Comparison

Watercraft™ vs Carplog

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

Head to head
About

Watercraft™

Features
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A precision instrument for carp anglers. watercraft holds what you work out for yourself: sessions, catch reports, spots, and the slow-earned knowledge of your waters. It gives it back when you ask. Everything is private by default. WATERS Add the lakes and rivers you fish. Each water carries its own illustrated lake map with numbered swims, drawn from watercraft's own database. SESSIONS The spine of the app. Begin a session, log conditions and notes as you go, and close with a summary worth keeping. The calendar holds every trip, with moon phase alongside. CATCH REPORTS File each capture properly: weight, water, swim, conditions, photo. A clean record of your angling, not a feed for anyone else. SPOTS Mark the spots that matter, down to the exact yard, and keep them where they belong. With you. PATTERNS Over time, watercraft reads your own records back to you: conditions, windows, what has worked and where. Not tips, not predictions. Your data, organised. WHAT IT ISN'T Not a social feed. No public swims, no grid of grinning captures, no algorithm. Not a leaderboard. Not a coach. It will not tell you where to fish or when to strike. Not a place to broadcast a spot. What you file is yours. The default is private, the only default that makes sense. MEMBERSHIP watercraft is free to download. Full access is £39 per year as an auto-renewing subscription, or by single Session Pass at £4.99, with a three-pack at £12.00. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://watercraft.app/terms Privacy policy: https://watercraft.app/privacy True watercraft is not given, it's earned. A product of Swimbooker.

About

Carplog

Features
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Carplog is the free carp fishing logbook, made by a carp angler for anglers who want to catch more. Log every fish, save the conditions automatically and see what's really working on your waters. Free for every angler. LOG EVERY CATCH • Weight, swim, bait, rig, wraps and photos for every fish • Track whole sessions, from setting up to packing down • Weather saved with every catch: temperature, wind, pressure, humidity and moon phase • No signal at the lake? Catches save on your phone and upload later GOT OLD CATCH PHOTOS? • Add a past catch from your photos • We fill in the date and place, plus that day's weather • Log trips from any year and build your full history • Share up to 10 photos straight from your Photos app KNOW WHAT'S WORKING • Your PB, average weight, time on the bank and best lakes • Best baits, rigs, swims, seasons and months • AI Coach insights drawn from your own catches and the weather • Bite predictions for your waters EVERY FISH IN ONE PLACE • Carplog marks your personal bests as you beat them • A gallery of every fish, filtered by weight, year and lake • Share your best catches with other anglers FIND YOUR WATER • Lake pages with rules, prices, recent catches and leaderboards • Scan a swim's QR code to start your session at supported fisheries • Lake not listed? Add it in seconds • Follow your favourite venues for news from the fishery JOIN THE COMMUNITY • A feed of catches from anglers and lakes you follow • Likes, comments, followers and following • Find anglers and lakes with one search FOR FISHERY OWNERS Claim your water and get a Fishery Dashboard built from catches logged at your venue: seasonal trends, top swims, baits and rigs, weight milestones and weather patterns. Post updates straight to the anglers who follow your lake. Your catches belong to you. Every catch can be public, lake only or private. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://carplog.co.uk/privacy

Screenshots

Watercraft™4 screens
Carplog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Watercraft™ at 14.0 against Carplog's 16.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Watercraft™ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $39.00 per year and Carplog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watercraft™ ships an update every 8 days, Carplog every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Watercraft™ versus Carplog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatercraft™Carplog
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperswimbookerAaron Sutton

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Watercraft™

Subscriptions1
  • Watercraft Pro 1 Year$39.001 Year
One-time2
  • Watercraft Session Pass$4.99
  • Watercraft Session Passes (3-Pack)$12.00
2 purchases

Carplog

Subscriptions2
  • Carplog Premium$4.991 Month
  • Carplog Premium$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Watercraft™ free?
Watercraft™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carplog free?
Carplog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Watercraft™ or Carplog have ads?
Neither Watercraft™ nor Carplog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watercraft™ or Carplog?
Watercraft™ ships an update every 8 days, and Carplog every 10 days. Most recently, Watercraft™ was updated on October 31, 2026 and Carplog on November 5, 2026.

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