Fish Wizard vs The Creel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fish Wizard
This app helps anglers meticulously record their fishing trips and catches. It allows users to log details like location, conditions, and species, with smart photo import and data analysis. Syncing and backups are managed on the user's terms.
- Log fishing trips and details
- Track individual catches with photos
- Record location and environmental conditions
- Smart photo import for catches
- Analyze fishing statistics and personal bests
- Optional iCloud sync
- Exportable data backup
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Make every day on the water part of your fishing story. Fish Wizard is a private, local-first fishing log for recording trips, catches, photos, and the details you want to remember. There is no account to create. Your log stays on your device by default, with optional iCloud sync available through your private iCloud account. LOG YOUR TRIPS Record the body of water, date and time, fishing style, target species, duration, notes, and catches from each outing. TRACK EVERY CATCH Save species and subspecies, length, weight, catch time, notes, photos, and the trip where it happened. Search and filter your log whenever you want to revisit a day on the water. LOG LOCATIONS AND CONDITIONS Pin a catch on the map and Fish Wizard fills in the conditions for that spot and time — air temperature, weather, water temperature when available, humidity, barometric pressure, and moon phase — so you can spot the patterns behind your best days. See conditions for each trip too. Location is optional, off by default, and controlled by a single opt-in you can turn off anytime. REVIEW PHOTOS WITH SMART IMPORT Fish Wizard can scan photos on your device to suggest likely fish pictures and group them by capture time. Every suggestion is review-first: nothing becomes a catch or trip until you confirm it. SEE YOUR FISHING STORY IN NUMBERS Explore trip and catch totals, averages, personal bests, species breakdowns, vessel stats, and more. KEEP BUILDING MOMENTUM Earn XP and unlock achievements as you log trips, catches, measurements, notes, and photos. SYNC ON YOUR TERMS Keep your log on-device by default, or turn on optional iCloud sync in Settings to keep your fishing history up to date across your devices through your private iCloud account. SHARE THE HIGHLIGHTS Create polished images for catches, trips, stats, and achievement progress, then share them through the standard iOS share sheet. BACK UP ON YOUR TERMS Export your log as a JSON backup and import it later. You can also delete your saved user data from Settings, with clear warnings when iCloud Sync is enabled. Fish Wizard includes no ads, analytics SDKs, account login, or third-party tracking.
The Creel
Log your fishing trips and track what's working. Quickly record fish details, conditions, and notes to fish smarter over time. Works offline and syncs when you have signal.
- Log fish species, length, and notes
- Record timestamped entries
- Add optional photos
- Track time, date, and weather
- Log location context
- Add daily notes and tackle info
- Offline functionality
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The Creel is a simple, fast way to log your fishing trips and track what’s working. Whether you’re fly fishing, casting lures, or just getting started, The Creel helps you capture every detail so you can fish smarter over time. Quickly record each fish with: • Species • Length and notes • Timestamped entries • Optional photos Track Conditions That Matter • Time and date • Weather conditions • Location context Build Your Fishing Journal • Notes from the day • Tackle or flies that worked • Water clarity and conditions Built for Real Fishing • Fast, simple logging • Works offline, log anywhere! • The Creel syncs when you’re back in signal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fish Wizard at every 3 days against The Creel's every 5 weeks. Fish Wizard also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). The Creel's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fish Wizard against 5.0 for The Creel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fish Wizard has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fish Wizard ships an update every 3 days, The Creel every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fish Wizard | The Creel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shaphan Wade | Bitt-Labs Limited Liability Company |
Customer experience
Fish Wizard
The Creel
In-app purchases
Fish Wizard
No in-app purchases
The Creel
No in-app purchases









