Measuring & records
How a phone turns a photo into a length, and how that number becomes a record you can trust later.
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Fish measuring apps
A fish measuring app reads length from a photo instead of a tape. The useful question is how the app gets scale, and whether it tells you which method produced each number.
Explore entry ↗Measuring & recordsLiDAR fish measurement
iPhone Pro models carry a LiDAR scanner that measures depth. A fishing app can use that depth to turn pixels into inches without a ruler in the shot.
Explore entry ↗Measuring & recordsFishing log apps
A fishing log is only useful if it is filled in. The best logbooks fill themselves from the photo: species, length, place and time.
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- CatchVault official website: Company-published feature pages, species guide and state rule summaries.
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