions are estimates based on Bureau of Meteorology data and are not for navigation. Whether you're chasing a bag limit on the harbour or checking if it's worth the drive to the coast this weekend, On the Chew keeps the guesswork out of it.

Screenshots

渔伴4 screens
OnTheChew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OnTheChew at none against 渔伴's 4. 渔伴's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 渔伴 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. OnTheChew asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

渔伴 ships an update weekly, OnTheChew every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
渔伴 versus OnTheChew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter渔伴OnTheChew
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQingdao Quchuang Technology Co., Ltd.Kun Tian

In-app purchases

4 purchases

渔伴

One-time4
  • 周 Plus 会员$0.99
  • 月度 Plus 会员$1.99
  • 年度 Plus 会员$7.99
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  • 终身 Plus 会员$9.99
None

OnTheChew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 渔伴 free?
渔伴 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OnTheChew free?
OnTheChew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 渔伴 or OnTheChew have ads?
Neither 渔伴 nor OnTheChew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 渔伴 or OnTheChew?
渔伴 ships an update weekly, and OnTheChew every 2 months. Most recently, 渔伴 was updated on October 28, 2026 and OnTheChew on October 28, 2026.

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