Fishbrain - Fishing App

• Monthly Power Fishing Package — $12.99/month
• Monthly Power Fishing Package — $14.99/month
• Monthly Power Fishing Package — $79.99/year ($6.66/mo)
• Quarter Power Fishing Package — $41.99/quarter
• Fishbrain Premium — $14.99

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases: $1.99 - $199.99 per item

Last verified 31 Aug 2026

4.7 71814 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5I love this app but...

   Unfortunately their catch data is near worthless given the fact you’re forced to pick from a few predetermined fishing locations. How these locations are picked, I have no idea, some spots make sense, some don’t. Others appear to be user submitted (spelling and capitalization errors) but there’s no where in the app to do so. When you log a catch it forces you to select one of a few nearby fishing “spots” which often are nowhere near you, you can leave it blank but by default it’ll just pick the closest one for you. This may not seem like a huge issue but it ends up completely screwing any catch data or fish forecasts. I mean the top fish for almost every salt water spot around here is large mouth bass, and you’ve got fish caught 5-10 miles away from where they’re marked. If fish brain just added the ability to create a new fishing “spot” this issue could be almost completely avoided. You can just let the community moderate it too. Believe me no one like incorrect data. Update: !!!!Awesome feedback

   Joseph.Dancer · 30 Aug 2026

2. 3/5Been using for a year and…..

   This app is very helpful, map is great, and weather information is spot on. BUT…..ever since the next to last update, the ability to see walleye, crappie, or any other fish not preloaded in the “BiteTime” tab under forecast has gone away, not to mention that on my lake, brown trout and rainbow trout are mistakenly shown. There aren’t any of these species in our lake and when I asked support why/how I could remove them and see other species they said the algorithm is the reason they’re there and nothing can be done. BiteTime on my lake: Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Spotted Bass Rock Bass Channel Catfish Bluegill - they always bite. irrelevant Green Sunfish - irrelevant Brown Trout - not in lake Rainbow Trout - not in lake Missing: Hybrid Bass - another highly sought after fish. No information. Striper - extremely sought after and fished for on a daily basis. Nothing in BiteTime. Crappie (Black/White) - same as above. Nothing on app. Ever since the previous update I feel I’m not getting the value I was but still paying the same price. Customer service was dismissive and not helpful. Not happy. I still use this app for the weather and Bass information but actively searching for another app until FishBrain decides to fix their “algorithm.” Also, other apps have reached out to local fisherman who use their app and encouraged participation and post accuracy by offering the app free or at a reduced price. I would suggest FishBrain follow this example. App used to be better though it is still useable.

   GingerGoo · 30 Aug 2026

3. 4/5Great App With one Problem

   This app has so far been fantastic, with only one glaring problem. It’s not the apps fault for this but it doesn’t have every body of water named as a location to submit a fish caught. What is a problem is that the app does not allow you to create a new body of water. I understand the developers being hesitant to add this feature due to the possibility of it being exploited and used to create inappropriate lake names or misleading people, so maybe they could have a rank system, where depending on how much you contribute to the app you rank up from say, Shad of Bluegill all the way to Northern Pile or Muskie, and then from Muskie travel on to saltwater fish, or have multiple levels within a rank, Bluegill 1,2,3 etc. The idea is once you hit a certain rank (not too high but not too low) you gain the ability to add custom lakes. The lakes have to be properly marked and punctuated and the community could help decide to keep it or not through an upvote or downvote system. The lake would get added in temporarily for a month and during that month anglers would upvote or downvote the lake and at the end of the month if there were more upvotes than downvotes, the lake stays. If there were more downvotes, the lake gets removed. Finally, there would have to be a lake report system where if a lake that didn’t fit somehow got past the community upvote downvote system is could get reported and the name gets changed or the lake gets removed permanently. That’s my idea on how to solve this issue. On the off chance that the devs are reading this I just want to say: Keep up the great work on the app and I hope you implement something like this soon!

   Ryan Cassady · 30 Aug 2026

4. 2/5Interesting app, but lacks a fundamental requirement

   I like the app in general, but has been pointed out, it lacks a fundamental requirement to be useful, both for logging your own catches and finding good fishing locations. For those willing to share catch locations fairly precisely, when logging catches, especially far from land, there should be a way to input lat / long of the catch location or alternatively know the lat / long of where the movable catch location indicator actually is. The sea is a big place, but there is a way to precisely describe location. Instead the spp defaults to distant, preselected locations that may be many miles from the actual spot of the catch. In my case, in Freeport, The Bahamas, the app shows yellow fin tuna caught within 100 meters of shore in “Brown’s Cove”, which is so unlikely as to be impossible, and two catch locations are far inland away from any water at all (presumably showing the location of the person reporting the catch at the time of reporting instead of where the catch occurred). Not everyone wants to share their ‘spots’, but for those who do it should be possible with some precision. Other people seek a way to record their spot details for their personal use only. Either way, Fish Brain is seriously deficient in this respect, despite the easy availability of simple mapping technology which would permit precise location logging.

   T0mmy Bahama · 30 Aug 2026

5. 4/5App is great up until I downloaded it on my new phone

   Before I got the new phone, I would go everywhere using the app and seeing what folks caught in a specific location. I could see all the catches without having to pay for anything. Now that it’s on my new phone I tried to see what type of fish people were catching in this one spot when I got hit with the, “PAY TO PLAY” message. Everything was great about the app before the update (im assuming is what happened) I would have honestly spent the extra money to get the extra perks it came with but now I am not so sure. How are you going to charge us to view the catches in whatever location we view. Being able to see the top 5 is not enough. Some of us like to do real research on a specific spot and waste our time going out there for nothing. The app was so great I would even recommend it to every angler and non angler I’ve met so far but now it’s all ruined. My 5 star review would probably be a 3.5 now. I understand charging folks for the pro package such as water depth. What bait to use. Where to fish. And the free shipping. But to charge for something you guys were not charging for before is outrageous. Y’all need to fix that. It is not only lame but it makes young angler less enthusiastic about fishing because not every parent has the money to pay for an app. I have met plenty of little guys that use your app and love it but I’m sure now that things have changed they would feel the same way as me. How are you going to charge for the basic tools and start getting money from the ads that pop up 😂 just cause the app is growing doesn’t mean you should turn your back on folks cause they don’t or can’t pay the monthly fee 🤦🏽‍♂️ might as well make people pay for the app

   Troutkaster9000 · 30 Aug 2026

4.5 67108 ratings · Google Play

1. 5/5

   great app

   Nathaniel Blajos · 1 Aug 2026

2. 1/5

   Last time I used this app, it was fine. Now all the features are behind a paywall, and they will probably still have ads. I might search for a new app now. Give a discount, and maybe I'll think about it.

   Mike G · 1 Aug 2026

3. 2/5

   it's good for logging and identifying species, along with socializing with other anglers. but that's it, the paywall keeps anything else from being useful. all the core features are locked behind payment, you can't even see bait recommendations, how or when fish were caught near you locally, etc. it's pathetic. it also has some severe problems with people posting ai and fishes off of Google or reddit, but I know for a fact reports work because I've reported people and the post has been took down

   Asher Dingler · 1 Aug 2026

4. 5/5

   I call it FINstagram!

   Mike Ike · 1 Aug 2026

5. 5/5

   Good

   Rabbi M · 1 Aug 2026

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