How FishPilot Compares
There are plenty of fishing apps. Most are built around social feeds and maps. FishPilot is built to make you a better angler, with history analysis, location-aware regulations, and an AI first mate who knows your fishing life.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | FishPilot | Fishbrain | FishAngler | Google Lens | Fishidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Identification | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Keep/Release Guidance | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Location-Aware Regulations | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI Chat (History-Aware) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Catch History Analysis | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Batch Upload | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Bite Predictions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Regulatory Alerts | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
FishPilot vs Fishbrain
Fishbrain’s Strength
Large angler community with a social catch feed, species-level catch map, and crowd-sourced fishing spots. If you want to see what strangers are catching nearby, Fishbrain is built for that.
FishPilot’s Advantage
History-driven insights, not a social feed. FishPilot studies YOUR catches to find patterns: which tides, weather, and moon phases correlate with your best days. No scrolling through strangers’ posts.
They serve different purposes. Fishbrain is a social network for anglers. FishPilot is a personal AI fishing assistant that analyzes your catch history, provides location-aware regulations, and helps you fish smarter based on your own data.
No. FishPilot is intentionally not a social app. Every feature is focused on helping you catch more fish, not scrolling through other people’s catches.
FishPilot vs FishAngler
FishAngler’s Strength
Community-driven map features with user-reported fishing conditions, tournament tracking, and social interaction. Good for discovering what others report in an area.
FishPilot’s Advantage
AI-powered analysis, not just pins on a map. FishPilot provides real regulation checks sourced directly from state agencies, not user-submitted data that may be outdated or incorrect.
FishAngler focuses on community-reported fishing spots and social features. FishPilot focuses on personal catch analysis, AI-powered insights from your own history, and regulations sourced directly from state agencies.
Yes. FishPilot shows hot spots based on aggregated catch data and environmental conditions, plus your own personal catch history mapped over time.
FishPilot vs Google Lens
Google Lens’s Strength
Free, instant, and already on your phone. Broad visual recognition across millions of objects, plants, animals, and more. No separate app download required.
FishPilot’s Advantage
Google can identify a fish. It can’t tell you if you can keep it, what the size limit is, or why you caught it. FishPilot does all of that in one shot: species name, regulations, and insights.
Google Lens can name a species, but it knows nothing about fishing regulations, size limits, bag limits, or seasons. FishPilot identifies the fish AND instantly shows whether you can keep it based on your exact location.
For common game fish, both perform well. FishPilot’s advantage is context. It doesn’t just name the fish; it gives you everything you need to know as an angler standing on the water.
FishPilot vs Fishidy
Fishidy’s Strength
Detailed lake contour maps and depth charts for structure fishing. Strong mapping tools for understanding bottom topography and finding underwater features.
FishPilot’s Advantage
AI analysis of your patterns, not just map layers. FishPilot learns from your catch history, cross-references tides, weather, and solunar data, and surfaces actionable insights you can use on your next trip.
Fishidy focuses on maps and depth contours for finding structure. FishPilot focuses on AI-driven insights from your catch history, real-time regulation checks, and a personal AI assistant. They complement each other well.
FishPilot includes interactive maps with catch history overlay, hot spots, and environmental data. For detailed contour and depth maps, dedicated mapping apps like Fishidy may offer more depth chart detail.