PoCo Sort & Report vs Fish Sorter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PoCo Sort & Report
Access your garbage and recycling schedules with timely reminders. Report City service issues and utilize a search tool for convenient access to local information.
- Garbage and recycling schedules
- Customizable reminders
- Service issue reporting
- Search tool
- City service information
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Garbage and recycling schedules and reminders for the City of Port Coquitlam. View your garbage and recycling schedule, set reminders to receive notifications, report problems with a City service, use the search tool and more, all from within this app.
Fish Sorter
Identify freshwater fish species in British Columbia with illustrated, easy-to-understand questions. This guide provides detailed information on nearly 90 species, including photos, descriptions, and distribution, curated by an expert.
- Identify nearly 90 BC freshwater fish species
- Illustrated, jargon-free identification questions
- Detailed species information (photos, names, descriptions)
- Geographic distribution maps
- Offline content access
- Regular content updates
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Fish Sorter helps users identify the almost 90 fish species found in lakes and streams of British Columbia, including 17 species that have been introduced from other areas. From the headwaters of the Yukon River to the Flathead River in southeastern BC, Fish Sorter will help you sort through the amazing diversity of our freshwater fishes. Many of these species are also found in adjacent areas of Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alaska, Alberta, Idaho, Montana, and Washington State. Unlike printed dichotomous keys, which use jargon and often require specialized knowledge, Fish Sorter uses easy-to-understand, illustrated questions that assume no prior knowledge and allows users to skip questions at any time. Fish Sorter includes almost 200 photos, current and former names, taxonomic details, clear morphological and ecological descriptions, geographic distributions, lists of other fishes that “could be confused with” your specimen, and brief summaries of life history and conservation information – all curated by Dr. Eric Taylor (Professor of Zoology, UBC). Hard copy guides can be quickly out-of-date, but Fish Sorter content will be regularly updated with naming revisions, additional photos, new species, and more. Plus, content is available anytime and does not require an internet connection, making Fish Sorter an excellent companion on any trip to BC’s lakes and streams while fishing, hiking, or camping. Great for educators, students, consultants, anglers, naturalists, and all fish enthusiasts! Thanks to photographers who provided images and to Derek Tan (UBC Beaty Biodiversity Museum) for image editing and illustrations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PoCo Sort & Report at Free against Fish Sorter's $3.99. PoCo Sort & Report also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Fish Sorter's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
PoCo Sort & Report is free to download; Fish Sorter costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PoCo Sort & Report ships an update every 3 months, Fish Sorter every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PoCo Sort & Report | Fish Sorter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Port Coquitlam | Patrick Martone |
Customer experience
PoCo Sort & Report
Fish Sorter
Bugs and requests
PoCo Sort & Report
Reported bugs
9 issues- App does not let me do anything
- Problem finding schedule
- Does not work properly with new iPhones
- Notifications are spotty
- App crashes
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- Blank screen
- Bugs with pickup dates
- Inaccurate schedule information
- Doesn't change orientation on iPad
Requested features
4 requests- Add a section for by-law infractions
- Quick way to report sprinkling infractions
- Improve formatting for iPad
- Add more materials to the database
Fish Sorter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PoCo Sort & Report
No in-app purchases
Fish Sorter
No in-app purchases







