Comparison

PBCatch vs LakeLore

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

Head to head
About

PBCatch

Log your fishing catches with detailed stats, identify species from photos, and map your favorite fishing spots. Track your tackle and discover patterns for peak fishing times. A free app with an optional premium subscription for advanced analytics.

Highlights
  • On-device fish identification
  • Personal Best Wall
  • Life List of species
  • Catch history with weather data
  • Fishing spot mapping
  • Tacklebox tracking
  • Cloud sync and photo backup
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Every angler remembers their personal best. PBCatch is the fishing log built around that — log every catch, and your biggest of each species takes that species' card. Tap it to open everything you have landed of that species: every fish, every weight, every condition it came in. FISH IDENTIFICATION Snap a photo of your fish and PBCatch names it. 122 freshwater and saltwater species, recognised on-device — your photo never leaves your phone. You get the species, the scientific name, how confident the match is, and the next-best options if it looks wrong. Always editable by you. EVERY CATCH, KEPT • Personal Best Wall — one card per species, your biggest fish holding the slot • Life List — 122 species to collect, grouped into collections that fill in as you land something new • Full history per species — PB progression, best conditions, every catch • Weather and water captured automatically with every catch, so you are not typing numbers on a wet phone YOUR SPOTS Save the places you fish and see them all on one map. Every catch you have logged there, what the water is doing now, and what it was doing on the days you actually caught fish. YOUR TACKLEBOX Track the lures you throw and see which ones actually produce, by species and by spot. WHAT PREMIUM ADDS Premium is your own history read back to you: • Live conditions at your spots — water temperature, flow, pressure, wind and sky right now, each shown directly next to the range of your own catches at that spot • Your peak fishing times — your season month by month, your hours clock by clock, and what bit in each window • Patterns and techniques — what worked for you, in what conditions, and with what lure • The Filter — slice any of it by species, lure or spot PBCatch doesn't guess. It remembers. EVERYTHING ELSE IS FREE Catch logging, on-device species identification, the Personal Best Wall, the Life List, your spots, the tacklebox, and cloud sync with photo backup across your devices. Your first week of Premium is on us. — Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Service: https://pbcatch.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pbcatch.app/privacy

About

LakeLore

Access detailed fish population data for publicly surveyed lakes across 38 US states. Search by species, location, and lake characteristics to maximize your fishing success. View historical catch data and stocking records.

Highlights
  • Search lakes by species, county, and size
  • View catch-per-unit-effort and average size
  • Access stocking history
  • Compare lakes side-by-side
  • Data from 38 US states
  • Free Minnesota data
Features
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The #1 thing you can do to maximize your fishing success is to fish bodies of water that have high quantities of the fish you are targeting. LakeLore makes this information easy to access and affordable for the average angler. It's a field guide to fish populations in publicly surveyed lakes. Decades of state fisheries netting surveys, electrofishing data, and stocking records, gathered into one atlas. No accounts. No ads. Minnesota is free. NOT A GOVERNMENT APP LakeLore is an independent app. It does not represent any government entity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any government agency. All fisheries data in LakeLore is public information republished from the official state agency sources listed below. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Search lakes by species, county, gear type, lake size, year, and stocking density. • View catch-per-unit-effort and average size for a given lake over time, broken out by gear type. • View stocking history — fry, fingerlings, yearlings, adults — with an estimated 'adult fish per 100 acres' overlay derived from a survival model. • Compare lakes side-by-side in a scatter plot. DATA COVERED • 38 US states, assembled from each state fish and wildlife agency's published surveys, forecasts, and stocking records. • Minnesota — free, no subscription. • Every other state is included in the LakeLore All-States subscription — and browsable in preview before you subscribe. OFFICIAL DATA SOURCES The fisheries data in LakeLore comes from these official state agency websites: • Minnesota: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us • South Dakota: https://gfp.sd.gov • North Dakota: https://gf.nd.gov • Iowa: https://www.iowadnr.gov • Wisconsin: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov • Washington: https://wdfw.wa.gov • Montana: https://fwp.mt.gov • Missouri: https://mdc.mo.gov • Illinois: https://dnr.illinois.gov • Indiana: https://www.in.gov/dnr • Ohio: https://ohiodnr.gov • Florida: https://myfwc.com • Georgia: https://georgiawildlife.com • Alabama: https://www.outdooralabama.com • Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/twra • North Carolina: https://www.ncwildlife.org • Virginia: https://dwr.virginia.gov • Oregon: https://myodfw.com • Idaho: https://idfg.idaho.gov • Wyoming: https://wgfd.wyo.gov • Utah: https://wildlife.utah.gov • Colorado: https://cpw.state.co.us • New Mexico: https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov • Nevada: https://www.ndow.org • California: https://wildlife.ca.gov • Oklahoma: https://www.wildlifedepartment.com • Texas: https://tpwd.texas.gov • New York: https://dec.ny.gov • Pennsylvania: https://www.fishandboat.com • Arkansas: https://www.agfc.com • Louisiana: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov • Maine: https://www.maine.gov/ifw • Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/deep • Maryland: https://dnr.maryland.gov • New Hampshire: https://www.wildlife.nh.gov • Mississippi: https://www.mdwfp.com • West Virginia: https://wvdnr.gov • New Jersey: https://dep.nj.gov/njfw WHAT IT IS NOT LakeLore is informational only. It does not grant access to any water or replace any fishing regulation. Always consult the relevant state agency for the authoritative current rules and licensing requirements. SUBSCRIPTION LakeLore All-States — US$4.99 per year, auto-renewing. Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in your device's subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.lakeloreapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.lakeloreapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

PBCatch4 screens
LakeLore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PBCatch at every 3 weeks against LakeLore's every 2 months. LakeLore's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. PBCatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and LakeLore sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PBCatch against 5.0 for LakeLore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PBCatch ships an update every 3 weeks, LakeLore every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PBCatch versus LakeLore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPBCatchLakeLore
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinepoint LLCLakeLore App LLC

Customer experience

PBCatch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LakeLore

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PBCatch

Subscriptions2
  • PBCatch Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PBCatch Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

LakeLore

Subscriptions1
  • LakeLore All-States$4.991 Year

Questions

Is PBCatch free?
PBCatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LakeLore free?
LakeLore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PBCatch or LakeLore?
PBCatch and LakeLore are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do PBCatch or LakeLore have ads?
Neither PBCatch nor LakeLore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PBCatch or LakeLore?
PBCatch ships an update every 3 weeks, and LakeLore every 2 months. Most recently, PBCatch was updated on October 24, 2026 and LakeLore on October 10, 2026.

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