Catch Logging
GilledIt
Yes
Catches
Yes
Honest comparison
GilledIt vs Catches
Which UK Fishing App Does More?
Last updated: August 2026
Catches (Go Catch Fish) is a solid UK fishing app. It does peg booking, catch logging, and fishery discovery well. But it stops there. GilledIt is the complete platform: everything Catches does for logging and venue discovery, plus a social feed, messaging, tackle marketplace, weekly challenges, and leaderboards. If you want to book a peg and log a catch, Catches works. If you want a fishing community in your pocket, GilledIt is the app.
Side-by-Side Comparison
How GilledIt and Catches compare across every feature that matters to UK anglers.
Feature by feature
UK Species Database
GilledIt
Yes
Catches
Yes
AI Species ID
GilledIt
Planned
Catches
Yes
Social Feed
GilledIt
Yes
Catches
No
Marketplace
GilledIt
Yes
Catches
No
Challenges & Badges
GilledIt
Yes
Catches
No
Peg Booking
GilledIt
Planned
Catches
Yes
Fishery Partnerships
GilledIt
Growing
Catches
Yes
Interactive Map
GilledIt
Yes
Catches
Yes
Messaging
GilledIt
Yes
Catches
No
Weather / Moon / Tidal Data
GilledIt
Planned
Catches
Yes
Offline Mode
GilledIt
Yes
Catches
Partial
UK Focus
GilledIt
Yes
Catches
Yes
Free Core Features
GilledIt
Yes
Catches
Partial
Price
GilledIt
Free–£7.99/mo or £49.99/yr Pro
Catches
Free–£3/mo
| Feature | GilledIt | Catches |
|---|---|---|
| Catch Logging | Yes | Yes |
| UK Species Database | Yes | Yes |
| AI Species ID | Planned | Yes |
| Social Feed | Yes | No |
| Marketplace | Yes | No |
| Challenges & Badges | Yes | No |
| Peg Booking | Planned | Yes |
| Fishery Partnerships | Growing | Yes |
| Interactive Map | Yes | Yes |
| Messaging | Yes | No |
| Weather / Moon / Tidal Data | Planned | Yes |
| Offline Mode | Yes | Partial |
| UK Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Free Core Features | Yes | Partial |
| Price | Free–£7.99/mo or £49.99/yr Pro | Free–£3/mo |
Competitor pricing and claims checked August 2026 against: Go Catch Fish on the App Store (UK) · gocatch.fish. GilledIt feature data comes from our own app.
Where GilledIt Wins
Advantages
Social Feed and Community: Instagram Meets Fishing
Catches has no social feed. It is a utility app: you log, you book, you leave. GilledIt is a fishing community. An algorithmic For You feed surfaces catches from anglers you should follow. Stories let you share session highlights. Likes, comments, and @mentions create genuine connections between anglers.
Built-In Tackle Marketplace
No other UK fishing app offers an integrated marketplace. Buy and sell fishing tackle directly within the app. Stripe-powered payments, an offer system, and seller dashboards replace scattered Facebook groups and Gumtree listings.
Gamification: Challenges, Leaderboards, and Badges
Weekly challenges (biggest catch, most species, most sessions), leaderboards, 30+ badges across seven categories, and an XP-based levelling system. Catches has no competitive or achievement features. Friendly competition keeps you engaged between sessions.
Free Core Features with No Booking Fees
Catches charges booking fees of £0.75 to £2.49 per booking for non-subscribers. Its Lite tier is £1.99/month just to remove those fees. GilledIt’s core features (logging, feed, map, messaging, challenges) are free. No hidden fees, no paywall on community features. GilledIt Pro is optional at £7.99/month or £49.99/year with a 7-day free trial, and it adds analysis (AI catch reviews, a bite forecast from your own history, your patterns), never logging volume.
Where Catches Wins
We believe in honest comparisons. Here is where the competition has an edge.
Being honest
Peg Booking System: Book Your Exact Swim
Catches’ standout feature is peg booking. You can see available swims at partnered fisheries, book your exact peg in advance, and avoid the dawn rush. This is genuinely useful for popular commercial fisheries. GilledIt offers venue discovery but does not yet have integrated peg booking.
Fishery Partnerships (South West Lakes Trust and Others)
Catches has signed partnerships with fisheries including South West Lakes Trust. These institutional relationships give it a booking inventory that GilledIt does not yet match.
Which Should You Choose?
The verdict
Choose Catches if:
Peg booking is your primary need. You fish mainly at commercial fisheries with Catches partnerships, and you do not need social features or a marketplace.
Choose GilledIt if:
You want the complete package. Catch logging, social community, marketplace, challenges, and messaging in one app. You fish canals, rivers, and lakes as well as commercials, and you want to connect with other UK anglers.
Catches is a well-built booking and logging tool. GilledIt is the complete platform: everything Catches does plus social, marketplace, and gamification. It is the difference between a tool and a community.
FAQ: GilledIt vs Catches
Catches (also known as Go Catch Fish) is a UK fishing app for booking pegs at fisheries and logging catches. It includes AI species identification, weather data, and fishery partnerships. It launched in March 2024 and expanded to the US in June 2025.
Catches is stronger for peg booking at partnered fisheries. GilledIt is the more complete platform, offering social feed, marketplace, messaging, weekly challenges, and leaderboards alongside catch logging. If you want a fishing community as well as a logging tool, GilledIt offers more.
Catches offers three tiers: Free (with booking fees of £0.75–£2.49 per booking), Lite (£1.99/month, no booking fees), and Pro (£30/year, all features). GilledIt’s core features are free with no booking fees. GilledIt Pro is optional at £7.99/month or £49.99/year with a 7-day free trial, and it adds analysis (AI catch reviews, a bite forecast from your own history, your patterns), never logging volume.
Catches does not have a social feed or community features comparable to social media. It is primarily a booking and logging utility. GilledIt includes an algorithmic social feed, stories, likes, comments, @mentions, and messaging for connecting with other anglers.
No, Catches does not have a marketplace feature. GilledIt includes a built-in marketplace where anglers can buy and sell fishing tackle with Stripe-powered payments.
GilledIt offers core features free for UK anglers, including catch logging, social feed, interactive map, messaging, and weekly challenges. Catches has a free tier but charges booking fees (£0.75–£2.49 per booking) for non-subscribers. GilledIt Pro is optional at £7.99/month or £49.99/year with a 7-day free trial, and it adds analysis (AI catch reviews, a bite forecast from your own history, your patterns), never logging volume.
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