Comparison

Fisherman's Watch vs BITEKEEPER

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

Head to head
About

Fisherman's Watch

Predicts fishing success based on weather, sun, and moon cycles. It uses mathematical models for over 300 fish species to suggest optimal fishing times. Users can customize which factors influence the forecast.

Highlights
  • Fishing success prediction
  • Weather, sun, and moon influence
  • Mathematical models for 300+ fish species
  • Optimal fishing time suggestions
  • Customizable forecast factors
  • Regional fish packages
Features
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Fisherman Watch presents by "Fish Planet" give an accurate prediction of success on fishing and addressed to all fishermen and amateurs, and anglers sportsmen. The program displays the influence of weather and movements of the sun and moon on the result of fishing on selected species of fish and allows you to choose the best hours for fishing. Based on the collection of mathematical models of the behavior of fish MathFish5.1(TM). The forecast is based on more than 300 species. Built forecast catch smallmouth bass, pike, perch, bream, carp, crucian carp and other fish species. Application via the Internet receives weather at the point of location of the mobile phone. It records the values of atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind, clouds and the dynamics of all these parameters. After that, to this point information is calculated sunrise, sunset and the culminations of the sun and moon, high tide and low tide - if the point is located in the coastal zone. Then, in accordance with these seasonal-diurnal model of the behavior of fish MathFish5.1(TM) - is detecting the influence of all these parameters for each of fish. It is important that for the different species of fish these effects are also accounted differently. For each fish You want to catch, have the best time, this time is determined by the mathematical model accurately defined biologists parameters. Similarly, the influence of the tide on coastal fishing fish species, which is not affected, in contrast to the height of the moon above the horizon, on catching fish in inland waters. The user can choose what factors he considered when forecasting.With the help of the switches that are on the screen, you can disable the influence of the Sun, moon, tides, weather and even the daily behaviors of the selected fish species. In this case, will stay only the data of seasonal behavior of fish for those coordinates where is the phone. Itself the seasonal model, depends on the coordinates of the fisher. To better reflect the influence of climate on the World map is built the model of climatic zones taking into account details of the relief and global currents. For for more convenient display you can select the desired fish species. In the application settings the fishs are distributed across the families. In the basic free version of the app included 3 fish. Regional packages are separately available for download: North America - 76 species; Europe and Asia - 151 species; Marine fish - 322 species.

About

BITEKEEPER

Features
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BITEKEEPER is a smart alarm application developed by Rippton Smart Fishing Gear. The app allows you to easily control the functions of Rippton's alarms, such as volume, tone, sensitivity and light color.

Screenshots

Fisherman's Watch4 screens
BITEKEEPER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BITEKEEPER at none against Fisherman's Watch's 4. BITEKEEPER also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 38 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Fisherman's Watch sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. BITEKEEPER asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fisherman's Watch ships an update every 38 months, BITEKEEPER monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fisherman's Watch versus BITEKEEPER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFisherman's WatchBITEKEEPER
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.013
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeb and PrintNingbo Pelican Drone Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fisherman's Watch

One-time4
  • Fishes of Europe and Asia$1.99
  • Fishes of North America$1.99
  • Fishes of the seas and oceans$1.99
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  • All-in-one$4.99
None

BITEKEEPER

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fisherman's Watch free?
Fisherman's Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BITEKEEPER free?
BITEKEEPER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fisherman's Watch or BITEKEEPER have ads?
Fisherman's Watch shows ads; BITEKEEPER does not.
Which is updated more often, Fisherman's Watch or BITEKEEPER?
Fisherman's Watch ships an update every 38 months, and BITEKEEPER monthly. Most recently, Fisherman's Watch was updated on September 4, 2026 and BITEKEEPER on September 9, 2026.

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