OCEARCH Shark Tracker

Lone Werewolf

1 year ago

The stars are for providing people with free information, but the app is so slow it's basically unusable and when I tried to create an account it would get stuck in a loop of me waiting for it to load and then clicking the "create account" button again because it stopped loading but didn't let me.

Gabriel Lucey

3 years ago

I saw a friend using this app, it seemed really cool! I downloaded it, and couldn't wait to track a shark. After the installation, the app would only run a black screen, even after un installing and restarting my phone, it still didn't work.

Stephanie Berg

2 years ago

Had this app installed for less than 10 min, and it crashed half a dozen times. Also, website and app do not match tracking information even remotely. Need some serious work. Cool concept, as I live on the Gulf, and would find the tracking interesting, but the app is completely worthless.

Elizabeth Ogden

3 years ago

This app is great. Each shark has a picture of the type shark tagged, and explains some behaviors, how the name was chosen, and you can also see their tracks. I like to follow how long it took the shark to swim the distance on the long uninterrupted tracks. Their power and beauty are awesome. I plan to follow Ocearch for some time.

Brianne Muise

2 years ago

Tried to open this app after a few months. It kept crashing. Google said to clear my cache so I did. Tried ayain and it keeps on crashing to the download screen on the play store. I un-installed and re-installed but it's still doing the same thing. Very disappointed.

Noneof Yourbusiness

2 years ago

Only issues I have are: 1. Some of 5he icons are grouped so closely together or on top of each other - which makes clicking on individual sharks tricky at times. 2. Some sharks (Katherine, George) have disappeared from the data base. Probably due to age of tracking equipment, but an explanation would be nice.

emilie

2 years ago

It's a really good app and I haven't experienced any bugs. This said the app versus the website has very little sharks shown. If you go on to the website there are far more sharks around you compared to the app and I think it would be a five out of five if the had all that they have on the website on the app because the app seems smoother to use.

e

2 years ago

Literally my favorite app!! I love sharks!! It's very nice to check in every day and see how my favorite sharks are doing and when they last pinged. It's a bit depressing when they don't ping in a week or two, though lmao But that's out of the apps control, and that was the only real flaw I find with it besides the sorting system. Other than that, I love it!

Emma B

10 months ago

I love it! I'm always excited to see what my favorite sharks are up to or where they've last pinged. A great tool that is aimed at aiding ocean conservation, and I love it! There are now turtles, too!

Wynne Linden

1 year ago

Really neat way to get involved (virtually) with tracking sea life, especially sharks, but looks like other types might be involved in the future. You get to see a picture of the animal (as it was caught and tagged). Lots of good FAQs, such as does the tagging hurt the animal? Ways to help, scientific data, etc. Coolest of all is seeing how far the animal moves and over what time period. I'm hoping to involve my grandson aged 4 (now) and help him become super sharp on sharks!!!

A Google user

5 years ago

After trying the first time and having nothing load, I recieved a message to try again. I redownload the app and it works perfectly. My 10 yr old son and I spent a good hr looking at all the different sharks and sealife tagged. He went and downloaded it as well. We had fun seeing where the sharks all swim!! Growing up I was obsessed with sharks, I hope this peaks an interest in him as well!

Patricia Lane

11 months ago

My family loves this app! We were able to watch the white sharks going south for the spring and we were in Panama City FL and could check out who was around! We took the car and had a race to see who was going to win between us and a few of the sharks! Was amazing to be able to see the info and we left when they did! My kids love you ocearch! Thanks for the updates and all the knowledge and information you give us!

Ellie

2 years ago

This app has been so much fun for my granddaughter ( age 6) and me. We use it to complement our environmental studies and the idea naming the sharks is a great way to give them worth in a child's mind. I also wish there were more checkpoints. Right now she is so excited that it looks like Crystal and Andromache are traveling together!

Logan Cross

4 years ago

Great app but it needs more personalization. Make it to where we can favorite or follow the animals individually, and add an option for push notifications for pings of the animals you follow or favorite. Ive also noticed the use of the same photo for multiple sharks. I may have david, while someone else has, (for example rosco) yet both profiles display the same image, if there is time to input david into the system there is time to include the correct photos.

Katlyn Adair

3 years ago

Very cool and interesting app, navigation (for me at least) is very easy, would be cool for a date filter as stated by other reviews. HOWEVER the app gives you the option to view other animals - there is not a single listing for whales (which does make sense, why can I search for whales when there are none?), most of the turtles were tagged in 2017 and last ping was within 4 months, etc. Most sharks also show last pings from 2017, did they get eaten? Died of old age?

Elizabeth Regan

3 years ago

It shows everything, but you can't tell when it happened until you click on it, and some could be several years ago. I would love this app if you could filter by dates, like ytd, last 7 days, 24 hours, most recent, etc. Then this would be well worth 5 stars, for sure. Imagine if it could send a notification if a shark was pinged within x number of miles of you. So many missed opportunities with this app.

shepherdgroup. biz

4 years ago

The app is a great concept and it's interesting and an important tool for the environment. However the data and filtering of data is in catagories that are of no use. Instead of separating data between location and last ping, I would need to see all data aggregated and be able to be filtered either way. Regards swimming we'd want to know location and relevant, latest and timely pings on the maps and same data set. Currently when searching location by map or 'near me', untimely pings are shown