The Fishbrain alternative for the UK
The fishing app
Fishbrain isn't.
Fishbrain was built for American bass anglers and killed its marketplace in October 2025. GilledIt is built for UK anglers — 150+ British species, float and feeder support, and the escrow-backed tackle marketplace Fishbrain abandoned. Free forever.
Switching? Import your Fishbrain catches in 30 seconds → import guide
Side by side
GilledIt vs Fishbrain for UK fishing
| Feature | GilledIt | Fishbrain |
|---|---|---|
| UK species (150+) | ||
| Float fishing method | ||
| Feeder fishing method | ||
| Pole fishing method | ||
| UK bait database | ||
| Marketplace | ||
| Free core features | Partial | |
| Verified leaderboards | Partial | |
| Catch importer (Fishbrain CSV) |
Why UK anglers leave Fishbrain
Built for bass anglers, not British anglers
1. Bite predictions only cover 4 UK species
Fishbrain's bite predictions support common carp, mirror carp, perch, and pike. If you fish tench, barbel, roach, bream, chub, dace, rudd or any sea species, you get nothing. GilledIt covers 150+ UK species with bite conditions.
2. No support for British fishing methods
Float fishing and feeder fishing are the two most popular UK methods. Fishbrain has neither as a logged method. GilledIt supports all UK methods: float, feeder, pole, ledger, fly, lure, and sea.
3. Marketplace shut down October 2025
Fishbrain officially exited peer-to-peer commerce — anglers needing to buy or sell tackle ended up back on Facebook Marketplace and eBay with no buyer protection. GilledIt's escrow-backed marketplace fills the gap with public listing URLs and 8% transaction fees.
4. The free tier is, in their users' words, 'absolutely useless'
Maps, predictions, and catch locations are paywalled behind Fishbrain Pro at £9.99-14.99/mo. GilledIt's core is free forever; Pro at £4.99/mo only adds power-user features (unlimited catches, advanced stats, tide overlays).
Fishbrain alternative UK: FAQ
GilledIt is the best Fishbrain alternative for UK anglers. It supports all 150+ UK species (Fishbrain's bite predictions cover only 4), supports float and feeder fishing methods (Fishbrain doesn't), and has the escrow-backed marketplace Fishbrain killed in October 2025. Core features are free forever — no Pro paywall.
Fishbrain works in the UK but was built for American bass anglers. Its species coverage, fishing-method support, and tackle recommendations are US-first. UK coarse, match, and sea anglers get limited value from the bite-prediction features. UK-focused alternatives like GilledIt are designed around float/feeder/pole methods and 150+ British species.
Fishbrain announced the marketplace shutdown in October 2025 as a strategic exit to focus on AI personalisation and Garmin partnership. The official statement framed it as 'doubling down on what we do best.' For sellers and buyers it left an open lane — GilledIt picked it up with Stripe Connect escrow, 8% platform fee, and public shareable listing URLs.
Yes. Fishbrain provides a CSV export of every catch via Settings → Privacy → Export my data. The download arrives within 24 hours. GilledIt's importer parses the CSV, maps every field (species, date, length, weight, GPS, photos) and re-uploads photos. About 30 seconds once you have the file.
GilledIt's core is fully free forever — catch logging, social feed, marketplace browsing and selling, messaging, basic stats, weekly challenges. Fishbrain's free tier paywalls maps, predictions, and catch locations — its own users describe it as 'absolutely useless' without Pro at £9.99-14.99/mo. GilledIt's Pro tier ships month 6+ at £4.99/mo with all existing users free for 12 months.
Yes — GilledIt has UK and US locales (gilledit.com and gilledit.com/us) with 698 verified UK venues and 1,942 verified US venues. The UK build is the primary focus, with deeper coverage of carp, coarse, match, and sea fishing. The US build covers all 50 states with state-by-state licence guides.
Try GilledIt free — and bring your Fishbrain catches with you
Install on iOS and Android. Import your Fishbrain CSV in 30 seconds. All 150+ UK species, float and feeder methods, plus the marketplace Fishbrain killed.