Reel Time Apps

What Reel Time Apps does

Reel Time Apps is a privately held SaaS company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Florida that provides an integrated software platform for managing competitive sport fishing tournaments. Its core offering is an all-in-one tournament management system covering the full event lifecycle: online registration with payment processing, native iOS and Android participant apps with offline-first architecture, live leaderboards, catch submission workflows with photo/video verification and GoPro camera integration, automated prize money calculations, two-way SMS messaging with broadcast capability, SEO-optimized custom-branded tournament websites, real-time graphics and certificate generation, and live video streaming at 4K/60fps with embedded chat. The platform is delivered as both modular add-ons and a consolidated All-In Bundle subscription, with specific pricing not publicly disclosed.

The business operates on a product-led growth model, distributing free mobile apps on iOS and Android (500K+ downloads) and providing self-serve sign-up via the company website, with direct consultation available for larger tournament organizations. It reports cumulative operational scale metrics of 800+ tournaments managed, $168M+ in prize money distributed through the platform (a throughput figure, not company revenue), 136K+ fish logged, and 50M+ messages sent. Key third-party integrations include GoPro (camera and wireless footage sync), Clover and Square (in-person payment card readers), and Instagram and Facebook (social sharing and engagement). Target customer segments are vertical-specific: professional and amateur fishing tournament directors as the primary segment, with fishing clubs as a secondary segment.

The company is founder-owned and bootstrapped with 1-10 employees and no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional ownership relationships. Its primary stated differentiator is 20+ years of exclusive focus on fishing tournament management, paired with the breadth of an integrated feature suite and the depth of its offline-capable native mobile architecture designed for fishing locations with poor cellular connectivity.

Name

Reel Time Apps

Legal name

Reel Time Apps

Website

https://reeltimeapps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Reel Time Apps provides an integrated SaaS platform for managing competitive sport fishing tournaments, offering native iOS and Android apps, live scoring, automated prize calculations, GoPro-integrated catch submissions, custom tournament websites, and live streaming for tournament directors and fishing clubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tournament Management Software

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Fishing Charters & Angling Experiences (Deep Sea, Sportfishing, Fly Fishing) (THAJAJAC)

Keywords

• Fishing tournament software
• Tournament management platform
• Live leaderboard software
• Catch submission system
• Prize payout management

Headquarters

HQ city

Flushing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Platform: All-in-one tournament management platform with modular features including apps, scoring, submissions, payouts, chat, websites, and streaming. Sold as individual modules or bundled package (All-In Bundle).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Reel Time Apps provides an all-in-one SaaS tournament management platform for competitive sport fishing, comprising native iOS and Android mobile apps for participants and a web dashboard for tournament directors. The platform handles the full tournament lifecycle including online registration with payment processing, live catch submissions with photo/video capture, automatic scoring and leaderboards, real-time prize money calculations and payouts, two-way SMS/push messaging, branded tournament websites, and live streaming with chat. Modules are sold individually or as a bundled All-In subscription to tournament directors and fishing clubs.

