Comparison

BlueTipz vs FishDonkey

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BlueTipz

Receive real-time alerts on your smartphone when your fishing tip-ups are struck. This app allows you to manage multiple transmitters, name them for easy identification, and log your catches with photos. It's designed to enhance your ice fishing experience by providing instant notifications and a digital logbook.

Highlights
  • Tip-up strike alerts
  • Manage multiple transmitters
  • Name custom transmitters
  • Fish Log with photos
  • Post catches to Facebook
  • Scan for transmitters
Features
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The new and improved version of BlueTipz has arrived! BlueTipz by Deep Freeze is the first tip-up alert system sent straight to your smartphone (iPads, iPods, the BlueTipz Receiver, and other mobile devices can also work). When your tip-up is struck, if equipped with a BlueTipz Transmitter, your phone will be alerted. The user has the option to open scan for all BlueTipz Transmitters, or they can just scan for their own. You can also name your transmitters which allows you to know which tip-up has been struck. A Fish Log enables you to store information about your catch, take a picture, and even post to Facebook! To verify your mobile device is compatible, download the most current version BlueTipz mobile app. See DeepFreezeFishing.com for more detailed information. Any questions can be sent to Info@DeepFreezeFishing.com.

About

FishDonkey

Easily create and manage various types of fishing tournaments, from catch and release to competitive leagues. Features include live leaderboards, anti-cheating technology, and flexible customization options for organizers and participants.

Highlights
  • Create diverse tournament types
  • Live leaderboards with updates
  • Anti-cheating technology
  • Online registration and payment
  • Customizable tournament rules
  • Participant messaging
  • Works offline
Features
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Create and run fishing tournaments on a mobile phone: Catch and release,traditional tournaments by weight or length. You can run bracket (playoff style) head to head tournaments, multi day (Day 1 + Day 2 + Day 3), points based tournaments, photo or video. This is the best and easiest platform with the most options for running your event. FishDonkey is the Future of Tournament Fishing®. Conservation is an important aspect of tournament fishing. Not only do we enable our users to run fun and exciting fishing tournaments, but we also help conserve the fishery on your local lake. The app includes: - Online payment, online registration. - Live leaderboards with exciting updates all day long. - Anti-cheating technology (TM). - Digital Livewell®. - Boat Check-ins and Livewell Checks. - Cheating/fraud prevention tools. - Date and time stamped photos and videos. - Flexible tournament creation allows you to customize your tournament. Best at Tournament Creation The FishDonkey app has built in options to help you create and run an automated tournament just the way you want. Create a variety of tournament options such as biggest fish, largest stringer of fish, grand slam, multispecies tournaments, wildcard, or custom names. You can run a tournament anywhere. Specify any length of time, an hour, a month… easily define and manage the start and end dates. Track daily or weekly winners. Highlighted Features Works without an internet connection. Prevents cheating in catch and release tournaments. Send any participant (or all) messages by email, text, or phone call from the app. Enter your sponsors, prizes, rules, logos and welcome message. Define multiple divisions for children, kayak, boat fishing, angler, co-angler, etc. Potential uses Local fishing leagues World-wide tournaments High School Tournament Trail Team practice sessions Ice fishing tournaments, boat tournaments, shore tournaments, team tournaments Multi-species tournaments Tournaments with divisions (veterans, children, etc.) Cost It is free to create a tournament. Anglers pay a small fee when they join. (All pricing policies are subject to change.)

Screenshots

BlueTipz4 screens
FishDonkey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: BlueTipz at free against FishDonkey's free with in-app purchases. FishDonkey's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 50%) and ratings volume (86 vs 25). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FishDonkey holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BlueTipz's written reviews are positive against 69% of FishDonkey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlueTipz ships an update monthly, FishDonkey every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BlueTipz versus FishDonkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueTipzFishDonkey
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (25 ratings)4.0 (86 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews68.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2586 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEEP FREEZEFishery Innovations, LLC

Customer experience

BlueTipz

All ratings25 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.7%

FishDonkey

All ratings85 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative26.7%

Bugs and requests

BlueTipz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FishDonkey

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Video portion crashes
  • Bump board ad close button is hidden
  • Server crashes
  • Digital live well not allowing fish entry
  • Cannot check results/leaderboards if not the payer
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  • App won't move past divisions during setup
  • App did not work for multiple users

Requested features

6 requests
  • Easier one-handed camera controls
  • Local/private tournament setup option
  • Camera picture delay function for solo fishing
  • Geographic specific feature for tournament search
  • Add more countries and fish species
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  • Improve boat education about AIS

In-app purchases

None

BlueTipz

No in-app purchases

None

FishDonkey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlueTipz free?
BlueTipz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FishDonkey free?
FishDonkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BlueTipz or FishDonkey?
FishDonkey is rated higher. BlueTipz averages 3.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while FishDonkey averages 4.0 from 86 ratings.
Do BlueTipz or FishDonkey have ads?
Neither BlueTipz nor FishDonkey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlueTipz or FishDonkey?
BlueTipz ships an update monthly, and FishDonkey every 3 weeks. Most recently, BlueTipz was updated on October 23, 2026 and FishDonkey on October 24, 2026.

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