Texas Fly Fishing Journal vs. log.fish
log.fish is a general-purpose logging app for any kind of fishing, anywhere. Its free tier is capped at your last 6 months, and its paid tier is a recurring subscription. Texas Fly Fishing Journal is Texas fly fishing, specifically, with your full history free forever.
| Texas Fly Fishing Journal | log.fish | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 once, yours for life, same on every platform | Subscription — $4.99/mo (their site) to $9.99/mo (Apple's listing) |
| Free tier history | Unlimited, kept forever | Last 6 months only — older catches disappear |
| Built for | Texas fly fishing, specifically | General fishing, nationwide, all tackle |
| AI tools | Fish ID, fish metrics, pattern insights, trip planning, and more (Pro) | Not found in their listing |
| Privacy | Private by default; opt-in leaderboard shows only the water | Private by default (their claim); optional marketplace to sell your catch data to other users |
| Texas river conditions | Live USGS gauge data, 97 Texas waters, free | General weather/tide/NOAA data, not Texas-specific |
| TPWD regulation reference | Built in, Texas-specific | Not found in their listing |
log.fish figures from their own site and Apple App Store listing, checked October 2026.
A full history, free, built for Texas water
log.fish's free tier only keeps your last six months of catches. After that, they're gone unless you're on their paid subscription. Texas Fly Fishing Journal's full journal is free, forever, with nothing that expires. log.fish is built for any angler fishing anywhere. Texas Fly Fishing Journal is tuned to Texas water from the ground up. It has live USGS flow data, TPWD-specific regulations, and AI tools trained on the rivers you're actually fishing.
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Free, forever. Pro is a one-time $9.99 purchase.
