Comparison

Hiking Project vs Fish Washington

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

Head to head
About

Hiking Project

Discover and navigate over 74,000 miles of trails with detailed GPS route information, elevation profiles, and high-resolution maps. Find featured hikes near you or in a searched area, with insights from local experts. Download trails for offline use, ensuring you can explore even without cell reception.

Highlights
  • GPS route information
  • Elevation profiles
  • Interactive trail maps
  • Offline trail downloads
  • High-resolution photos
  • Local expert insights
Features
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Hiking Project is your comprehensive guide to the best hikes near you, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured hikes to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great day on the trails. • Find over 74,000 miles of trail to hike with your crew. • New trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed hiking database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check ins on HikingProject.com. By using GPS, we can show your location on trails and vertical profiles. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Fish Washington

Access current Washington sport fishing rules and emergency changes for all state waters. Log catches offline, check license privileges, and find fishing spots with interactive maps. Includes NOAA tidal predictions and harvest limits.

Highlights
  • Current sport fishing rules
  • Emergency regulation updates
  • Offline catch logging
  • License privilege display
  • Interactive fishing maps
  • NOAA tidal predictions
  • Harvest limits and gear details
Features
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Sport Fishing Regulations The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is excited to announce a new sport fishing regulations mobile application for Washington state! Use this mobile app to access current Washington Sport Fishing Rules and emergency fishing rule changes. This free app is designed to convey up-to-the-minute fishing regulations for every lake, river, stream and marine area in the state. New features for 2026 include:  Log your catches—even off the grid Track your salmon, steelhead, halibut, sturgeon, and crab catches—online or offline. Check and display your license privileges Secure your licenses and know exactly what you're eligible for—anytime, anywhere. Fish Washington also now includes: Emergency regulation delivery. Map upgrades: New iconography for restrictions and water body features. New base maps to improve the user experience. Interactive mapping to help anglers find fishing opportunities near them. Location-enabled United States Geological Service (USGS) river gauges. Full water body name and description or portion to emergency regulation cards. NOAA tidal predictions for marine water bodies and lower Columbia River. Details on harvest limits and allowable gear for fishable species in each body of water. Access to the WDFW website and instructional videos designed to convey when, where, and how to fish in Washington. Locations of boat launches and other fishing access points. Ability to add waypoints on maps, and report poaching in progress. Downloadable updates and offline capacity designed for those who may not have cell service in remote areas or on the water. Washington state offers anglers some of the most diverse fishing opportunities available anywhere in the world. In a single weekend, you can dig for clams, troll for salmon, drop a pot for Dungeness crab, fly fish for steelhead, trout or bass, jig for halibut or rockfish, and bait fish for catfish, tuna, lingcod, or sturgeon. Maintaining this variety of fishing opportunities necessitates correspondingly diverse ― and sometimes complex ― fishing regulations. To make these regulations easier to understand, WDFW developed the Fish Washington mobile app. Refer to our website for more information.

Screenshots

Hiking Project4 screens
Fish Washington4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hiking Project and Fish Washington both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 53% of Hiking Project's written reviews are positive against 26% of Fish Washington's. Fish Washington's advantage is ratings volume (7K vs 2K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Hiking Project against 4.3 for Fish Washington. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Hiking Project's written reviews are positive against 26% of Fish Washington's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, Fish Washington every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hiking Project versus Fish Washington: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiking ProjectFish Washington
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2K ratings) — better4.3 (7K ratings)
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews — better25.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2K7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB341 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Customer experience

Hiking Project

All ratings1,975 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative39.8%

Fish Washington

All ratings6,958 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral6.2%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive25.5%
Neutral15.2%
Negative59.3%

User reviews

Hiking Project

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for planning hiking trips
  • 🗺️ Useful offline maps and trail info
  • 👍 Helpful for finding new trails
  • 🗺️ Accurate trail details and elevation data
  • 🌳 Useful for exploring nature and the outdoors

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Limited trail coverage in some areas
  • 🗺️ Offline maps not always reliable
  • 🔍 Difficult to search and find trails
  • 🔍 Missing key features like recording hikes

Fish Washington

From 7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🗺️ Helpful map and boundary information
  • 📋 Detailed regulations and catch information
  • 🔍 Ability to search and view regulations for specific water bodies

Room to improve

  • 🐢 Slow and unreliable update/sync process
  • 🔄 Constant need to re-download/re-install app to get it working
  • 🤯 Confusing and overwhelming regulations
  • 🚫 Inability to access app features when offline

Bugs and requests

Hiking Project

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to record hikes
  • Offline maps frequently fail to load
  • Elevation data sometimes inaccurate
  • Syncing issues between app and website

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to record and track hikes
  • Improve search and filtering options
  • Expand trail coverage to more regions
  • Add weather forecasts and other useful info
  • Improve offline map reliability and functionality

Fish Washington

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to access map or view regulations
  • Search functionality not working as expected
  • Sync/update process frequently failing or taking too long

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to purchase fishing licenses directly in the app
  • Inclusion of fish identification and stocking information
  • Easier navigation and filtering of regulations
  • Offline mode to view regulations without internet connection
  • Integration of emergency regulation updates without full sync

In-app purchases

None

Hiking Project

No in-app purchases

None

Fish Washington

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hiking Project free?
Hiking Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fish Washington free?
Fish Washington is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hiking Project or Fish Washington?
Hiking Project is rated higher. Hiking Project averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Fish Washington averages 4.3 from 7K ratings.
Do Hiking Project or Fish Washington have ads?
Neither Hiking Project nor Fish Washington shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hiking Project or Fish Washington?
Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, and Fish Washington every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hiking Project was updated on November 1, 2026 and Fish Washington on November 5, 2026.

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