FishHunter vs iBobber
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FishHunter
Enhance your fishing experience with a digital companion that maps favorite spots, logs every catch with details and photos, and provides essential weather and moon forecasts. Share your successes and discover new fishing grounds.
- Map favorite fishing spots
- Log catches with details and photos
- Access fish databases
- View weather and moon forecasts
- Share catch logs and photos
- Sonar view integration (with Pro/3D)
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From America’s Number One Fishfinder, Lowrance FishHunter is your perfect fishing companion and the key to unlocking your best day out on the water. Map Your Favourite Fishing Spots With FishHunter, you can now make a record of all your favourite fishing spots and catch sites with our Maps feature. Simply place pins on the map and add any important information to be able to share with other anglers or find the location again yourself in seconds. Never Forget a Catch Remember every catch in your personal FishHunter logbook. Record species, weight, length, bait and even add photos to each catch log. Never forget a battle with a fish again, nor the spot where it was caught. Your Sun and Stars Use FishHunter to prepare for your next fishing trip. Get access to fish databases as well as weather and moon forecasts and make the most of your time out on the water. Prove it really was ‘THIS BIG!’ Share your catch log and photos instantly on Facebook, Twitter or email via FishHunter and back up your fishing stories to friends and family! Follow other FishHunters through the app and share as much (or as little!) information as you like. **AND TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE FISHHUNTER APP, USE ALONGSIDE FISHHUNTER PRO OR FISHHUNTER 3D TO GET SONAR VIEWS ON YOUR SMARTPHONE! To find out more and purchase, visit www.lowrance.com/fishhunter Sonar technology the size of a tennis ball Just because you don’t have a boat, doesn’t mean you can’t fish like the pros. FishHunter is pocket-sized technology that floats on the surface of the water and sends Sonar view via the FishHunter app. It tracks bottom depth, water temperature, fish location and lures to help you find and catch more fish. Even if you have conventional sonar technology, FishHunter gives you access to shallow and vegetative areas you could not reach by boat.
iBobber
This app pairs with a wireless bobber to act as a portable fishfinder. It displays fish locations, depth, and water temperature on your smartphone or smartwatch. Log your catches, map underwater contours, and track your fishing trips.
- Fish detection and depth
- GPS hotspot tagging
- Waterbed mapping
- Trip logging and social sharing
- Lunar calendar
- Fish and strike alarms
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iBobber can now display fish detection and depth info on your Apple Watch! Love at first cast. The fishfinder that syncs with your iPhone or iPad. There’s a lot to love about iBobber™. It syncs via Bluetooth® Smart (Bluetooth Low Energy Technology) with your iOS device up to 100’ away from a boat, shore, kayak, or pier, so you have a fishfinder with a solid connection, that won't deplete your phone's battery like wi-fi does, a fishfinder that goes up to 8hrs on a charge, that's half the size and weight— a fishfinder that’s as mobile as you are. The Bluetooth Smart standard is different from the Bluetooth® used in other fishfinders. Bluetooth Smart is designed for short messages from nearby devices such as temperature sensors, proximity sensors, and medical devices such as heart monitors, and now sonar signals. The iBobber app in conjunction with the iBobber bobber (sold separately) enables you to locate fish up to 135’ under water, GPS Tag favorite hotspots, map the contour o waterbeds, and measure water temperature. You’ll love that you can save all your fishing adventures with the Trip Log, and share them all on social media. You’ll also love the Lunar Calendar, Fish Alarm, Strike Alarm, Bobber Beacon, Weather sync, and the app’s stunning graphics. iBobber is for anyone who loves to find fish, and wants to catch more of them. Just cast the bobber (sold separately) and Ping! the iBobber app syncs via Bluetooth Smart and displays where the fish are. The iBobber app is designed for one-handed use, and can help make fishing more fun than it's ever been. Even if you have a boat-mounted fishfinder, iBobber can free you from seeing fish only under your boat. And finding more fish is always a lot more fun than just fishing! iBobber App Features: Sonar Screen Locate Fish at Depths up to 135ft Depth Scale Fish Tagged with Depth Sonar Status Dashboard Battery Status (up to 8hrs of charge) Water Temperature Fish Alarm (on/off) Strike Alarm (on/off/adjustable) Bobber Beacon (on/off) Trip Log Just tap any GPS Tag button on any screen and the Date, Time, and Location of your trip auto-loads in Trip Log. Name your trip, then log conditions and the type of fishing. Log lures the fish are hitting on, and species of fish you've caught. Then share it all on social media with your friends who are stuck back in the office. Date Time Location (GPS coordinates) Title Lure Conditions Type of Fishing Fish Caught (type & number) Notes Share: Facebook, Twitter, Mail, Text Waterbed Mapping Map the contour of the bottom up to 100ft. Just cast, tap Begin, get ready to a count of 5, then reel the iBobber over the area to map, tap Stop, and have a look at the waterbed map, and see the contours of the bottom (up to 135' deep). Lunar Calendar Moonrise / moonset Sunrise / sunset The monthly lunar calendar will give you the moon phases by day and date. And you can also get the moon rise and set, and the sunrise and set— just tap today's date to see it. Weather iBobber weather is GPS based and provides current temperature, estimated high and low temperature for the day, the percentage chance of rain, wind speed and what direction it's blowing in from, as well as the barometric pressure. Settings Bluetooth Smart Sync Imperial / Metric Sonar Demo. And Waterbed Mapping speed adjustment. Bobber Specs Sonar Depth: Up to 135ft / 41m Bluetooth® Smart Range: Up to 100 ft / 30m Sonar: Single Beam, 90º, 118 kHz Power: Auto-On in water Units: Imperial / Metric Battery: 3.7V Rechargeable Battery Charge: Up to 8 hours Size: 59mm Diameter Weight: 47gm / 1.7oz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: iBobber at free against FishHunter's free with in-app purchases. iBobber also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 38%). FishHunter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
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 — 3.9 for FishHunter against 4.0 for iBobber. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 767 and 256 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of FishHunter's written reviews are positive against 47% of iBobber's.
