Comparison

CMonster vs NEFMA

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

CMonster

Free

⚽ Sports

★ 2.1101 ratingsView app →

Fishing Tournaments

About

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.

Highlights

Bluetooth LE control
Power-Pole device operation
Advanced boat control
Sport fishing enhancement

Features

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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.

About

NEFMA

Features

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Follow all the action of Northeast Florida Marlin Association Fishing Tournaments. - View Leaderboards - View Activity Feed - View Tournament Participants - View Tournament Statistics - View Tournament Photos - View Tournament Messages

Screenshots

CMonster4 screens

NEFMA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CMonster at 12.0 against NEFMA's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CMonster ships an update every 3 months, NEFMA every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

CMonster versus NEFMA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	CMonster	NEFMA
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.1 (101 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	13.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	101 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 3 months — better	Every 4 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	38 MB	26 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	JL Marine Systems	Reel Time Apps Inc.

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

NEFMA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CMonster

No in-app purchases

None

NEFMA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CMonster free?

CMonster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is NEFMA free?

NEFMA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do CMonster or NEFMA have ads?

Neither CMonster nor NEFMA shows ads.

Which is updated more often, CMonster or NEFMA?

CMonster ships an update every 3 months, and NEFMA every 4 months. Most recently, CMonster was updated on October 16, 2026 and NEFMA on October 10, 2026.