IBT 73 vs CatchStat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBT 73
Follow the 72nd IBT San Juan Puerto Rico fishing tournament. View real-time leaderboards, scoring, and statistics on billfish released. The app features a new feed with messages and tournament scores.
- Tournament leaderboards
- Real-time scoring
- Billfish statistics
- Message feed
- Tournament score updates
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Follow all the action of the 73rd IBT San Juan Puerto Rico. View tournament fishing leaderboards. Real time scoring. Billfish species released statistics All new feed view with messages and tournament scores.
CatchStat
Follow live fishing tournaments, receive real-time updates on catches and releases, and view standings and payout information directly from your mobile device. Access detailed team data and stay informed about your favorite competitions.
- Live tournament following
- Push notifications for catches/releases
- Live standings
- Payout information
- Detailed team information
- Account login
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Sign into your Catchstat.com account and follow your favorite tournaments from your phone! Receive push notifications as fish are boated or released throughout tournaments. See live standings, payouts and detailed team information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CatchStat at every 3 months against IBT 73's every 11 months. CatchStat also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). IBT 73's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IBT 73 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively.
IBT 73 ships an update every 11 months, CatchStat every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IBT 73 | CatchStat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Reel Time Apps Inc. | CatchStat.com |
Customer experience
IBT 73
CatchStat
In-app purchases
IBT 73
No in-app purchases
CatchStat
No in-app purchases
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