Product overview

Reel Time Apps is a unified all-in-one platform for fishing tournament management, built around native mobile apps with a modular suite of integrated tools. The core offering centers on Tournament Mobile Apps (iOS/Android) for participants to submit catches and view live leaderboards, supported by back-end Tournament Management software for directors. Additional modules include Online Registration, Catch Submissions, Prize Money/Payouts, Tournament Messaging, Tournament Websites, Tournament Streaming, and Reel Cam—all designed to work together from registration through awards night. An All-In Bundle option packages all modules together. The platform serves tournament directors, anglers, and clubs with over 500K app downloads, 800+ tournaments managed, and $168M+ in prize money distributed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tournament Mobile Apps Native iOS and Android mobile applications for fishing tournament participants to submit catches with photos and videos, view auto-updating live leaderboards, receive push notifications for catches and leaderboard changes, and communicate with organizers. Includes offline mode with automatic sync when cellular service is restored.
• Tournament Management Platform Comprehensive web-based tournament management system for directors to manage events end-to-end from registration through awards night, including live scoring, standings, bracket tracking, live streaming, graphics, and printables.
• Online Registration Custom form builder module for collecting participant data and processing registration payments through merchant accounts, with tracking of abandoned registrations and in-person payment support via Clover and Square card readers.
• Catch Submissions Photo and video submission module allowing anglers to log catches with photos, species identification, weight entries, and a verification workflow reviewed by tournament staff.
• Prize Money / Payouts Automated prize money calculation and payout distribution module that calculates payouts in real-time when new catches are entered, with pool validation and pushed distribution to all apps and tournament websites.
• Tournament Messaging Communication module enabling 2-way SMS, push notifications, and email messaging between organizers and participants without exposing personal phone numbers, including broadcast SMS to all participants and scheduled message queuing.
• Tournament Websites Custom branded, mobile-friendly tournament websites with automatic real-time updates for standings, schedules, and photo galleries, built-in SEO features, and custom domain support.
• Reel Cam Dedicated camera application for capturing and submitting catch photos and videos directly within the Reel Time Apps tournament ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prize money automatically calculates the instant a new catch is entered, with $168M+ total distributed
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GoProcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with GoPro HERO cameras allowing paired connection for wireless footage syncing directly to catch reports. Eliminates need for SD card swapping. Automatic footage attachment to catch submissions with 4K/60fps support.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• GoPro: GoPro is a camera and ecosystem partner that Reel Time Apps integrates with for wireless footage syncing on catch submissions. It is comparable as an ecosystem enabler but does not directly compete in tournament management software.
• Garmin: Garmin builds marine electronics (chartplotters, fishfinders) used widely by tournament anglers. It is comparable as an ecosystem participant that anglers rely on during tournaments, and overlaps with Reel Time Apps in the marine fishing tech stack, though Garmin competes in hardware rather than tournament software.

Broad incumbents

• LeagueApps: LeagueApps is a sports league and tournament management platform serving youth and adult sports organizations across multiple sports. It is comparable to Reel Time Apps as a multi-sport tournament management SaaS, but it does not specialize in fishing-specific workflows like offline mode and GoPro integration.
• Cvent: Cvent is an enterprise event management platform covering registration, payments, and event websites. It is comparable as a broader event-tech platform but serves larger corporate events and lacks fishing tournament-specific catch workflows.
• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a large-scale event registration and ticketing platform used across many event categories including sporting events. It competes at the registration and ticketing layer of fishing tournaments, though it lacks Reel Time Apps' catch submission, scoring, and prize payout modules.
• Tourney Machine: Tourney Machine provides tournament scheduling, brackets, and live scoring for sports organizations. It is comparable as a tournament management SaaS but focuses on bracket-based tournament formats common in team sports rather than fishing catch-submission workflows.
• SportsEngine: SportsEngine (part of NBC Sports Next) is a sports management platform for youth and amateur sports organizations offering registration, websites, and tournament tools. It overlaps with Reel Time Apps' all-in-one tournament platform position but at much broader scale and across many sports.

Emerging players

• Challonge: Challonge is a widely used bracket and tournament management platform popular for esports and amateur sports competitions. It overlaps with Reel Time Apps' tournament management product but is a simpler bracket tool lacking fishing-specific catch submission, prize payout, and offline-first mobile features.
• ANGLR: ANGLR provides a fishing trip logging and tournament participation app with catch recording and location tracking. It overlaps with Reel Time Apps in the fishing trip and tournament participant tooling, though it is more consumer-trip-focused than director-management focused.

Direct peers

• IAngler: IAngler is a fishing catch-logging and tournament-tracking app that helps anglers log catches and supports fishing tournament participation. It directly competes with Reel Time Apps in the fishing tournament management and catch-documentation niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/reeltimeapps
• Facebookfacebook.com/ReelTimeApps
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reel-time-apps-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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