Apex Fishing

SimulationGoogle Play

5.4~~/10~~

Our score

50K+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-21

Screenshots

A wooden wanted board with four fish posters and cash rewards — Diverse fish species

First-person cast over a forest lake with a Perfect timing bar and a 36°C Day Three readout — Authentic gameplay

A lure grid beside a spinning reel and rod on a wooden panel — Upgrade & customize your rig

Heron Bay location card with an autumn lake, a pier and a signpost — Varied environment

About Apex Fishing

Apex Fishing is a realism-first fishing simulator for Android from OKING Limited: species that behave like their real counterparts, reel drag and rod tension to manage, lakes and alpine rivers modelled on real ecosystems, and a tackle box of rods, reels, lines and lures to upgrade. It sits in Google Play's Early Access programme — reviews hidden — with 50,000-plus installs, no ads, purchases up to $144.99 and no iOS version. This is a beta score, to be revised at release.

Game information

DeveloperKeep Fancy

Version0.18.1.268

Size668 MB

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsNo

In-app purchasesYes

Content ratingEveryone

Requires (Android)Android 6.0+

Offline modeNot stated — beta with announcements, fish reports and a shop

Installs50K+

Data checked2026-09-21

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-21. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Apex Fishing Review (Beta): A Serious Fishing Sim With a $144.99 Shop

What OKING Has Put on the Store

The listing positions the game against casual fishing games: the most authentic fishing simulator on mobile, for players who crave realism, strategy and the thrill of the catch. Its claims are specific — true-to-life fish behaviour, with every species acting like its real-world counterpart and bait chosen by habit; adjustable reel drag and rod tension with tackle matched to conditions; dozens of species from bass and trout to elusive giants; locations from forest lakes to raging alpine rivers inspired by real ecosystems; rods, reels, lines and lures to unlock and upgrade. The screenshots show a wanted board of fish with cash rewards, a first-person cast with a Perfect timing bar and a temperature-and-day readout, a lure grid beside a spinning reel, and a Heron Bay location card in autumn colours. The listing sits in Google Play's Early Access programme, so it shows no version, no Android floor and no reviews; the last update, August 31, 2026, is the fullest description of the build.

The August Update: Workbench, Weather, Fish AI

The what's-new notes are the closest thing to a changelog: an Equipment Workbench and Storage with improved gear attributes and balancing; dynamic day–night and weather systems; improved fish-fighting behaviour, controls and gameplay feedback; improved fish AI with adjusted character progression and balance; and a better Handbook, Fish Reports, Profile and Announcement Center. That is a beta iterating on its core rather than adding content. YouTube is the other record: Techzamazing's Realistic Fishing Simulator Gameplay at 8,300 views, Gaming Mobile's at 3,100, and CrissSim's It's Out! New Realistic Fishing Simulator for Mobile, which labels the build Apex Fishing Beta, plus the developer's own teaser at 190 views calling it the top-tier Android fishing game, now available. OKING Limited, with a Hong Kong Facebook page for the game, is the developer of record; the store listing's support address is a Gmail account.

No Ads, a $144.99 Ceiling, Nothing Collected — and No Date

The beta has no advertising badge and an in-app purchase badge with items from $0.99 to $144.99, the highest ceiling of any game on this page; the wanted-board rewards and gear upgrades suggest the currency the shop sells. Google's data-safety card declares nothing collected and nothing shared. There is no App Store version, and the walkthrough titles that add iOS are creators' habit rather than a listing. Fifty thousand-plus installs is the audience so far. Because reviews are hidden, the score below is a beta score from the listing, the August changelog and creator videos; it will be revised when OKING ships a release build and the testers can be read.

Pros

Reel drag, rod tension and species behaviour — a simulator, not a tap-to-catch game
Day–night and weather systems, a workbench and storage added in August 2026
No ads and nothing collected on the data-safety card
Wanted-board targets and a lure grid that reward planning

Cons

Early Access: reviews, version and Android requirement hidden
In-app items up to $144.99, the highest ceiling on this page, unitemised
No iOS version; the support address is a Gmail account
Beta balance — the August notes rework fish AI and progression

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Verdict

A beta 5.4: a fishing simulator with the right ambitions — drag, tension, weather, real species — and two things to watch: a $144.99 shop ceiling and reviews nobody can read yet. Take it if you want a serious angling sim on Android now and accept a beta. Skip it until release if the shop's shape matters to you.

Gameplay6Drag, tension, bait choice and fish AI that the developer keeps tuning — the right ambitions, unproven by readable reviews.

Controls5A Perfect-timed cast and fight controls the August update says it improved; no tester verdict available.

Replay value5Dozens of species, a wanted board and locations to unlock; how far the beta goes is unstated.

Graphics & sound6Forest lakes and an autumn Heron Bay in the screenshots; creators call it realistic.

Monetisation5No ads and no data, but a $144.99 item ceiling in a fishing game asks questions the release must answer.

5.4out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

Frequently asked questions

Can you play Apex Fishing offline?

Not stated. The beta has an Announcement Center, Fish Reports and a shop, which point to a server-connected game, and no offline mode is mentioned. The data-safety card's claim of nothing collected does not settle it. This page will state the release build's answer when one exists.

Is Apex Fishing free?

The beta is free with no ads. In-app purchases are listed from $0.99 to $144.99 per item, unusually high for a fishing game, without being itemised; expect gear, currency and bundles. Launch pricing has not been announced.

What phone do you need for Apex Fishing?

Google Play hides the Android requirement and size while the game is in Early Access. The 3D lakes, weather and day–night cycle suggest a mid-range phone or better; the listing gives no floor. There is no iPhone version — the iOS in some video titles is not a listing.

Can you play Apex Fishing with friends?

Nothing on the listing describes multiplayer, co-op or tournaments — the pitch is a solo simulator of species, tackle and conditions, with a wanted board of target fish. If the release adds competitions or leaderboards, this page will say so.

How long is Apex Fishing?

Open-ended: a simulator of species, tackle and conditions with a wanted board of targets rather than a campaign. The beta's content size is not stated, and whether beta progress survives the release has not been announced by OKING.