WI Fish ID vs Linkbus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WI Fish ID
Identify Wisconsin fish with this offline app. Search by name or appearance using detailed features like mouth, spine, and body shape. Explore descriptions, photo galleries, and links to similar species.
- Offline fish identification
- Search by name or appearance
- Detailed feature selection
- Photo galleries
- Links to similar species
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Carry 174 Wisconsin fish in your pocket! Identify Wisconsin fish wherever you go, no internet connection required. - Search for a Wisconsin fish by name or appearance - Select type of mouth, spine, tail, body shape, body pattern or distinctive feature to find your fish - Each fish includes a description, photo gallery and links to similar species - There is a photo gallery of each fish to give you a close up look from every angle
Linkbus
Get real-time bus schedules for the College of St. Benedict and Saint John's University. This lightweight app automatically fetches the latest information to ensure accuracy. Developed with the community in mind, it provides a convenient way to track campus transportation.
- Real-time bus schedule
- Automatic data fetching
- Accurate and up-to-date information
- Lightweight and fast
- Community-focused development
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Linkbus is a fast and lightweight app providing a realtime view of the Link bus schedule for the College of St. Benedict and Saint John's University campuses. Linkbus automatically fetches the latest bus schedule information from data from csbsju.edu/bus to provide the most accurate and up-to-date schedule. Linkbus was crafted by a fellow Johnnie, with the community in mind. Please forward any feedback to mcarroll001@csbsju.edu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Linkbus at every 4 months against WI Fish ID's every 56 months. Linkbus also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). WI Fish ID's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Linkbus holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of WI Fish ID's written reviews are positive against 100% of Linkbus's.
WI Fish ID ships an update every 56 months, Linkbus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WI Fish ID | Linkbus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 314 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute | Michael Carroll |
Customer experience
WI Fish ID
Linkbus
In-app purchases
WI Fish ID
No in-app purchases
Linkbus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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