Fish | Hunt FL vs PADL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fish | Hunt FL
This official app from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission helps anglers and hunters in Florida. Purchase licenses, access regulations, view your current licenses, and utilize geo-location tools for an enhanced outdoor experience.
- Purchase fishing and hunting licenses
- Access regulations
- View current licenses
- Geo-locating tools
- Sunrise/sunset times
- NOAA seas and weather
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The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission is pleased to announce the release of a new, cutting edge iPhone app that will empower anglers and hunters during their outdoor fishing and hunting activities in Florida. The new app is user friendly, and allows visitors to purchase their fishing or hunting licenses online, access regulations, pull up a copy of the user's current licenses, and use geo-locating tools to maximize a customerís recreational experience. Upon free download, users may purchase and download licenses and permits directly from their smartphone, determine sunrise and sunset time based on GPS location, access NOAA seas and weather information, and more! The Florida FWC has been a national agency leader in providing customers and visitors with the most robust technologies and systems to increase awareness and conservation amongst the natural resources community, opening up channels to customers to promote Florida's outdoors and preserve the sport of fishing and hunting. Go Outdoors!
PADL
Rent paddle boards conveniently through an automated system. Locate the nearest rental station and unlock a board to start your ride anytime. Enjoy effortless outdoor recreation.
- Automated paddle sport rentals
- Find nearest rental stations
- Unlock and ride paddle boards
- Paddleshare app
- On-demand rentals
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Welcome to PADL automated paddle sport rentals. Unlock and ride paddle boards anytime with PADL, the leading paddleshare app! Use our app to find the nearest station near you and ride.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Fish | Hunt FL at none against PADL's shown. Fish | Hunt FL also leads on chart position (#138 vs unranked) and ratings volume (574 vs 99). PADL's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 23%). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Fish | Hunt FL against 3.4 for PADL. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fish | Hunt FL has 574 ratings behind it against 99, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Fish | Hunt FL's written reviews are positive against 47% of PADL's.
Fish | Hunt FL ships an update every 3 months, PADL every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fish | Hunt FL | PADL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (574 ratings) — better | 3.4 (99 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 574 — better | 99 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #138 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florida Fish and Wildlife | PADL Holdings LLC |
Customer experience
Fish | Hunt FL
PADL
User reviews
Fish | Hunt FL
From 574 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient digital license
- 🗓️ Helpful fishing/hunting information
- 💻 User-friendly app design
- 🗺️ Useful location-based features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔌 Sync and login issues
- 🛒 Confusing purchase process
- 📱 Compatibility problems on older devices
PADL
From 99 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick and easy rental process
- 👍 Convenient access to water activities without equipment ownership
- 🌟 High-quality, stable, and well-maintained boards
- 💰 Affordable membership plans with good value
- 🗺️ Multiple locations across Florida
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and connectivity issues
- 🔐 Requires credit card storage in app (no digital wallet support)
- 💳 Aggressive billing practices with no partial hour increments
- 📵 App fails to load or connect to stations
- 🚫 Inability to rent multiple boards per account
Bugs and requests
Fish | Hunt FL
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cannot add or update licenses
- PDF files not loading properly
- Incorrect sunrise/sunset times
- Quota permit details not displaying
Requested features
4 requests- Digital wallet integration
- Offline access to regulations
- More accurate tide and weather data
- Improved fish/species identification
PADL
Reported bugs
15 issues- App fails to load or shows splash screen indefinitely
- Account creation errors and sign-up failures
- App crashes during rental completion
- Board unlock system malfunctions
- Board lock system fails to register return
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- Incorrect board availability count displayed
- Rental timer continues after physical return
- Referral code not applied during signup
- Double charging for single rentals
- Automatic recurring charges without consent
- App disconnects from board mid-rental
- Station disappears from map after initiating rental
- Paddle unlock mechanism difficult or impossible
- App doesn't show nearby stations despite being on-site
- Billing system charges for failed unlock attempts
Requested features
14 requests- Apple Pay and digital wallet integration
- Partial hour billing increments (15-30 minute options)
- Ability to rent multiple boards per transaction
- Display pricing before requiring account creation
- Automatic session end when board is physically returned
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- Direct phone support instead of email-only
- Clearer in-app instructions for first-time users
- Referral code functionality that actually works
- Life jacket inclusion information
- One-month membership option (not just annual)
- Membership renewal notifications and invoice history
- Replace unstable kayaks with Ocean Kayak Malibu models
- Gift rental options for friends
- Daily rental rates as alternative to membership
In-app purchases
Fish | Hunt FL
No in-app purchases
PADL
No in-app purchases
