Precision Trolling vs Hook Reports
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
Hook Reports
This app provides premium fishing reports and allows users to participate in contests for cash and prizes. It rewards users for sharing content and protects fishing spots. Users can create creator accounts to earn money based on engagement and content quality.
- Fishing contests with cash and prizes
- Protects user fishing spots
- Creator accounts with profit sharing
- Content engagement and quality payouts
- Private, friends-only, or public reports
- Regional discussion groups
- Fishing reports on a map
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Hook Reports now has fishing contests! Enter our contests for Free to win cash and prizes. Tired of Fishing Apps That Sell Out Your Spots? We were too. That's why we built Hook Reports — a fishing app that protects your best spots and rewards you for sharing great content. Why Hook Reports is Different: – Enter contests for Free! Download the app to see current fishing contests. – See how your catches compare to others locally or far away! – Create a free Creator Account and get paid! We share 70% of the platform's profits with our creators, with payouts based on content engagement and quality. – Share reports publicly, with friends only, or keep them private — you decide. – Join regional discussion groups tied to the places you fish. – Add your fishing reports and fishing tips to the Hook Reports map! Users must be 18 years old or older to be eligible for payouts (age verified by Stripe). Payout amounts are determined based on content engagement and quality. All payouts are handled securely via Stripe. See our website for more details!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hook Reports at 5.0 against Precision Trolling's 4.5. Hook Reports also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Precision Trolling's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (917 vs 1). 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 Hook Reports sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hook Reports 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 1, 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 Hook Reports's.
Precision Trolling ships an update every 6 weeks, Hook Reports every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Precision Trolling | Hook Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (917 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 917 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PRECISION TROLLING DATA, LLC | Trevor Lewis |
Customer experience
Precision Trolling
Hook Reports
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
Hook Reports
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
Hook Reports
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
Questions
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