Comparison

Fish | Hunt FL vs Inshore Bite

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Purchase fishing and hunting licenses
  • Access regulations
  • View current licenses
  • Geo-locating tools
  • Sunrise/sunset times
  • NOAA seas and weather
Features
Currently charting
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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!

About

Inshore Bite

Features
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Inshore Bite is the local fishing brain for Florida's Gulf Coast — Tampa Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Sarasota, and Naples. It tells you when the bite turns on and where to be when it does: 1,000+ charted inshore spots scored hour by hour by the live bite, plus a guide's report every morning. THE HOTSPOT CHART — 1,000+ CHARTED SPOTS A live chart of the Gulf Coast's inshore water — flats, passes, bridges, piers, and reefs with real boundaries, scored hour by hour from live NOAA tides, wind, weather, solunar periods, and what's in season. Scrub the hour strip and watch your bay light up where the bite is strongest. Real FWC seagrass and oyster beds, artificial reefs on the chart, and NOAA tide stations with full curves. Mark your home waters and the map makes them yours. A GUIDE'S REPORT, EVERY MORNING Open the app to a plain-English read of your water: the tide story, today's best window, what's in season — snook, redfish, trout, tarpon, and more — and what to throw. Live NWS marine advisories before you launch. YOUR LOG MAKES IT SMARTER Snap a photo and AI identifies the species. Every catch pins to the water it came from and back-fills the tide, weather, and moon for that moment. Track trips, boats, and gear; earn badges for the waters you learn. The more you fish, the more every forecast bends toward how YOU fish. NO BOAT? YOU'RE COVERED Bridges, piers, jetties, and shorelines are charted too — spots for the shorebound angler, not just the skiff. FREE FOR 7 DAYS — NO CREDIT CARD New accounts get a week of full Pro access, no payment info required. After that, keep Pro with a subscription (30-day money-back guarantee) or stay on the free plan — the daily bite window is always free. Built in St. Petersburg by a Tampa Bay angler. No ads. Your data is yours — delete it anytime. Tide and weather data from NOAA and Open-Meteo; habitat from FWC. Always follow FWC regulations and check official conditions — Inshore Bite is a guide, not a safety or navigation device. Privacy Policy: https://inshorebite.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fish | Hunt FL4 screens
Inshore Bite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fish | Hunt FL at none against Inshore Bite's 2. Fish | Hunt FL also leads on chart position (#166 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Inshore Bite's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Inshore Bite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Fish | Hunt FL asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fish | Hunt FL ships an update every 3 months, Inshore Bite every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Fish | Hunt FL versus Inshore Bite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFish | Hunt FLInshore Bite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (572 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings572 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#166 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB100 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFlorida Fish and WildlifeMclean Gas Company LLC

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

Inshore Bite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fish | Hunt FL

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Inshore Bite

Subscriptions2
  • Inshore Bite Pro — Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Inshore Bite Pro — Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Fish | Hunt FL free?
Fish | Hunt FL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inshore Bite free?
Inshore Bite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fish | Hunt FL or Inshore Bite have ads?
Neither Fish | Hunt FL nor Inshore Bite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fish | Hunt FL or Inshore Bite?
Fish | Hunt FL ships an update every 3 months, and Inshore Bite every 9 days. Most recently, Fish | Hunt FL was updated on October 18, 2026 and Inshore Bite on October 15, 2026.

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