Deer Hunting Apps Compared: HuntWise vs onX vs HuntStand
Checked on each company’s own site, October 20, 2026. Plans and features change, so check their pages before you buy.
Most whitetail hunters carry two kinds of tools: a map app for where to hunt and a forecast for when to go. HuntWise, onX Hunt and HuntStand are map apps first, with a deer movement forecast in their paid plans. Whitetail Forecast does only the “when” part, and the daily score is free. Here’s how they line up, using what each company says on its own site.
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At a glance
| Whitetail Forecast | HuntWise | onX Hunt | ScoutLook (now HuntStand) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Deer movement forecast (web app) | Hunting map app with HuntCast, WindCast and RutCast | Hunting map app with a Deer Movement Forecast | ScoutLook Hunting merged into HuntStand in 2019 |
| Deer movement forecast | Free 0–100 score for any ZIP, every day | HuntCast hour-by-hour scores by species | Hour-by-hour deer movement forecast | HuntStand Ultimate: 15-day game activity forecasts |
| How far ahead | Today free, 3-day state outlook free, next 5 days in Pro | 7 days (Pro), 15 days (Elite) | Not stated on its forecast page | 15 days (Ultimate) |
| Plan that has the forecast | Free (Pro adds the next 5 days) | Pro and Elite | Elite | Ultimate |
| Free trial | Free score needs no trial or sign-in | 7-day free trial | 7-day free trial | See HuntStand’s site |
| Property lines and offline maps | No | Yes (Pro and Elite) | Yes (all paid plans) | Yes (HuntStand Pro and up) |
| Download needed | No, runs in your phone’s browser | Yes, phone app | Yes, phone app (plus desktop web map) | Yes, phone app |
Whitetail Forecast
What it does: a free 0–100 deer movement score for any US ZIP, every day, with no download or sign-in. The score rolls temperature swings, wind, changing weather, moon phase and time of season into one number with a plain label (Excellent, Good, Fair or Poor), the stronger sit windows for the day, and legal hunting hours. Each Midwest state page shows a free 3-day outlook. Pro adds the next 5 days for your own spot, saved spots, a hunt log and a stand tracker that compares stands by wind.
What it doesn’t do: no maps, property lines, offline maps or trail-camera tools, and no app store app (you add it to your home screen from the browser). The Pro outlook covers 5 days, shorter than the 7 to 15 days the map apps’ top plans list.
Good fit if: you already have a map app and want a quick daily answer on whether tonight looks worth a sit, without paying for a second map. Add it to your phone.
HuntWise
What it does: HuntWise is a hunting map app built around three tools. HuntCast gives hour-by-hour scores for the species you hunt, built from wind, weather, sun and moon data, with alerts when the conditions you pick line up. WindCast compares stands by wind. RutCast breaks down rut phases, down to the county level. Its Pro plan lists 7-day HuntCast, WindCast, property lines for all 50 states, 3D maps and offline maps. Elite adds 15-day HuntCast, RutCast and Whitetail Strategy 365.
Free trial: both Pro and Elite list a 7-day free trial.
Good fit if: you want maps, wind planning by stand and a multi-day species forecast in one app, and the full rut-phase tools matter to you.
onX Hunt
What it does: onX Hunt is a map app first: land ownership, public land, offline maps, 3D and GPS tools on iPhone, Android and desktop. Its Deer Movement Forecast gives hour-by-hour deer movement forecasts. onX says it’s built from more than 100 million aggregated, anonymized trail-camera images plus 50+ factors such as temperature, wind and moon phase, and it updates as conditions change.
Plans: on onX’s pricing chart, the Deer Movement Forecast is in the Elite plan. Premium covers maps, offline maps, and wind and weather forecasts, but not the deer forecast. onX offers a 7-day free trial.
Good fit if: land ownership maps are your top need and you’d use the trail-camera tools. If you’re already on Elite, the deer forecast comes with it.
ScoutLook (now HuntStand)
What happened: ScoutLook Hunting merged with HuntStand in 2019. ScoutLook’s notice said accounts, saved information and paid subscriptions would move into HuntStand, and its hunting app now points users there. (The ScoutLook Fishing app was set to keep running on its own.)
What HuntStand offers now: HuntStand’s Ultimate plan includes 15-day game activity forecasts for whitetail, elk, mule deer and blacktail, rut maps and a whitetail habitat map. HuntStand Pro covers property boundaries, public land maps, 3D maps and unlimited offline maps, without the activity forecast.
Good fit if: you were a ScoutLook user, or you want maps and a long-range activity forecast for more species than whitetail.
Which one should you use?
- Want a free daily answer and already have a map app? Whitetail Forecast. Check your ZIP, then hunt the stand you already marked.
- Want maps, wind by stand and a longer forecast in one paid app? HuntWise or HuntStand Ultimate.
- Need land ownership maps first? onX Hunt. Its deer forecast is in Elite.
Plenty of hunters run two: a map app for where, and Whitetail Forecast for when.
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FAQ
Is Whitetail Forecast a replacement for onX or HuntWise?
No. It doesn't have maps. It's a free daily deer movement score you can check next to whatever map app you use.
Which deer hunting apps have a free movement forecast?
Whitetail Forecast's daily score is free for any ZIP with no sign-in. HuntWise and onX offer 7-day free trials of their paid plans, and onX's deer forecast is in its Elite plan.
What happened to ScoutLook?
ScoutLook Hunting merged with HuntStand in 2019, and ScoutLook accounts moved into the HuntStand app.
How far ahead do these forecasts go?
On each company's site as of October 20, 2026: HuntWise lists 7 days on Pro and 15 on Elite, HuntStand lists 15 days on Ultimate, and Whitetail Forecast shows today free, a free 3-day state outlook, and the next 5 days for your spot in Pro. onX's forecast page doesn't list a number of days.
Details about other apps come from each company’s own site as of October 20, 2026, and may change. Whitetail Forecast is not affiliated with HuntWise, onX or HuntStand.
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