# OCEARCH Shark Tracker™

> Track Sharks & Marine Animals

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id570772231](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id570772231)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id570772231`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** OCEARCH
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (8,781 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.2.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-01
- **First published:** 2012-10-24
- **Size:** 77 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ocearch-shark-tracker/id570772231)
- **Website:** [http://www.ocearch.org](http://www.ocearch.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.ocearch.org/mobile-app-privacy/](https://www.ocearch.org/mobile-app-privacy/)

## Description

Dive into a world of sharks, turtles, and other marine animals with the OCEARCH Shark Tracker™. This real-time tracker offers interactive maps, animal profiles, migration patterns, and daily ocean facts, empowering you to explore science-driven conservation from home.

For supporters, Shark Tracker+ adds premium map layers, exclusive behind-the-scenes content, enhanced animal detail pages, and community features that help fund and expand OCEARCH's mission to protect oceans.

## Rankings

- #18,898 — Overall
- #2 — ocean

## Review summary

Overall, users praise real-time tracking and the app’s educational value for families, with some appreciating free basic access. However, recurring complaints focus on monetization (paywalls and ads), privacy/login concerns, and post-update usability issues like a cluttered UI and crashes, suggesting the app has become more revenue-driven at the expense of user experience.

### Pros

- Real-time tracking of sharks and other marine life with frequent updates.
- Educational, ocean-conservation oriented content that’s engaging for families and kids.
- Core tracking features are free, making it accessible without paying.

### Cons

- Frequent monetization: paywalls, subscriptions, and ads that disrupt the experience.
- Forced account creation, login issues, and concerns about sharing personal data.
- Post-update usability and reliability issues: cluttered design, hard navigation, and occasional crashes/kicks.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id570772231)