“The update has packed 10 lbs of junk in a 5 lbs bag. Too much info in ultra fine print, difficult to read while being half as informative, and now the solunar calendar is behind a paywall. I get things cost and no one works for free, but…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 400 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
FishAngler: Fishing Maps App
FishAngler, LLCFishing app for anglers with fishing maps, fishing spots, fishing forecast, t…
4.3 ★15,491 ratings
1M+Downloads
12+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Fishing app for anglers with fishing maps, fishing spots, fishing forecast, tides, and AI fish ID. FishAngler is the AI-powered fishing app trusted by millions of anglers across the US and worldwide — find fishing spots near you, plan trips, and log every catch.
FIND FISHING SPOTS — FRESHWATER & SALTWATER FISHING MAPS Bass fishing on a local lake, trout fishing a new river, or offshore saltwater fishing — FishAngler's fishing map covers it all. • Millions of verified fishing spots and fishing locations logged by real anglers • Lakes, rivers, reservoirs, inshore bays, and offshore fishing waters mapped across the US and beyond • Fishing access points, boat ramps, buoys, depth charts, and underwater structure • Property boundary data — know where you can legally fish • Advanced GPS: copy/paste coordinates, live compass with speed and heading…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 5.2.3.260 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 5.2.3.260, updated 2026-09-16.
What we measured
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Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Paywall blocks the basics
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
What we saw: Paywall blocks the basics: raised by 21 distinct reviewers (5.3% of 400 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“This app USED to be the best app on here for fishing. You were able to see what others caught and it was an amazing community, now it's a pay for EVERYTHING app or you can't use it. Half of my friends uninstalled it already and I will be…”
“Has gone very downhill. almost everything has become locked behind a paywall. locations for catches and forecast fish activity times used to be useful parts of the app. More and more locked behind subscription. I'm sure it will be a…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 5.2.3.260.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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