Fish Washington icon
MyWDFW icon
Pikeminnow Registration icon
+4

Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

For recreational and professional anglers and hunters in Washington state requiring regulatory compliance and licensing tools.

7apps1.9(7.1K) Multi-theme

Snapshot

Who is Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife?

Providing Washington state anglers and hunters with digital tools for regulatory compliance, licensing, and conservation reporting.

Target audience

RecreationalProfessional anglersHunters in Washington state requiring regulatory compliance

Top rival

FishBrain

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 7
7
apps
Sports5
Business1
Utilities1

Last updated

Fish Washington

v3.0.2

7mo ago

Active

Publisher DNA

What defines Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Government wildlife management and regulatory utilities

Scale

indie

Target audience

Recreational and professional anglers and hunters in Washington state requiring regulatory compliance and licensing tools.

Origin

A Washington state government agency responsible for preserving, protecting, and perpetuating fish, wildlife, and ecosystems.

Signature Patterns

  • Utilities focused strictly on regulatory compliance and mandatory harvest reporting
  • 100% free-to-use model with no monetization or in-app purchases
  • Heavy emphasis on offline functionality for field use in remote areas
  • Direct synchronization with state government licensing and fishery management databases
Active

Portfolio momentum

The publisher maintains an active development cycle with 9 releases across 5 active apps in the last 6 months, including a major release 14 days ago.

Last release 14d agoActive apps 5Abandoned 2

Company profile

low confidence
Headquarters
Washington, USA

Portfolio

What does Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife ship?

Apps

7 apps analysed

MyWDFW icon
MyWDFW

The official licensing app of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

1.4(150)
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Offline functionality for remote field use

  • Functional Utility
  • Login and Authentication Failures
Pikeminnow Registration icon
Pikeminnow Registration

A Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery registration application for mobile

2.6(25)
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WaTix icon
WaTix

Commercial Dealer Reporting

0.0
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WDFW Guide Logbook icon
WDFW Guide Logbook

WDWF's official Guide App for tracking catch and effort

2.1(7)
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Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.

Based on 1 of 7 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .

Americas (1)

  • United States1 / 1

Core markets (1/1 apps)

United States

User Sentiment

How do users feel about their apps?

0

Positive apps

0

Neutral / mixed

1

Negative apps

15/100

Avg sentiment score

Rivals

Who does Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife compete with?

The rivals identified

Same space(1)

FishBrain

known forFishbrain - Fishing App

2 apps4.7Sports

The primary social and logging platform for anglers, often used to record the catches that MyWDFW requires for official reporting.

Differentiators

  • Largest global community of anglers
  • Sophisticated data-driven catch logging and species identification

New entrants(1)

BaseMap

known forBaseMap: Hunting GPS Maps

1 app4.6Sports

A fast-growing mapping competitor that is aggressively integrating harvest logging and season tracking features.

Differentiators

  • Agile development cycle with frequent feature additions
  • Focus on high-tech utility for the modern, data-driven hunter

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Bottom line

WDFW is a mission-critical utility publisher with a captive user base defined by state law. Their success depends on resolving technical friction in their new centralized licensing platform to maintain public trust in digital conservation tools.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife publish?
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife has 7 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Sports category.
What kind of apps does Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife make?
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife's portfolio is concentrated in Sports and Business, with an average rating of 1.9/5 across rated apps.
What is Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Fish Washington is Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife's apps across 1 country.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
7
With full intel:
1
With overview:
7
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

Disclosure: Independent intel to help mobile builders succeed.

AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife intelligence.” Updated 2026-04-24. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/washington-department-of-fish-wildlife

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