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A free onX Fish alternative
HuntGrid Fishing is a fishing map you can use for free: lake depth, public access in plain words and a private log of your spots and catches, in your browser on any phone or computer. Here’s how it compares with onX Fish, how to bring your waypoints over, and what HuntGrid Fishing doesn’t do yet.
onX Fish and HuntGrid Fishing side by side
Facts from onX’s own pages, and what HuntGrid Fishing does today.
| onX Fish | HuntGrid Fishing |
|---|---|
| Price | |
| $34.99 a year for an onX Fish Midwest membership after a 7-day free trial; basic map tools stay free | Free, with no trial and no credit card |
| Where | |
| 13 US states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, the Dakotas, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana and Nebraska); onX says more states will follow | The map works anywhere; depth and access are added one area at a time, from agency data |
| Lake depth | |
| Depth contours for hundreds of lakes | Depth shading and contours wherever an agency survey is loaded, with its source and date, in the free plan |
| On a computer | |
| Works on a computer as well, in sync with the phone app | In the browser on phones and computers, synced, and it installs to your home screen |
| Offline | |
| Offline maps come with the membership | 3 offline areas in the free plan, shared with HuntGrid Hunt |
| Fishing rules | |
| Fishing regulations, kept with the offline maps | Fish Check: size and bag limits for a species at that water, with the official source |
As of October 27, 2026, from onX Fish pricing, onX Fish FAQ. Prices are in US dollars and change; check them on the app’s own site.
What HuntGrid Fishing gives you for free
Lake depth maps
Depth shading, contours in feet or metres and the depth under your finger, with each survey’s source and date.
Can I fish here?
Tap a lake or river for public access and the access law in plain words, each with its source. When we don’t know, it says Unknown.
Your spots and catches
Spots with depth, bottom, cover, species and best conditions, and a catch log, private unless you share them.
One account with HuntGrid Hunt
Hunt and fish with one free account and one sign-in, on every device.
Offline lakes
Download a lake with its depth and access and use it with no signal: 3 areas in the free plan.
Can I keep it?
Fish Check gives the size and bag limits at that water on that day, with the official source.
Switching
Move from onX Fish in three steps
Export your waypoints
On a computer, sign in to the onX web map, select the waypoints you want to keep and export them as a GPX or KML file. The help page in HuntGrid Fishing shows how.
Import it into HuntGrid Fishing
Create a free account, open My maps → Import and pick the file. You see what’s in it and choose what to keep before anything is saved.
Add what you know
Open a spot to add its depth, bottom, cover, species and best winds and months. Your spots stay private.
What HuntGrid Fishing doesn’t do yet
Better you hear it here than find out on the water.
No App Store or Google Play app
HuntGrid Fishing installs from the browser for now, on iPhone, Android and computers.
Depth isn’t on every lake
Depth shows only where a government agency has published a lake survey that we’ve loaded. Elsewhere the map shows no depth rather than a guess.
onX and onX Fish are trademarks of their owners. HuntGrid isn’t affiliated with them; their names are used only to describe switching and comparing. Check each app’s own site for its current plans and features.
Questions
Still have a question? Read the HuntGrid Fishing help pages or email support@huntgrid.net.
Is there a free alternative to onX Fish?
Yes. HuntGrid Fishing is free with no trial: lake depth where agencies have surveyed, public access with its source, and a private log of your spots and catches, on your phone and your computer.
Can I move my onX Fish waypoints to HuntGrid Fishing?
Yes. Export them from the onX web map as a GPX or KML file, then import the file in HuntGrid Fishing from My maps → Import.
Does my HuntGrid hunting account work for fishing?
Yes. HuntGrid Hunt and HuntGrid Fishing share one free account: sign in with the same email and password or passkey.
Your next fishing trip starts on the map
Create a free account and open HuntGrid Fishing in your browser. The same account works for HuntGrid Hunt.
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