Comparison

iBobber vs Golf Logbook

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fish detection and depth
  • GPS hotspot tagging
  • Waterbed mapping
  • Trip logging and social sharing
  • Lunar calendar
  • Fish and strike alarms
Features
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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

About

Golf Logbook

Track and analyze your golf training sessions with detailed logs and visual reports. Define specific training tasks and monitor your progress towards completion. All your data is stored locally and can be easily exported for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Record training duration by category
  • Visualize training data with line diagrams
  • Generate pivot tables for yearly/monthly analysis
  • Define and track training tasks
  • Export and import data in JSON format
  • Local data storage
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With this app you can record and evaluate your training times. To do this, you only have to record the training duration per category (course, driver, wood, iron, ...) and you can then get an overview of your training in the form of a line diagram per month or a pivot table per year and month. It is also possible to define training tasks with a time period and scope. As part of the time recording for each category, you can then also specify whether and to what extent you have worked on a task. The task overview also gives you the opportunity to see to what extent your tasks have already been completed. All data is saved locally in the app and can be exported as well as imported in JSON format. This makes it possible, for example, to convert the recorded and exported training data from JSON to CSV and process it in Excel with little effort.

Screenshots

iBobber4 screens
Golf Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Golf Logbook at 5.0 against iBobber's 4.0. Golf Logbook also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.1). iBobber's advantage is ratings volume (254 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

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

Golf Logbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iBobber has 254 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBobber ships an update every 5 months, Golf Logbook every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iBobber versus Golf Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBobberGolf Logbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (254 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings254 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.113.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReelSonar, Inc.Christian Rehn

Customer experience

iBobber

All ratings254 ratings
Positive74.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative20.9%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive47.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative43.1%

Golf Logbook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Golf Logbook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iBobber

No in-app purchases

None

Golf Logbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBobber free?
iBobber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Golf Logbook free?
Golf Logbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iBobber or Golf Logbook?
Golf Logbook is rated higher. iBobber averages 4.0 out of 5 from 254 ratings, while Golf Logbook averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iBobber or Golf Logbook have ads?
Neither iBobber nor Golf Logbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBobber or Golf Logbook?
iBobber ships an update every 5 months, and Golf Logbook every 3 months. Most recently, iBobber was updated on September 15, 2026 and Golf Logbook on June 22, 2026.

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