Fishing Calendar & Tide Times is a solunar and marine weather planning app for anglers on Android.
Product velocity
Maintenance
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#188
▼3Weather · free
Sentiment
4.6
4k reviews
Nemesis
Fishing Times Calendar
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire the app to predict optimal fishing times based on lunar and tide data, saving time on unsuccessful trips.
For Freshwater and saltwater anglers ranging from beginners to professionals.
What does it look like?
Key features
Calculates feeding periods based on moon and sun position.
Combines marine forecasts into a single efficiency score.
Logs species and weather data with cloud backup.
How much does it cost?
The current payment wall at launch is a primary source of user frustration and churn.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentnew contentShow more...
The app currently ships at a maintenance cadence, with only one release recorded in the analyzed window. Development is focused on expanding content through the addition of a fish library, which includes identification tools and distribution maps. Given the 14-day gap since the last update and the lack of frequent iterative releases, the development trend appears stable but low-velocity. There are no signs of live-ops or high-frequency feature deployment.
Who built it?
The AppDev Studio
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What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews excited. Users appreciate lunar calendar and sunrise-sunset predictions provide accurate timing for planning successful fishing trips and the current interface layout is straightforward and easy for beginners to navigate during planning. On the flip side, users report being charged for subscriptions they did not authorize or failing to receive paid perks.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Lunar calendar and sunrise-sunset predictions provide accurate timing for planning successful fishing trips
- The current interface layout is straightforward and easy for beginners to navigate during planning
- Users report being charged for subscriptions they did not authorize or failing to receive paid perks
50 of 50 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for Fishing Calendar & Tide Times
How's the Weather market?
The app holds a #57 Grossing position in the US Weather category, maintaining a 4.63-star rating across 4,306 reviews. This indicates high monetization efficiency despite the reported friction in the onboarding funnel.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Mark Totzke
Both apps target the same fishing activity planning market by providing solunar and tide data to anglers.
- Fishing Times Calendar uses a 24-hour Solunar Clock graphic for visualization, while Fishing Calendar & Tide Times uses standard list-based data.
- Fishing Times Calendar incorporates Maori fishing calendar data, whereas Fishing Calendar & Tide Times focuses on general marine weather synthesis.
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Key takeaways for Fishing Calendar & Tide Times
Where is it heading?
The market for outdoor planning tools is consolidating, and Fishing Calendar & Tide Times remains exposed due to its rigid monetization strategy. If the team does not shift to a value-demonstration model, the current churn pressure will erode the #57 Grossing chart slot by Q4.
- The mandatory payment wall at launch creates a high churn risk, which compounds the negative sentiment regarding unauthorized charges.
- The latest release added a fish library, showing active feature investment rather than maintenance mode.
The SWOT
- Solunar data synthesis functions as a planning barrier for competitors
- Straightforward UI lowers the barrier for beginner anglers
- Developing educational content for beginners could increase long-term retention
- Expanding wearable integration would improve utility for active anglers
Next best moves
Pivot to a feature-gated trial because the current payment wall triggers high churn → improve conversion rates.
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's #57 Grossing rank is a liability…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app's competitive outlook has shifted to emphasize the risks of its aggressive monetization strategy, with new SWOT entries highlighting churn and UI-related threats.
Bottom line
Fishing Calendar & Tide Times wins on data synthesis, but the aggressive payment wall at launch triggers high churn, so the PM should pivot to a feature-gated trial to allow users to verify data accuracy before purchase.
Unlock 3 critical frictions, 2 market threats, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
Access the full report for freeFAQ
Is Fishing Calendar & Tide Times free to use?
Does this app work for saltwater fishing?
Is the fishing time prediction accurate?
Sources
- [1] Play Store listing, source
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