Precision Trolling vs FishOn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Precision Trolling
This app provides anglers with precise lure depth data for effective trolling. It helps predict lure running depths, target fish accurately, and avoid snags. Easily find productive lure and lead length combinations to maximize your time in the strike zone.
- Predict lure running depths
- Target fish at specific depths
- Avoid costly snags
- Duplicate productive lure combinations
- Search for lures at similar depths
- Data Wheels for feet down/back calculation
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The fishing information contained in the popular publication Precision Trolling is a troller’s dream come true. Dubbed “the Troller’s Bible” by the tens of thousands of anglers who use this information to target fish at specific depths, Precision Trolling is just what the name implies. Precision Trolling is a method of fishing that allows anglers to accurately predict the running depths of their favorite lures and diving devices! By manipulating lead length anglers can easily “aim” their favorite fishing lures at specific depths, accurately target fish they are seeing on their sonar while avoiding costly snagged lures. Even better, once a productive lead length is determined, it’s easy to duplicate that lure and lead length combination with other lines, putting more lures in the strike zone! The Precision Trolling Data App goes a step further. Once an angler has determined that a particular lure and lead length are effective at catching fish, it’s easy to search for other lures in the list of Precision Trolling App that achieve similar depths. Once a productive depth is determined where fish are biting, it’s a logical step to try different lures at the same depth to determine which lure or lures fish react best to. The new Precision Trolling Data App allows anglers to access a wealth of trolling data. The familiar “Dive Curves” made popular in the Precision Trolling book are now incorporated into easy to use “pickers” or “wheels”. The Data Wheels let you adjust the “feet down” to determine the “feet back”. This is particularly useful if you want to target fish at a certain depth that you are seeing on your sonar unit. The Data Wheel also allows anglers to adjust the “feet back” to determine the “feet down” that the lure will dive. This a fast and effective way of zeroing in on a target depth with any of the lures or diving devices included in the Precision Trolling app. For more information on Precision Trolling and how to become a better troller click here: www.precisiontrollingdata.com Precision Trolling Data LLC owns a patent U.S. Patent No. 7,113,449 entitled “Marine Electronics With Lure Depth Analyzer” issued September 26, 2006 which prevents other companies/individuals from providing lure data on an electronic device. All of the data provided in or by this app is also copyrighted by Precision Trolling Data LLC. Privacy Policy: https://www.precisiontrollingdata.com/privacy-notice Terms Of service: https://www.precisiontrollingdata.com/end-user-license
FishOn
Log your fishing catches, including details like fish type, weight, length, and location. Track your gear and baits, and share your experiences with a community of anglers. Save and manage your favorite fishing spots.
- Log fishing catches with details
- Track gear and baits
- Save and share fishing locations
- Connect with other anglers
- Log weather and moon phase
- Add photos of catches
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Keep track of your fishing achievements and share them with friends using the fishon app. Add gears and always keep your results in one place. Keep your fishing log private or share your fishing experience with other anglers. KEEP RECORD OF YOUR CATCH: Choose the fish type you are aiming and save them for quick access. Indicate weight and length of your catch. Take a picture of your catch. Automatically log in the date, time, weather conditions, water temperature and moon phase. Save your fishing location and coordinates. Keep them private or share with other anglers. GEARS AND BAITS: Save your bait type and gear type. Keep track of gear usage and bait type. CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Share your fishing log with friends Comment the posts from other anglers. Follow other anglers to see their fishing results. SAVE YOUR FAVORITE FISHING SPOTS Simply save your location or coordinates Share your location or coordinates with friends or keep them private.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Precision Trolling at 90% against FishOn's 40%. Precision Trolling also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (917 vs 4). FishOn's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Precision Trolling sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. FishOn asks for nothing beyond the download.
Precision Trolling holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Precision Trolling has 917 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Precision Trolling's written reviews are positive against 40% of FishOn's.
Precision Trolling ships an update every 6 weeks, FishOn every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Precision Trolling | FishOn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (917 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 917 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PRECISION TROLLING DATA, LLC | Roman Katerinchik |
Customer experience
Precision Trolling
FishOn
Bugs and requests
Precision Trolling
Reported bugs
3 issues- Restore purchase not working
- Duplicate data entries
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add more lures and line/weight options
- Improve app stability and responsiveness
- Add visual dive curve graphs
- Allow transfer of purchases between devices
- Provide trolling speed data for lures
FishOn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Precision Trolling
- Flicker Shad 5$2.99
- Deep Husky Jerk DHJ-12$2.99
- Deep Diver Model 800$2.99
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- Flicker Minnow 9$2.99
- Flicker Minnow 7$2.99
- Bandit Deep Walleye 5/8 oz$2.99
- Smithwick Perfect 10 Rogue$2.99
- Berkley Flicker Minnow 11$2.99
- Snap Weight 2 oz.$2.99
- Snap Weight 1 oz.$2.99
- Lifetime Package$109.99
FishOn
No in-app purchases
Questions
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