Comparison

PBCatch vs CullIQ

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

CullIQ

This app helps competitive anglers manage their livewell by tracking fish, recommending culls, and calculating weights. It operates entirely offline, ensuring functionality even without a signal, and is designed for ease of use in outdoor conditions.

Highlights
  • Live livewell tracking
  • Smart culling recommendations
  • Dead fish penalty support
  • Multiple weight unit conversion
  • Cull tag color coding
  • 100% offline functionality
  • Dark mode optimization
Features
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CullIQ is the no-nonsense livewell assistant for competitive bass anglers. Add fish as you catch them, mark dead fish, and let CullIQ tell you exactly which fish to release when you're at your tournament limit. Every calculation runs on-device so you can rely on it in the middle of the lake with zero bars of service. KEY FEATURES • Live livewell tracking — add, edit, and remove fish in seconds • Smart culling recommendations — when you hit your limit, CullIQ tells you whether to release the new fish or swap out your smallest • Dead fish penalty support — configure your tournament's dead fish penalty and see your true official weight in real time • Multiple weight units — pounds + ounces, decimal pounds, or kilograms; convert on the fly • Cull tag color coding — match fish to your physical cull tags • 100% offline — no account, no signup, no cloud sync; your data stays on your device • Dark mode optimized for outdoor visibility • Large touch targets designed for wet hands WHY CULLIQ Tournament minutes are precious. Doing weight math in your head while a fish flops in your hand costs you ounces — and ounces win tournaments. CullIQ removes the math and tells you what to do, instantly. Built for bass anglers, by a bass angler. No subscriptions. No ads. No data harvesting. Just the tool you wish you had at your last tournament. PRIVACY CullIQ collects no data. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no third-party services. Everything you enter stays on your phone.

Screenshots

PBCatch4 screens
CullIQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PBCatch at 5.0 against CullIQ's 1.0. PBCatch also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). CullIQ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. CullIQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PBCatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
PBCatch versus CullIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPBCatchCullIQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinepoint LLCKyle John Dye

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PBCatch

Subscriptions2
  • PBCatch Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PBCatch Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

CullIQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PBCatch free?
PBCatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CullIQ free?
CullIQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PBCatch or CullIQ?
PBCatch is rated higher. PBCatch averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CullIQ averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PBCatch or CullIQ have ads?
Neither PBCatch nor CullIQ shows ads.

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