Comparison

PBCatch vs FishMarker

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

FishMarker

Features
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FishMarker is a private fishing log for anglers who want to catch more on purpose. Log every fish with its species, size, weight, a photo, and the conditions that produced it, then let FishMarker show you the pattern. No account, no ads, no tracking. Everything lives on your device and in your private iCloud, and syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. LOG A CATCH IN UNDER A MINUTE Species, length, weight, released or kept, and a photo from your library. A game-fish list and a lure list are built in, so the fields fill fast. Time of day comes straight from the catch time. THE CONDITIONS THAT PRODUCE Every catch records the weather, the water clarity, the water temperature, the time of day, and the lure or bait. That is the raw material for finding your pattern. SEE WHAT IS PRODUCING FishMarker charts your catches by month and breaks them down by weather, water, time of day, and lure, so you can see what actually puts fish in the net. Your release rate and best month are one tap away. A SPECIES LIFE LIST Every species you land joins your life list, biggest first, with the personal best length and weight and the photo of the fish that set it. PRIVATE SPOTS Save the water you fish with your own notes on depth, structure, and the pattern that works. Pin a spot by typing coordinates yourself; FishMarker never tracks your location. TRIPS AND GEAR CHECKLISTS Plan an outing and build its gear checklist so nothing gets left behind. Start from a bank day, boat trip, fly fishing, or ice fishing pack, then set an optional local reminder for the morning of the trip. EXPORT WHAT IS YOURS Pro exports your catch log and species life list as clean CSV files with ISO dates, and a printable PDF season report with your summary, records, and patterns. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN FishMarker syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. The iPad and Mac layout puts your dashboard and charts side by side. Choose inches or centimeters, pounds or kilograms, Fahrenheit or Celsius once, and everything follows. FREE VS PRO Free logs 15 catches and 2 spots with every tool: the catch log, conditions, pattern insights, the species life list, and trip checklists. Pro unlocks unlimited catches, unlimited spots, and the CSV and PDF exports. Monthly $3.99 USD, yearly $24.99 USD, or a one-time lifetime unlock for $59.99 USD. FishMarker is a personal log for your own records. Log, look for the pattern, catch more. Pro subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions; cancellation applies at the end of the current period. Terms: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PBCatch4 screens
FishMarker4 screens

Verdict

The call

PBCatch and FishMarker are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 FishMarker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PBCatch ships an update every 3 weeks, FishMarker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PBCatch versus FishMarker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPBCatchFishMarker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinepoint LLCInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PBCatch

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

FishMarker

Subscriptions2
  • FishMarker Pro$3.991 Month
  • FishMarker Pro$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • FishMarker Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is PBCatch free?
PBCatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FishMarker free?
FishMarker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PBCatch or FishMarker have ads?
Neither PBCatch nor FishMarker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PBCatch or FishMarker?
PBCatch ships an update every 3 weeks, and FishMarker every 2 weeks. Most recently, PBCatch was updated on November 9, 2026 and FishMarker on November 5, 2026.

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