Comparison

Fins vs All Blue

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

Head to head
About

Fins

Instantly identify marine life from photos or guided searches. Log your dives, track sightings, and build a personal species collection. Engage with trivia games, earn badges, and plan liveaboard trips while contributing to ocean conservation.

Highlights
  • AI Marine Species ID
  • Guided Search
  • Dive Logbook
  • Marine Trivia Games
  • Badges & Achievements
  • Liveaboard Planning
  • Community Sharing
Features
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Fins identifies fish, nudibranchs and other invertebrates from a photo or guided step-by-step search, in seconds, wherever you are in the world. Whether you're logging a dive in Raja Ampat, snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, or just curious about something you spotted at the beach, Fins brings the ocean's species to your fingertips. AI Marine Species ID Upload or snap a photo and let Fins identify the species instantly. Or use guided search to narrow it down step by step, no photo needed. Dive Logbook & Snorkel Tracker Record every dive, log your sightings, and build your personal life list. Your ocean story, beautifully kept. Marine Trivia & ID Games Test your reef knowledge, earn points, and climb the leaderboard. Learning the ocean has never been this fun. Badges & Achievements Unlock badges for new species, dive milestones, and rare finds. Spot a rare nudibranch? There's a badge for that. Liveaboard & Travel Planning Browse and book liveaboards across the world's top dive destinations, all inside the app. Join the Movement Every sighting you log contributes to ocean awareness and conservation. You're not just exploring, you’re helping. Community Share sightings, solve marine mysteries together, and connect with a growing global community of ocean lovers. Who Fins Is For Divers & Snorkelers — Log dives, ID species, relive every underwater adventure. Underwater Photographers — Name your shots and build your own species collection. Liveaboard Travelers — Make the most of every surface interval. Students & Educators — A modern, visual marine field guide for the classroom or the reef. Citizen Scientists — Every sighting you log matters. Curious Explorers — Discover the ocean from anywhere on earth. Fins is your companion for exploration, learning, and conservation. Download Fins and dive smarter.

About

All Blue

Features
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All Blue is a beautifully crafted field guide to marine species — built for anglers, divers, and anyone curious about life beneath the surface. Whether you're identifying a catch on the dock, planning your next dive, or just exploring the ocean from your couch, All Blue puts a complete, image-rich species database in your pocket. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Just the fish. — A FIELD GUIDE WORTH CARRYING — Hundreds of marine species, each documented with: • High-resolution photographs from multiple angles • Scientific Latin names, family classification, and full taxonomy • Habitat layer, depth range, and geographic distribution • Adult and juvenile identification notes • Recommended fishing methods, baits, and lures Every entry is researched and curated — no AI-generated filler, no Wikipedia rewrites. — FIND ANY FISH IN SECONDS — A powerful multi-facet search lets you filter by: • Water type (saltwater, freshwater, brackish) • Habitat zone (reef, coastal, pelagic, benthic, deep) • Geographic region • Fishing method • Family or genus Mix and match to find exactly what you're looking for. Spotted something unfamiliar at a reef in the tropics? Two taps and you'll narrow it down. — YOUR PERSONAL LEDGER — Track your fishing journey: • Mark species as Caught when you land one • Mark species as Target for the ones still on your wishlist • Browse your personal collection grouped by status Your data lives only on your device — never uploaded, never shared. — DIVE IN — The signature Dive In mode arranges every species along a continuous depth axis — from sunlit reefs at 0 meters to the abyssal deep beyond 1,000 meters. Scroll down and watch the water darken, light shafts fade, and the ambient depth gauge climb as you descend through ocean layers. It's a meditation, an exploration, and a different way to understand who lives where. — PRIVACY FIRST — All Blue collects nothing. No accounts. No analytics. No advertising. No tracking SDKs. Your catches, targets, and browsing stay on your device. — DESIGNED WITH CARE — Hand-crafted with custom typography, precise spacing, and a minimal dark palette designed to fade away and let the species shine. Optimized for iPhone with native iOS gestures, haptic feedback, and a thoughtful field-guide aesthetic. The fish are the point. We just got out of the way.

Screenshots

Fins4 screens
All Blue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: All Blue at none against Fins's 2. Fins's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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. Fins sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. All Blue asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fins versus All Blue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinsAll Blue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerevan foster超越 徐

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fins

Subscriptions2
  • Fins Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Fins Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

All Blue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fins free?
Fins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is All Blue free?
All Blue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fins or All Blue have ads?
Neither Fins nor All Blue shows ads.

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