# OCEARCH Shark Tracker™ — user reviews > 362 indexed App Store user reviews of OCEARCH Shark Tracker™ by OCEARCH, rated 4.80/5 from 8,774 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ocearch-shark-tracker/id570772231/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ocearch-shark-tracker/id570772231.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7,896 · 4★ 621 · 3★ 64 · 2★ 54 · 1★ 139 ## What do users think of OCEARCH Shark Tracker™? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Awesome app - 👍 Interesting and educational - 🔍 Ability to track sharks and other marine life - 🌊 Great for ocean and shark lovers - 🤩 Amazing concept and research work **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes and bugs - 🔍 Lack of recent/live data - 🌎 Limited to certain regions - 💬 Removal of comment section - 🔑 Issues with account creation and login **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent crashes and freezes - Outdated animal data and locations - Difficulties creating accounts - Compatibility issues on older devices **Most requested features** - Ability to favorite/track specific animals - Notifications for animal pings - More diverse marine life tracking - Improved map and data visualization - Integration with other platforms ## Newest reviews (12 of 362) ### 2/5 — Was Better the old way *2026-02-04, version 3.1.16* Was better before nickel & dime you to death for everything on the app ### 4/5 — Good but. *2025-10-16, version 3.1.10* This app is good but when ever I try to go on the thing where you can chose to show different animals it won’t let me so please fix this bug ### 1/5 — Don’t reduce the app’s usefulness then force me to upgrade *2025-08-05, version 3.1.10* Hmmm it was a great app then they basically removed features and hit you with a $29 upgrade to get them back. Like a cheesy bait and switch. ### 1/5 — Boo *2025-07-24, version 3.1.10* I’m not giving you all of personal information to sell to use a shark tracker. Shouldn’t need to create a password to track sharks ### 3/5 — It won’t let me sign in *2025-07-21, version 3.1.10* I can’t sign in it keeps saying this password is to similar to others ### 1/5 — Fraud organization *2025-07-10, version 3.1.9* They back seaworld and are notorious for taking credit on scientist’s hard work. Not genuine. ### 1/5 — Tracking *2025-07-06, version 3.1.9* I used to like and used all the time this app, no they want to track us! No thank you. I’m out ### 2/5 — It does not work *2025-06-21, version 3.1.9* Ever time I click on the app it kicks me out ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2025-06-12, version 3.1.9* “FREE” sure, minimal detail. Company does say that tracking happens when dorsal fin breaks water and satellite is in range. UPGRADE option pops up very often. ### 1/5 — WARNING *2025-05-31, version 3.1.9* Just know that the tracking process often kills the shark? Yeah weird. Should not support this app ### 1/5 — Do not update *2025-04-29, version 3.1.8* New app requires subscription to access pics etc. ### 1/5 — Very disappointed *2025-02-23, version 3.1.2* I paid for the upgrade, and I’ve still don’t have access to what I paid for. I’ve reached out to the organization and have gotten no response. I’m very disappointed! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Animal *2026-07-30, version 3.2.4* My whale shark name is not showing up on the app, my whale sharks name is Caspian. Can you figure out why it’s not showing up?? ### 1/5 — Payent *2026-07-20, version 3.2.4* Quand faut tu paye pour savoir si y’a du danger 😡 ### 1/5 — can’t even use the app *2026-06-02, version 3.1.20* It keeps telling me that I can’t create a google account cause my age I’m 14 and the dang app says 4+ and I’ve used so many different birthdays and it still says the same damn thing fix this ### 1/5 — So bad *2026-05-19, version 3.1.20* Bad ### 1/5 — payment *2026-05-10, version 3.1.19* So i am a shark LOVER and i got this app so i could track my favorite sharks but once i got all signed in i saw that i had to pay for it and in my opinion i shouldn’t have to pay to track my favorite animal if anyone has any other apps i should download please let me know thanks ### 1/5 — Won’t let you sign up. *2026-05-06, version 3.1.19* Signed up because I wanted to see where the sharks that are in the gulf are (they’re near me!!) but then said my email was invalid.tried again and said I already had an account.tried to log in and said my password was wrong.the app does not work. ### 1/5 — Not worth it. *2026-03-11, version 3.1.17* They asked me for ALL my personal information and still didnt let me use the app. This might be a scam ### 1/5 — Lucky I didn’t pay *2026-01-24, version 3.1.16* They need to state that the app only works for sharks in America. I would not have downloaded if I knew this information. So glad I went for the free option and not pay a monthly subscription. ### 1/5 — Awful *2025-12-19, version 3.1.16* Probably the most user unfriendly app I have ever tried. ### 1/5 — stop forcing accounts *2025-09-13, version 3.1.10* i updated and now i can’t use the app without being forced to make an account. there is no reason for me to share my data for something silly like this. i enjoyed the idea but its no where near worth me making an account and dealing with the eventual data breach ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Super cool *2026-08-14, version 3.2.4* This app is so cool, and I think it should have five stars. It is super easy to access, and it is one of my favorite apps ### 5/5 — Curious *2026-04-24, version 3.1.19* Great app, just curious if you track sharks in the pacific as well ### 5/5 — Ottima app amando gli squali *2025-10-15, version 3.1.10* Ma tutti gli squali che si intravedono in Europa nessuno è tracciato? ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2025-10-10, version 3.1.10* I love it!! Super interesting! I hope you’ll tag sharks around the west of Europe would be super cool to have more knowledge about them here! ### 5/5 — So encouraging *2025-08-14, version 3.1.10* Ever since I have again found my passion for ocean life and sharks, I have found a deep passion in ocearch and its mission statement of protecting great white sharks and other marine life from extinction. Today we must remember and respect to keep our oceans clean and the aspects of ocean life!!!! ### 5/5 — I love it *2025-05-16, version 3.1.8* So nice ### 5/5 — best app ever with shark tracker plus *2025-04-10, version 3.1.7* best shark tracker following 100 at the moment love this app also tracker plus nice and well done with this app ### 5/5 — Love this app!!! *2025-02-12, version 3.1.2* I love this app. After paying for an animal tracking app that uses old data, we found this app that is free! My child loves tracking her turtles and sharks that ping more often and update more then the app we paid for that uses historical data. Thank you, for allowing us to track these animals! My child loves looking everyday to see where her animals are currently at! ### 5/5 — best thing to exist *2024-12-15, version 3.0.18* this is the best app to exist . although i miss the comment feature on it and wish it could track more animals . but i’m happy how it is . this app makes me happy on the daily . ### 5/5 — Awesome *2024-12-05, version 3.0.16* I absolutely love being able to see where they are! --- *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 2026-09-05.*