# Dorsal Shark Reports — user reviews > 89 indexed App Store user reviews of Dorsal Shark Reports by Bluebottle Digital Pty. Ltd., rated 4.40/5 from 104 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dorsal-shark-reports/id1045887929/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dorsal-shark-reports/id1045887929.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 70 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of Dorsal Shark Reports? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - ⭐ Life-saving information - 👍 Great for vacation planning - 🌊 Useful for surfers and beachgoers - 💡 Innovative concept - ✅ Reliable and accurate information - 💯 Excellent service - 🎯 Simple and easy to use - 👍 Peace of mind - 🌊 Water safety awareness - 🤝 User-generated content - 💰 Worthy of donation - 📍 Accurate location data - 📊 Good source of information - 🤩 Jawsome app - 🗺️ Check what's around - 👍 Informative and up-to-date - ✅ Works as expected - 💯 Quality product **Cons** - 💸 Excessive ads - ⏳ Long ad durations - 🚫 Unusable free version - 💰 Subscription required for media - 😩 Painful ads - 😵 Unskippable ads - 💸 Greedy and obtrusive ads - intrusive ads - 💰 $$$ grab - ⚠️ Geographically limited (US/Australia) - 📉 Updates ruined the app - 🐛 Buggy after updates - ⚠️ Lag time in notifications - 📍 Limited Florida access - ❓ Unclear shark size data - 🤷‍♂️ Inconsistent reporting (QLD) **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently - Cannot see pictures/videos without subscription - Facebook login returns server error - New user registration doesn't send email codes - Unable to reset password - App opens then flashes back to sign-in page - Unable to log in - Reset password doesn't work - Set up new account says account exists - Crashed after first update - Super buggy after most recent update - App crashes after update - Scrolls back to top of list after viewing sighting - Can't log back in after update - No option to reset password **Most requested features** - More people to post sightings - More reports from QLD - Allow users to sponsor/name sharks - Show size of sharks detected - Immediate update from aerial surveillance - Update for iPhoneX - Extreme alarm feature - World-wide coverage - Better Florida access - Dark mode option ## Newest reviews (12 of 89) ### 2/5 — Excessive ads make it unusable *2025-12-31, version 2.9.20* Not a bad app, but the excessive ads and duration make the free version frustratingly unusable. ### 2/5 — Too many adds *2025-12-23* Great as a concept but the fact I have to wait almost a full minute watching adds to view an alert is not helpful when I think I’ve seen a shark ### 2/5 — Add after add after add *2025-05-07, version 2.9.20* Downloaded this and deleted it within 10 min, half the time was spent watching adds between new screens. Always a $$$ grab too ### 3/5 — Ads are painful *2025-02-12, version 2.9.20* Decent app but the looong unskippable ads for games are unbearable ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2024-09-15* 3 ads in the first 30 seconds before I’ve even had a chance to look at the map ### 4/5 — Good not Great *2023-08-24* Really good app, however it seems to crash a lot when I check the local pings and notifications. It’s a wonderful idea, love the way it’s set up…if only it didn’t crash every so often it would be perfect! ### 5/5 — Reliable and accurate. *2021-12-16, version 2.9.8* Great source of information on shark movements. Be educated and respect the ocean and yes even sharks. ### 5/5 — Love it *2021-05-26* Very handy app I have the paid version and for the price it’s great to see where the sightings have been before I go out kayaking ### 5/5 — Good *2021-04-20, version 2.9.1* This app is bangin I can see when the last time someone almost got nom nom nommed by a baby shark doo doo laughing my a** off ha. Ha. Nah fr tho it’s good ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2021-02-14* This app is really good because they made it simple and you can pretty much check what’s around anywhere. ### 5/5 — Hi *2021-02-07, version 2.9.0* Really good app the only thing I was a bit confused about is it always says altheres a shark at Bondi and it always says the same thing ### 5/5 — Five Star *2021-01-25, version 2.8.7* Thanks for an excellent service! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not up to date! *2026-07-29* Not up to date! ### 1/5 — App deleted *2025-04-23, version 2.9.20* Have had dorsal for years. Updating apps yesterday and did my usual check of dorsal this morning. Unusable due to BS ads each time you check a shark report. Not worth downloading 2025. ### 1/5 — Embarrassing app. *2022-01-23* Used to be a great app. Whenever clicking on an incident, they show you a 30 second ad. After watching the dopey ad for some dumb game, you can see the details of the incident but can’t see the pictures without a subscription. ### 1/5 — Good except for the ads! *2021-11-13, version 2.9.6* I used this app for offshore paddling. It’s been Great but now I can’t open a sighting without an ad appearing. 5 x Palmer United ads in a row, I’m now done with this app. ### 1/5 — Ads everywhere *2021-09-22, version 2.9.6* I understand the need to create revenue but the relentlessness of the ads is mind blowing. Every. Single. Time. You click on a report your highjacked by a full screen ad. It’s a greedy and obtrusive way to operate. ### 1/5 — Ads!!! *2021-09-13, version 2.9.6* Ads are just non stop every thing I press on an add pops up, Would not recommend ### 1/5 — Where is the New Caledonia ? *2021-01-29* We wait a map for New Caledonia 😊 ### 1/5 — Dorsal *2021-01-10, version 2.8.7* We had multiple official shark sightings in Henley Beach over the last two weeks and none have appeared in Dorsal! ### 1/5 — Got my money *2021-01-09, version 2.8.7* So - did the right thing and chipped in the annual fee - no updates in WA since 27th dec ?!!!! What is going on ?? ### 1/5 — Great until they introduced ads *2020-08-28, version 2.8.1* This was a great app until the last week or so when ads started appearing on every report I went into. Now unsubscribed. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Shark app *2026-01-28* This app saved my life So I was going to the beach and I check the app and there was a shark where I was going I rate a 5 star review ### 5/5 — Awesome *2025-12-14, version 2.9.20* It is excellent- love it ### 5/5 — Great App But… *2025-02-28* The app is great and all. You can see where to hit the beach or go on vacation, when and where to hit the water. I just hate this ONE THING. So, Whenever there are pictures or videos in a report you can’t see them. Why? OH YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SUBSCRIPTION!! Like.. just to see a video and or photo? That’s to extreme.. ### 5/5 — Great *2024-11-27* It is great great for vacation to see if there is a lot of sharks ### 5/5 — Amazing *2023-07-04, version 2.9.15* Very good would recommend ### 5/5 — Great App! *2023-04-21, version 2.9.14* Just need more people to post sightings ### 5/5 — This is the best app *2023-01-15* I always use this app while surfing to track sharks and know where to surf if you are a surfer this is the app for you ### 5/5 — Typically awesome *2022-08-05* This app is so awesome for everything in sharks 🦈. Everything from attacks, to spotting, to tagging. You can’t say much more than that!!! ### 5/5 — Lifesaver *2022-02-23* You don’t see what’s in the water when you’re on the beach, this app is so helpful and gives you a peace of mind. Always check out the latest reports before going to the beach. ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2022-02-18, version 2.9.8* Great app, rate it highly --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*