Fishing World vs iFishing 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fishing World
Embark on a global fishing adventure, exploring diverse lakes and rivers to catch over 300 unique freshwater fish species. Compete in tournaments, join teams, and discover secret spots to hunt legendary monster fish with a wide array of gear.
- Global fishing locations
- Over 300 unique fish species
- Monster fish with unique stories
- Competitive tournaments
- Fishing teams
- Hundreds of baits and rods
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Grab your rod and prepare to travel the world! Fishing World takes you to beautiful lakes and peaceful rivers in search of over 300 unique species of freshwater Fish - this is the Ultimate Fishing simulation! * Every lake holds a terrifying monster fish with its own unique story - catch all of these legends to become the ultimate Fisherman! * Compete with other fishermen to earn Prestige in hourly, daily and weekly Competitions. * Band together with other fishermen to create Fishing Teams and take on the world! * Learn the secrets of each lake - the secret spots where monster fish live! * Hunt your target fish with hundreds of different baits and rods. * New and exciting fish and locations being added all the time.
iFishing 5
Experience a realistic fishing simulation with photorealistic graphics and real-world locations. Upgrade your gear, unlock new areas through a card collection system, and compete with friends on leaderboards.
- Realistic fishing simulation
- Photorealistic graphics
- Card collection system
- Gear and boat upgrades
- Fish market for selling catches
- Friend leaderboards
- Social sharing of catches
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iFishing 5 is the evolution of 10 years of iFishing games on iOS. Experience a true fishing simulation with real fish and real world locations. iFishing 5 features a brand new card collection system for unlocking new locations, upgrading your player stats and gear. FEATURES: - Tilt controls makes it feel like you're holding a real fishing rod – Photorealistic backgrounds and fish, as close as the real thing as it gets! – Upgrade your boat with faster motors and equip with a trolling motor to sneak up on fish. - Trade money for card packs to unlock new locations and upgrade gear – Sell your fish on the fish market to earn cash – Compete with your friends to catch the biggest fish on leaderboards – Take pictures of your catch and share it on social networks For more games and apps visit www.RockingPocketGames.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fishing World at Free against iFishing 5's $2.99. Fishing World also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (141 vs 3). iFishing 5's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15). On rating, ads 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
Fishing World is free to download; iFishing 5 costs $2.99 up front. Fishing World sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. iFishing 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Fishing World against 4.0 for iFishing 5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishing World has 141 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Fishing World's written reviews are positive against 50% of iFishing 5's.
Fishing World ships an update every 3 weeks, iFishing 5 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fishing World | iFishing 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (141 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 141 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | InertiaSoft | Chris Egerter |
Customer experience
Fishing World
iFishing 5
Bugs and requests
Fishing World
Reported bugs
20 issues- Fishing challenges are glitchy
- Purchases not delivered
- Game glitches when buying bait
- Game crashes when trying to open
- Game repeatedly crashing
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- Game freezes and exits
- Game says it needs internet but has connection issues
- Game says it's played on multiple devices when it's not
- Game resets and closes constantly
- Game crashes when trying to buy equipment
- Game crashes when trying to buy a fishing pole
- Game crashes when trying to buy bait or chum
- Game crashes when trying to link to Facebook
- Game won't let me delete my data
- Game glitches and takes money without giving bait
- Fish frenzy fish not counted
- Game won't open, says cannot connect to server
- Game crashes on mobile devices
- Game freezes and returns to home screen
- Game just says loading
Requested features
14 requests- Fix fishing challenges
- Add lures and live bait options
- Allow selling bait and chum
- Shorter wait times for new locations
- Add albino fish
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- Add new locations (e.g., Mediterranean Sea, Hawaiian Islands)
- Implement a bait bucket feature
- Add more features or fish
- Add lures to catch bigger fish and specify fish length
- Add different places on the lake to fish
- Add albinos
- Better reeling mechanism
- More regular updates
- Support for new iPad Pros
iFishing 5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fishing World
- 20 Gold$0.99
- 105 Gold$4.99
- 420 Gold$4.99
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- 220 Gold$9.99
- 450 Gold$19.99
- 1000 Gold$39.99
- 2240 Gold$79.99
iFishing 5
No in-app purchases
Questions
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