Fish Identifier: CatchScan

Snap a photo, ID your catch instantly, and check local fishing regulations — size limits, bag limits & seasons. Know before you keep. Never risk a fine.

Caught a fish and not sure what it is, or whether you can legally keep it? CatchScan tells you both in seconds.

Snap a photo of your catch and get an instant species ID, an honest confidence rating, and the fishing regulations for the water you were actually fishing: size limits, bag limits, seasons, and a clear keeper-or-release verdict. No more guessing. No more risking a fine.

KNOW BEFORE YOU KEEP CatchScan reads the location saved inside your photo, not wherever your phone happens to be right now. It works out which jurisdiction governs that water, including whether you were in state or federal waters, checked against NOAA boundary data.

• Minimum size limits for your species and region
• Bag limits so you stay within the law
• Season status, open or closed
• Clear keeper or release guidance
• Works on photos from earlier trips, so you can identify last weekend's catch from your couch and still get the right rules

INSTANT AI IDENTIFICATION Point the camera, tap, and know. OpenAI GPT reads body shape, fins, markings and coloration to name the species in seconds, across saltwater, freshwater, tropical and cold-water fish, adults and juveniles alike.

• A confidence rating on every result, so a firm identification never looks the same as a tentative one
• The field marks behind each call, so you can check the reasoning yourself
• A "Don't confuse with" section naming look-alike species and the one visible feature that separates each
• Catch difficulty, habitat, typical size and conservation status

BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Every confirmed identification joins your Collection: a lifetime field guide built only from fish you personally landed.

• Cover photo, scientific name and a running catch count for each species
• Milestones unlock at 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 species
• Records survive even after you clear old chats
• Stored on your device and reviewable offline

ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS (PREMIUM) Unlike simple ID apps, CatchScan chats. Ask whether it is safe to eat, how to tell it from a lookalike, what its conservation status means, or the best way to catch another one.

WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE CatchScan is free to download, and you get one full identification every day at no cost, with the species, confidence rating, field marks, look-alike check and local regulations all included. Premium lifts the daily limit and unlocks follow-up questions, and starts with a free trial.

BUILT FOR ANGLERS

• Smart camera with an optimized viewfinder that guides you to the best angle
• Full catch history, searchable and viewable offline
• Shareable catch cards for social
• Clean, ad-free experience
• Motion and haptics throughout, with full Reduce Motion support

YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Photos are transmitted using enterprise-grade encryption, processed instantly, and immediately deleted from our servers. Your history and your Collection stay private on your device.

DEDICATED SUPPORT Join our Discord community to connect with fellow anglers, share your catches, and get help from our team. In-app support makes it easy to report an issue or suggest an improvement.

WHY ANGLERS CHOOSE CATCHSCAN

• The only fish ID app that pairs species identification with location-aware regulations
• Honest confidence ratings instead of a single confident-sounding guess
• A growing personal field guide of everything you have caught
• Clean, ad-free experience
• Regular updates with improved AI models
• Created by Venus Cloud Ltd, trusted by thousands of anglers

Never wonder "can I keep this?" again. Download Fish Identifier: CatchScan and fish with confidence.

Note: An internet connection is required for new identifications. Past identifications and your Collection can be viewed offline.

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