# BFRO - Official Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization app

> Entertainment

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id826168573](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id826168573)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id826168573`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Colby Reineke
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (229 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2014-10-25
- **First published:** 2014-03-07
- **Size:** 57 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bfro-official-bigfoot-field-researchers-organization-app/id826168573)

## Description

The Official BFRO app gives you access to thousands of eye-witness accounts and investigative reports from BFRO researchers. It is the only scientific research app dedicated to exploring the Bigfoot/Sasquatch mystery.

Key features include offline viewing, country/state/county browsing, deep search by report ID, keywords, and date, plus the ability to save reports as favorites, share reports, submit sightings, and view locations on Apple Maps.

## Rankings

- #105,661 — Overall

## Review summary

The BFRO app is valued as a comprehensive, state-level sightings database useful for researchers and enthusiasts and has potential to drive Bigfoot research. However, it is repeatedly criticized for being outdated (last reports around 2014) and riddled with technical issues, including glitches and map/credential problems. Unless updated and maintained, its usefulness for current information remains limited.

### Pros

- Comprehensive, state-level sightings database useful for researchers and field teams.
- Valued by Bigfoot enthusiasts as a strong database tool and planning aid; praised for its design.
- Has the potential to drive serious research if kept up to date and used properly.
- Helpful for planning field trips or squatching activities.

### Cons

- Data and sightings have not been updated for years; most reports date from 2014, making the content stale.
- App feels abandoned and not up to date; many reviews call it outdated or dead.
- Frequent technical issues: glitches, crashes, map problems, and server/credential errors.
- Updates lag behind the BFRO website, leading to distrust of current information.

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