Honest comparison · US freshwater + bass community + maps

Fishidy vs Fishare.

We respect what Fishidy does well. Here is exactly where we're different and where we're not.

What Fishidy owns
  • US lake-level community catch reports
  • Detailed US freshwater lake maps
  • Active bass-fishing community feeds
Where Fishare is different
  • Saltwater coverage plus freshwater. Theirs is US freshwater only — lakes and rivers.
  • Bite-score forecast layered on top of the map. Theirs is community catches pinned on a map without a predictive score.
  • Coverage that extends past the US — AU, NZ, EU, every coast covered with the same forecast engine.
  • Free to browse. Theirs gates premium features behind a Pro subscription.

When you should stay with Fishidy

What Fishare doesn't do (yet or by design)

If you fish US bass tournaments, their lake community is genuinely useful. If you fish anywhere else — saltwater, AU, NZ, EU — or want a forecast that tells you when to fish before you go, the comparison favours us.

Frequently asked

Is Fishare really free?

Yes — the live map, bite score, 7-day forecast and spot pages are free to browse with no account. Logging catches and getting push notifications when peaks open requires a free account. There is no paid tier today.

How is Fishare different from Fishidy?

If you fish US bass tournaments, their lake community is genuinely useful. If you fish anywhere else — saltwater, AU, NZ, EU — or want a forecast that tells you when to fish before you go, the comparison favours us.

Where does the Fishare bite score come from?

A feedforward neural network (27→32→16→1) trained on 2.5M real catches across 1067 species. Validation loss 0.0063. Inputs include wind, swell, tide stage, SST gradient, current shear, moon phase and ~20 more features per hour — not a 1926 Solunar lookup.

Does Fishare have an iOS or Android app?

Fishare is a Progressive Web App (PWA) — open fishare.app in mobile Safari or Chrome, then 'Add to Home Screen'. It runs offline, sends push notifications, and stays in sync without an app-store install. Native iOS / Android builds are on the roadmap.

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SAVE THIS SPOT. GET PUSHED WHEN THE BITE TURNS ON.

Fishare tracks your home spots and pings you when the next 3-hour peak window opens. Log catches and blanks to teach the model your local patterns. Free forever for everyone who joins now.

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