Kala vs IGFA
IGFA is a long-standing record-keeping body with a paperwork-and-witness process; Kala is a real-time, in-app verification layer that makes everyday catches provable, not just world records.
Kala vs IGFA is a question of scope and speed. The IGFA is a respected institution for formal world records, built around documentation, witnesses, and review. It's rigorous and it's slow, and it's aimed at the rarefied top of the sport.
Kala isn't trying to replace record bodies — it's solving a different problem: making *everyday* catches provable, in the moment, for everyone. Verification is built into the session instead of bolted on through paperwork after the fact.
Think of it as the difference between certifying the few and verifying the many. We describe IGFA at the level of its widely-known role; we don't characterize their internal process beyond what's commonly understood.
Common questions
Does Kala issue world records?
No. Kala verifies catches in real time for everyone; formal world-record certification is a different, institutional function.
Could a Kala-verified catch support a record claim?
Kala produces strong, structured proof; whether any external body accepts it is that body's call, not a claim we make for them.
Why build a new system at all?
Because the existing rigor doesn't scale to the millions of normal catches that still deserve to be trusted.