Comparison

Fish Journal Pro vs FishMarker

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

Head to head
About

Fish Journal Pro

Features
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Fish Journal Pro helps you become a better angler. LOG YOUR CATCHES Take a photo, add the species, weight, and length. The app saves your location automatically. Look back at your best days on the water anytime. FISHING FORECAST Check the fishing score before you go. The app looks at weather, wind, pressure, and moon phase to tell you if fish will be biting. Plan your trips for the best days. FISH COLLECTION 87 species to discover. Every fish you catch unlocks your collection. Bass, trout, catfish, walleye, redfish, and more. See how many you can get. ASK CAPTAIN MIKE Got a question? Ask our AI fishing guide. Best bait for carp? How to catch bass in summer? Captain Mike knows. Simple answers from decades of fishing knowledge. FEATURES • Photo journal with species, weight, length • Auto location tagging • Weather-based fishing score • Hourly and daily forecasts • 87 fish species to collect • AI fishing assistant • Works offline • Clean, easy-to-read design Perfect for bass fishermen, weekend anglers, and anyone who wants to catch more fish. Download now. Tight lines!

About

FishMarker

Features
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FishMarker is a private fishing log for anglers who want to catch more on purpose. Log every fish with its species, size, weight, a photo, and the conditions that produced it, then let FishMarker show you the pattern. No account, no ads, no tracking. Everything lives on your device and in your private iCloud, and syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. LOG A CATCH IN UNDER A MINUTE Species, length, weight, released or kept, and a photo from your library. A game-fish list and a lure list are built in, so the fields fill fast. Time of day comes straight from the catch time. THE CONDITIONS THAT PRODUCE Every catch records the weather, the water clarity, the water temperature, the time of day, and the lure or bait. That is the raw material for finding your pattern. SEE WHAT IS PRODUCING FishMarker charts your catches by month and breaks them down by weather, water, time of day, and lure, so you can see what actually puts fish in the net. Your release rate and best month are one tap away. A SPECIES LIFE LIST Every species you land joins your life list, biggest first, with the personal best length and weight and the photo of the fish that set it. PRIVATE SPOTS Save the water you fish with your own notes on depth, structure, and the pattern that works. Pin a spot by typing coordinates yourself; FishMarker never tracks your location. TRIPS AND GEAR CHECKLISTS Plan an outing and build its gear checklist so nothing gets left behind. Start from a bank day, boat trip, fly fishing, or ice fishing pack, then set an optional local reminder for the morning of the trip. EXPORT WHAT IS YOURS Pro exports your catch log and species life list as clean CSV files with ISO dates, and a printable PDF season report with your summary, records, and patterns. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN FishMarker syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. The iPad and Mac layout puts your dashboard and charts side by side. Choose inches or centimeters, pounds or kilograms, Fahrenheit or Celsius once, and everything follows. FREE VS PRO Free logs 15 catches and 2 spots with every tool: the catch log, conditions, pattern insights, the species life list, and trip checklists. Pro unlocks unlimited catches, unlimited spots, and the CSV and PDF exports. Monthly $3.99 USD, yearly $24.99 USD, or a one-time lifetime unlock for $59.99 USD. FishMarker is a personal log for your own records. Log, look for the pattern, catch more. Pro subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions; cancellation applies at the end of the current period. Terms: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fish Journal Pro4 screens
FishMarker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fish Journal Pro at none against FishMarker's 3. 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. FishMarker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Fish Journal Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Fish Journal Pro versus FishMarker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFish Journal ProFishMarker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergii NesterenkoInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

None

Fish Journal Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FishMarker

Subscriptions2
  • FishMarker Pro$3.991 Month
  • FishMarker Pro$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • FishMarker Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Fish Journal Pro free?
Fish Journal Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FishMarker free?
FishMarker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fish Journal Pro or FishMarker have ads?
Neither Fish Journal Pro nor FishMarker shows ads.

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