CMonster vs TrophyCatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CMonster
Control your Power-Pole Shallow Water Anchor with this app via Bluetooth LE. It offers advanced boat control for sport fishing. Requires ownership of compatible Power-Pole devices.
- Bluetooth LE control
- Power-Pole device operation
- Advanced boat control
- Sport fishing enhancement
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Over the past decade the Power-Pole Shallow Water Anchor has changed the world of sport fishing by offering the most technologically advanced boat control system ever invented. The C-Monster application is designed exclusively for controlling the operations of Power-Pole devices using Bluetooth LE connection. You must own Power-Pole devices to use this application. Currently, the iOS app is only compatible with Power-Pole hydraulic models built late January 2015 or after. This can be confirmed if the serial number ends in “AC” for the 8’ Blade or “AA” for any other hydraulic model. An add-on iOS module will soon be available to allow existing C-Monster equipped Power-Pole models not matching the criteria listed to utilize this app.
TrophyCatch
This app allows users to log and report large bass catches to aid conservation efforts. Users can earn rewards for documented releases and contribute to fisheries research. It connects anglers with conservation biologists and a community of fellow fishermen.
- Catch documentation
- Release reporting
- Reward earning
- Conservation contribution
- Community sharing
- Fisheries research support
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Catch, document, release, and report Florida largemouth bass over 8 pounds to: Earn rewards, starting with $100 in gift cards. Important: Apple is not involved in any way with the contest or sweepstakes. Help state conservation biologists enhance trophy bass fisheries. Share your catch, and keep up with TrophyCatch happenings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TrophyCatch at 3.0 against CMonster's 2.1. CMonster's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 30 months) and ratings volume (101 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TrophyCatch holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CMonster has 101 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CMonster ships an update every 3 months, TrophyCatch every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMonster | TrophyCatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (101 ratings) | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JL Marine Systems | Florida Fish and Wildlife |
Customer experience
CMonster
TrophyCatch
Bugs and requests
CMonster
Reported bugs
53 issues- Cannot connect to server
- App crashes constantly
- App does not find the micro anchor
- App does not work with micro power pole on IOS
- App will not stay linked up with iPhone
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- App randomly stopped working
- App crashes when adjusting speed
- App connects then crashes
- App recognizes only one of the two poles
- App cannot find pole via Bluetooth
- App only found one of my two poles
- Both poles can not be found
- Cannot get the app to pair with the charge
- App does not show charge direction arrows
- App won't show charge direction arrows
- Firmware update issues
- Cannot connect to server
- No such settings to allow battery info input
- App crashes constantly
- App crashes when adjusting speed
- App connects to power poles then crashes
- App does not find the micro anchor
- App does not work with micro power pole on IOS
- App will not stay linked up with iPhone
- App randomly stopped working
- App does not show charge direction arrows
- App won't show charge direction arrows
- App is super glitchy
- App won't connect
- App doesn't show why it won't pair
- App is unreliable
- App is useless
- App is junk
- App does not work with micro anchor
- App does not read right for the charge
- App stopped working
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Cannot get it to connect to poles
- Not connecting to one pole
- Cannot get out of demo mode (ISO)
- Cannot get the app to pair with the charge
- App/phone no longer recognizes poles
- Will not pair at all
- Recognizes only one pole
- App on iOS does no good for Micro
- Does not work with micro power pole
- Does not find the micro anchor
- Doesn’t work anymore
- App crashes constantly
- App crashes when adjusting speed
- App connects then crashes
- App doesn't see the powerpoles
- App doesn't connect
Requested features
6 requests- Improve Bluetooth connectivity
- App compatibility for Micro anchor
- Fix ISO version issues
- Add battery information settings
- Improve app compatibility for iOS
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- Update app to fix bugs
TrophyCatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CMonster
No in-app purchases
TrophyCatch
No in-app purchases
