Five tools, one decision. Below is the matrix — with honest credit to competitors where they win. We're not the right answer for every hunter. We are the right answer if you want a free, AI-personalized multi-year draw strategy that shipped today, not a Kickstarter promise.
Pricing on competitor products is approximate at time of writing. Confirm current pricing on the vendor's site before deciding. We are not affiliated with TINE Hunt, GoHUNT, Eastmans, or Data Hunt Guide.
| Feature | Tag Hunter Free in open beta · AI-first · live today | TINE Hunt Pre-launch · Kickstarter | GoHUNT INSIDER Incumbent · ~$149/yr | Eastmans MRS Old-school · ~$50/yr | Data Hunt Guide In-field intel · ~$99/yr |
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| Price | Free — currently in open beta | Pre-launch via Kickstarter | ~$149/yr (verify on site) | ~$50/yr (verify on site) | ~$99/yr (verify on site) |
| Available today | ✦ Live in open beta — use it now | — Pre-launch Kickstarter — not yet shipped | ✦ Available now | ✦ Available now | ✦ Available now |
| Shipped today | ✦ Live, used daily | — Kickstarter funded, not yet shipped | ✦ Mature product, well-funded | ✦ Long-running members area | ✦ Available now, public-land focus |
| AI-personalized strategy | ✦ Multi-year plan in ~3 min | ◐ 'AI Western Hunt Planner' marketed — TBD what ships | — Filter 2.0 is rules-based, not LLM-personalized | — Editorial research database | — ML for sighting heat maps, not planning |
| States covered | 25+ states | 12+ western states (claimed) | All western states | All western states | Varies by data pack |
| Species covered | 9 big game species | 8 species (claimed) | All western big game | All western big game | Elk, deer, turkey, pronghorn |
| Multi-year point planning | ✦ Year-by-year build to a target tag | TBD | ✦ Point tracker + Filter 2.0 projections | ◐ Manual via research data | — Not the product's job |
| Draw odds calculator | ✦ Unit-level, public agency data | TBD | ✦ Most polished UX in category | ✦ Tabular research data | — |
| Application deadlines & reminders | ✦ Tracked across 25+ states | TBD | ✦ Calendar + alerts | ◐ Magazine + manual lookup | — |
| In-field intel / sighting heat maps | — Application-layer specialist — not our lane | TBD | ◐ Unit profiles + onX integration | ◐ Editorial unit write-ups | ✦ Core product — ML heat maps by unit |
| Hunt journal / point tracker | ✦ Built-in tracker + logbook | TBD | ✦ Journal + point tracking | ◐ | — |
| Founder accessibility | ✦ Email the team — 24h fixes on data bugs | ◐ Active on Kickstarter updates | ◐ Editorial layer + support team | — Magazine-tier brand, no direct line | ◐ Small operation, reachable |
| Open about data sources | ✦ Public state agency data, cited | TBD | ◐ Proprietary aggregation | ◐ Manual editorial sourcing | ◐ Scraped public sightings |
Marketing pages that pretend the competition is bad insult your intelligence. Here's what they do well — straight, with no spin.
The most polished filter UX in the category. If you want a mature, well-funded product with editorial unit profiles, they earned that spot. We're AI-personalized, open about our data sources, and free during open beta.
Magazine-tier brand and a decades-deep research database. If you're brand-loyal to print-era hunting media, that's real. We're newer, faster, and free during open beta.
Smart team chasing the same problem from the application angle. We respect what they're building. The honest difference today: we shipped. They're still pre-launch via Kickstarter.
Different category — ML-generated sighting heat maps for in-field intel. Their product is not our product. Most serious hunters will want both: plan the draw with us, scout the unit with them.
Free, official, and the source of truth. We're synthesis on top of their data. Always verify against your state agency before paying fees.
Trust matters more than puffery. Here's what we don't do — so you can decide before you waste an afternoon.
Every other planning product in this matrix is a recurring subscription. We're free while we're in open beta — the whole AI plan, no paywall, no credit card, no gated tiers.
Filter 2.0 is great if you already know what you're filtering for. Our AI asks five questions and writes a multi-year plan around your specific points, budget, and goals.
TINE is pre-launch. We're live. You can have a plan in 3 minutes before you finish reading this page.
We cite the state agency data behind every recommendation. If we're wrong, you can check. If you find a bug, we fix it in 24 hours.
Email team@f21.ai. A real person reads it. No ticket queue, no editorial layer between you and the people who built the tool.
We don't try to be onX. We don't try to be DHG. We do one thing — multi-year draw strategy across 25+ states — and we do it well.
Three minutes from now you can have a multi-year strategy in your hand. Free, no signup, no credit card.