Fish O’Clock
A fishing game for Apple Watch
One notification. One fish. One hour.
The Pitch
Fish O'Clock is a fishing game that lives entirely on your wrist. No iPhone app. No companion required.
Just your watch, once a day, tapping you to let you know the Catch of the Day is on the line. You have one hour to catch it. Miss the window and it's gone.
How It Works
Once a day, your watch sends you a Catch of the Day notification. Open it, and you're fishing. The Digital Crown acts as a reel — turn it to bring the line in, ease off when the fish gets angry. Catch it, add it to your collection, and wait for tomorrow.
Once you've caught a species, you can fish for a trophy version anytime. There are 100 species in total, saved to iCloud.
Why It's A Little Crazy
This game is driven entirely by a once-a-day push notification. There's no way to binge it. No way to grind. The whole experience is built around a single moment per day — which is either a terrible business decision or exactly the right one for Apple Watch.
Probably both.
About the Developer
Fish O'Clock was designed and built by Daniel Kratt. Daniel spent a decade as a professional game designer, including as the original designer of Sally's Spa and project lead on Scurge: Hive for the Game Boy Advance. After 13 years away from games, he's back to making something small and weird.
Key Facts
watchOS only — no iOS app
100 collectible fish species
One Catch of the Day notification per day
Trophy fishing for collected species
iCloud sync
No ads, no IAP, no subscriptions