FishHunter ships an update every 2 months, iBobber every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FishHunter | iBobber |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (767 ratings) | 4.0 (256 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews | 47.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 767 — better | 256 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Navico Norway AS | ReelSonar, Inc. |
Customer experience
FishHunter
iBobber
User reviews
FishHunter
From 767 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great product, great app
- 👍 User friendly, easy to use
- 💡 Helpful for ice fishing and locating fish
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues, unable to connect to WiFi or sonar
- 🐛 App crashes, freezes, or has bugs
- 🔒 Difficult to create account or login
- 🔋 Battery life issues
iBobber
From 256 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎣 Good for dock fishing
- 💡 Innovative product
- 💰 Great value for price
- 🗺️ Mapping feature works well
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
- 🐛 App crashes often
- 🐛 Inconsistent connectivity
- 🐛 False readings/inaccurate data
- 🐛 Annoying pop-ups (purchase date)
Bugs and requests
FishHunter
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/signup page issues with missing text fields
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Sonar not responding or disconnecting
Requested features
3 requests- Allow use without account login
- Improve UI/UX for larger screens
- Add more mapping and data export features
iBobber
Reported bugs
39 issues- Screen auto-locks during waterbed mapping
- App crashes upon connecting
- iBobber disconnects frequently
- False readings (fish in swimming pool, incorrect depth)
- Purchase date pop-up appears repeatedly
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- Cannot register for an account (server problem)
- Device stops supporting phone after purchase
- App closes when connecting
- iBobber not connected after app reopens
- Device only connects indoors, weak signal outdoors
- Depth readings are inaccurate
- Shows ghost fish
- Shows ledges that don't exist
- iBobber won't connect to phone
- Connection lasts only for a second
- App crashes all the time
- Does not give audible 'ping' when fish is located
- Screen doesn't update often
- Marks fish at multiple depths simultaneously
- Tries to sell Netfish on app start
- Apple Watch app requires phone
- Connection issues
- Latest app update resolved previous issues
- App doesn't fill iPhone X screen
- Bluetooth connection uses lots of phone battery
- Cannot update firmware from iOS
- App won't let user update to new version
- Display issues on iPhone X
- Fish setting (beeps) does not come back on after disconnect
- Bobber light difficult to turn back on after reconnect
- Firmware won't update
- iBobber won't connect
- Trip logs disappeared after new update
- Long screen update delays
- Requests to update firmware repeatedly
- Firmware update hangs
- Won't connect to iPhone
- Device won't charge or work after first use
- iPhone 4s not Bluetooth LE ready
Requested features
15 requests- Keep screen from auto-locking during mapping
- Toggle sensitivity and range for flasher mode
- Add more fish types to log (walleye, crappie, trout)
- Allow editing of trip log entries (date, time, weight, etc.)
- Add a 'don't ask again' option for purchase date prompt
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- Improve Bluetooth connection stability
- Add audible 'ping' for fish detection
- Allow offline profile creation/skip profile step
- Add a trouble section/PDF manual
- Alert when device is fully charged
- Add three categories for fish sizes (small, medium, large)
- Different color for different fish sizes
- Depth reader starting at 1 ft
- Different color for s/m/l fish
- Raw sonar mode availability
In-app purchases
FishHunter
No in-app purchases
iBobber
No in-app purchases









