Longcast

The fishing game
you cast for real.

Swing your iPhone like a rod. Bites arrive as taps in your palm before anything moves on screen.

One email when it ships on the App Store. Nothing else, ever. Free to play, no ads.

How a cast works

The phone disappears. The rod remains.

Longcast reads your real swing with the motion sensors, then hands the fight to your thumb. Prefer stillness? Every move has a touch control.

Swing to cast

Hold, swing through, release. Your arc and speed set the distance, shown in meters as the line flies.

Feel the bite

Nibbles are a haptic language: two taps, three taps, patterns you learn to read. Your hand knows the species family before your eyes do.

Set the hook, win the fight

Three hard transients mean strike. Jerk upward to set, then manage tension: reel, let it run, turn its head. Big fish give you a shorter window.

Far water

Distance is the whole game.

Sixty-six species live in bands of water. The commons feed near shore. Rare fish only bite past 45 meters. The ten unique species hold beyond 55, and reaching them takes a real cast.

The long soak is the price of hunting the far bands. Bring patience.

Roachcommon · near shore
Northern Pikerare · 45 m +
Taimenunique · 55 m +

The house rule

Money never buys catch-power.

Catch odds are identical for every player, forever. Longcast is free to play, every species is catchable free, and releasing fish earns karma that opens new water. The optional Angler's Pass (6.99 USD a month or 39.99 a year) keeps every venue open and fills the bait wallet. It buys breadth, never luck. No ads, no energy bars, no coin rain.

Questions

Fair questions, straight answers.

Do I have to swing my phone?
No. A pull-back slingshot gesture casts and a swipe sets the hook. Touch controls switch on automatically when iOS Reduce Motion is on. If you do swing, keep a firm grip.
Is it really free?
Yes. Free to download, no ads, and all 66 species can be caught by a free player. The subscription adds venues and baits, not luck.
What phones does it need?
An iPhone running iOS 17 or later. The haptic bite language uses the Taptic Engine, so newer iPhones feel best.
Can I play with friends?
Yes. Private groups with invite codes, shared ladders, and a public board of remarkable catches. No account, email, or password required.
When does it launch?
Longcast is in final testing and launches on the App Store in 2026. The waitlist above gets exactly one email on launch day.