PBCatch vs LinkFish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
LinkFish
Connect with local anglers, buy and sell fishing gear, and get AI-powered bait recommendations. This app helps you fish smarter, travel lighter, and discover people who know your waters best.
- Buy and sell fishing gear
- Connect with local anglers and guides
- Book fishing charters
- AI-powered bait recommendations
- In-app messaging
- Fishing profile creation
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LinkFish is the all in one fishing app: know when and where to fish, identify what you catch, and buy or sell gear with anglers near you. Whether you fish farm ponds, big lakes, rivers or the coast, LinkFish puts live data, AI and a real angler community in your pocket. LINKFISH MAPS Ask for fishing spots near you and get turn by turn directions right in the app. Tap any lake or river to see the fish that live there. Explore hot fish zones, depth contours, boat ramps, piers, public access, live weather radar and water conditions. Save map areas for offline use on no-signal waters. KNOW WHEN TO FISH Bite forecasts built from live weather, pressure, moon and tide data. A daily briefing tells you the best window and the best spot. Strike window alerts let you know when it's time to go. Storm and weather warnings keep you safe. ASK LINKFISH Ask anything about fishing and get answers backed by live conditions and your own catch history. Bait Lab and Gear Advisor recommend the exact setup for your target species today. AI FISH SCANNER Snap a photo or video of your catch to identify the species, estimate length, log it and get bait tips. Read your sonar screen with AI. Check fishing regulations for where you're standing. YOUR FISHING LOG Log catches with weather snapshots, track patterns that actually work for you, earn passport stamps for every water you fish, level up your Angler Journey and complete seasonal challenges. Export your log as PDF or CSV. TRIPS & TOOLS Plan trips with a shared checklist and cost split. Species Playbook, offline Field Guide, animated Knot Assistant, Line Calculator, Tackle Box, Ice Fishing toolkit and Lost Gear Network. COMMUNITY Share catches and reels, join competitions, find anglers near you, message and call friends, and hop on Angler Radio or live video to talk fishing in real time. MARKETPLACE Buy and sell rods, reels, tackle, bait and charter trips with local anglers. Sellers pay a flat $0.99/month and keep 100% of every sale, no commission. Secure checkout, in app shipping labels and a built in negotiation assistant. Available in 29 languages. Download LinkFish and spend less time guessing and more time catching. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PBCatch at none against LinkFish's shown. LinkFish's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. PBCatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and LinkFish sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PBCatch against 5.0 for LinkFish. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
PBCatch ships an update every 3 weeks, LinkFish weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PBCatch | LinkFish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pinepoint LLC | RakesBiz LLC |
Customer experience
PBCatch
LinkFish
In-app purchases
PBCatch
- PBCatch Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- PBCatch Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
LinkFish
- LinkFish Seller Monthly$0.991 Month
- LinkFish Seller Access2 variants$0.991 Month









