Comparison

Catchr 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

Catchr

Instantly identify fish species, weight, and length by snapping a photo. Log your catches with detailed notes, track personal bests, and compete on leaderboards. Build a digital collection of your fishing memories.

Highlights
  • Fast fish identification from photos
  • Detailed catch logging (weight, length, bait, notes)
  • Personal bests and catch statistics
  • Leaderboards and friendly challenges
  • Digital collection of fishing memories
Features
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Catchr helps you identify any fish and grow a collection of digital memories! Snap a photo to get a likely species match, weight, and length. Log your bait and catch notes so you can track progress on personal bests and total fish caught. Catchr has a leaderboard so you can see where you rank among top anglers! What you get Fast fish ID from a photo Simple catch log with weight, length, bait, and notes Personal bests and clear stats Leaderboards and friendly challenges How to use Download the app Snap a picture of your catch Get a likely species match and save the details Submit to leaderboards to see where you rank Note Please check local regulations before keeping any catch. * A subscription is required to Unlock scanning, Fish log, leaderboards, and tracking.* TERMS: https://getcatchr.com/terms PRIVACY POLICY: https://getcatchr.com/privacy

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

Catchr4 screens
Fish Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fish Wizard at 100% against Catchr's 29%. Fish Wizard also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 20) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Catchr's advantage is ratings volume (4.9K vs 5). 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. Catchr sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Fish Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fish Wizard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catchr has 4.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Catchr's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fish Wizard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catchr ships an update weekly, Fish Wizard every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Catchr versus Fish Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchrFish Wizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.9K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.9K — better5
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSmolworks IncShaphan Wade

Customer experience

Catchr

All ratings4,861 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive28.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative65.4%

Fish Wizard

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

Bugs and requests

Catchr

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Fish identification errors
  • Camera issues with only using 1 of 3 cameras

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to manually input weight and length
  • Swipe to view other caught fish
  • Improved camera integration for better fish framing

Fish Wizard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Catchr

Subscriptions14
  • Fishdexx Plus7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Catchr Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Catchr Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • Catchr Pro7 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Catchr Pro$4.991 Year
  • Catchr Pro$8.991 Year
  • Catchr Pro$9.991 Month
  • Catchr Pro$12.991 Year
  • Catchr Pro$19.991 Year
  • Catchr Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Catchr Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Catchr Pro$29.991 Year
  • Catchr Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Catchr Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • Catchr Pro$4.99
  • Catchr Pro$9.99
  • Catchr Pro$29.99
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  • Catchr Lifetime$49.99
None

Fish Wizard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catchr free?
Catchr 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, Catchr or Fish Wizard?
Fish Wizard is rated higher. Catchr averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while Fish Wizard averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Catchr or Fish Wizard have ads?
Neither Catchr nor Fish Wizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catchr or Fish Wizard?
Catchr ships an update weekly, and Fish Wizard every 2 days. Most recently, Catchr was updated on October 1, 2026 and Fish Wizard on September 20, 2026.

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