Comparison

PBCatch vs FishNerd

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

FishNerd

This fishing app uses AI to identify fish species from a photo, logs your catches with location and weather data, and allows you to share with friends. It provides a private logbook to track your fishing patterns and is completely free to use.

Highlights
  • AI species identification from photos
  • Automatic GPS logging of catch locations
  • Weather, moon, and tide data for each catch
  • Private catch logbook to track patterns
  • Crew sharing for catches and spots
  • Local size and bag limit information
Features
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Totally free. No in-app purchases. No "Pro" tier, no paywall, nothing locked away — FishNerd is the fishing app that's actually free. The only catch is the fish. Snap one photo and FishNerd does the rest: our AI names the species, reads the GPS to pin your exact spot, and logs the weather, pressure, moon and tide — the full story of every catch, in seconds. WHY ANGLERS LOVE FISHNERD • Totally free — no in-app purchases, no paywall, no "Pro" • AI species ID from a single photo, with local size & bag limits • Automatic GPS from your photos + live maps • Weather, pressure, moon & tides on every catch • Your private catch log — spot your patterns by species, spot & month • Fish with your crew — share catches, keep your spots friends-only • English, Português, and Español Whether you're chasing bass at dawn or peacock bass on the fly, FishNerd turns every trip into data you'll actually use — and memories you'll want to share. A note on spots: FishNerd is a private logbook, not a spot-finder. You log your own locations and see only the spots your friends choose to share — we never reveal other anglers' or strangers' spots, and we never sell your location. Download free and log your next catch. Tight lines!

Screenshots

PBCatch4 screens
FishNerd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FishNerd at none against PBCatch's 2. FishNerd also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. FishNerd asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 FishNerd. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FishNerd has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PBCatch ships an update every 3 weeks, FishNerd fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PBCatch versus FishNerd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPBCatchFishNerd
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPinepoint LLCMarcelo Couto Ferreira

Customer experience

PBCatch

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

FishNerd

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
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
None

FishNerd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PBCatch free?
PBCatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FishNerd free?
FishNerd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PBCatch or FishNerd?
PBCatch and FishNerd are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do PBCatch or FishNerd have ads?
Neither PBCatch nor FishNerd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PBCatch or FishNerd?
PBCatch ships an update every 3 weeks, and FishNerd fortnightly. Most recently, PBCatch was updated on October 25, 2026 and FishNerd on October 28, 2026.

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