Precision Trolling vs TrollView
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
TrollView
Log and track your trolling fishing trips, recording catches and details. Access real-time water temperatures and view public reports from other anglers to enhance your fishing experience.
- Live session timer
- Log fish catches with details
- View public fishing reports
- Real-time water temperature data
- Review fishing history and stats
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Track your trolling fishing sessions with ease. Log catches, view water temperatures, and discover what other anglers are catching. Features: • Start and track fishing sessions with live timer • Log fish catches with species and details • View public fishing reports from other anglers • Check real-time water temperatures from buoy stations • Review your fishing history and stats Perfect for Great Lakes trolling fishermen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TrollView at 5.0 against Precision Trolling's 4.5. TrollView also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Precision Trolling's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (917 vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Precision Trolling sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and TrollView sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TrollView holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Precision Trolling has 917 ratings behind it against 5, 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 100% of TrollView's.
Precision Trolling ships an update every 6 weeks, TrollView every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Precision Trolling | TrollView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (917 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 917 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PRECISION TROLLING DATA, LLC | Maxwell Lacy |
Customer experience
Precision Trolling
TrollView
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
TrollView
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
TrollView
- TrollView Premium$4.991 Month
Questions
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