CMonster vs TourneyX PRO
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.
TourneyX PRO
Easily create, manage, and display fishing tournaments in real time. This system, built by anglers for anglers, simplifies judging and scoring with features like automatic culling. Register for tournaments, submit catches, and track standings effortlessly.
- Create and manage tournaments
- Real-time display of standings
- Automatic fish culling
- Angler catch submission and review
- Register for multiple tournaments
- Submit fish to multiple tournaments
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TourneyX ® Pro tournament management system is the easiest on the market. Create, Manage and Display your tournament in real time. Our software is used by hundreds of tournament directors across the country! TourneyX ® Pro is an online tournament management system built by anglers and directors, for anglers and directors. Since we launched our initial website, we have implemented numerous features to make fishing and managing online tournaments easier than ever before. With features such as AutoCull, anglers don't have to bother with which fish to cull, they simply submit their catch and our system will AutoCull the smallest catch automatically. We know what it takes for directors to manage an online event, and with TourneyX® Pro judging and scoring is simple. Our top priority is making our system user friendly, fast and accessible. We do this by listening to our users and adapting to their needs. With our system, the angler catches a fish, submits it to the tournament director for review, the director accepts or denies and TourneyX® Pro calculates the standings. Best of all, there are no contracts, monthly or annual fees. Just pay for the tournament based on our flat fee pay scale or based on the number of anglers. The TourneyX® PRO mobile application allows anglers to register, submit to multiple tourneys at one time and cull their catch while fishing multiple tournaments. - Register for local, live or online tournaments. - Submit fish to multiple tournaments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TourneyX PRO at 83% against CMonster's 13%. TourneyX PRO also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). CMonster's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
TourneyX PRO holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 112 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of CMonster's written reviews are positive against 83% of TourneyX PRO's.
CMonster ships an update every 3 months, TourneyX PRO fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMonster | TourneyX PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (101 ratings) | 4.7 (112 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 | 112 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JL Marine Systems | TourneyX, LLC |
Customer experience
CMonster
TourneyX PRO
User reviews
CMonster
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient app control
- 👍 Useful for battery management
- 👍 Emergency start function
- 👍 Good customer service (mentioned once)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection issues
- 🐛 App crashes often
- 🐛 Incompatible with Micro anchor
- 🐛 Does not work with iOS devices (specifically Micro)
- 🐛 Battery balancing problems
TourneyX PRO
From 112 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🚀 Efficient tournament management
- 🤝 Developer listens to users
- 💡 Constantly improving app
- 🏆 Best for CPR fishing tournaments
Room to improve
- 🐛 NRW not selectable
- 🐛 Zip code issue for Canada
- 🐛 Cannot cancel subscription
- 🐛 Registration errors
- 🐛 Postal code issue for Canada
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
TourneyX PRO
Reported bugs
4 issues- NRW not available in state selection
- Canadian users cannot register due to zip code requirement
- Unable to cancel subscription
- Registration form shows errors without actual errors
Requested features
3 requests- Add NRW to state list
- Allow Canadian postal codes for registration
- Improve subscription cancellation process
In-app purchases
CMonster
No in-app purchases
TourneyX PRO
No in-app purchases
