It’s a decent app.
Response from developer
Thank you! I’m really glad you’re enjoying Seabook 🐠🦈🐬 If there’s anything I can improve to make it a 5-star experience, I’d love to hear your feedback.
Awesome! but can you add more creatures to identify?
Response from developer
Thank you so much for staying with the app for so long and for sharing it with other people. For me, this is the best sign that I’m building something useful. And yes, I completely agree: the app needs more creatures to identify. I’m working on this right now, and the next major update will add new species to the database. If there are any specific fish or marine creatures you’d especially like to see added, please send them through the feedback form or email me. I’ll try to prioritize them. Thanks again for your support and kind words. It really means a lot 💙
Awesome
They want ur $$$
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback. Seabook includes a lot for free: the full dive logbook, collections, and about 50% of species. Photo ID is paid because it has a real ongoing cost for me to provide. If you need access for study or research and can’t afford it, feel free to contact me.
Paywall to view fish & missing fish
Then I searched for humuhumunukunukuapua’a, and nothing comes up and I finally see that triggerfish listed as “wedgefin” when the much more common name is Reef Triggerfish. But I can’t check to see if that’s an option because well, it’s behind a paywall (and sidenote: the Hawaiian names for fish should be included in search terms!). I’m not opposed to paying for apps, but when it’s set up this way (hiding information instead of say, additional features) it’s hard to justify a cost.
Response from developer
Hi 👋 Thank you for taking the time to leave this review - I genuinely appreciate it (not everyone does). I’m really sorry you ended up disappointed when you just wanted to log what you saw You’re right about the search and naming. I’ve added this to my backlog, and the next thing I’m planning to spend time on is expanding the languages the app supports, expanding amount of species - including adding more alternative/common fish names across different languages so search works the way divers expect. I also hear you on the paywall point. I’m not ignoring that feedback - I’m reviewing how this is presented because I understand why it can feel like core information is being hidden. Thanks again for the detail. If you run into another mismatch, the “Report content” button on a creature page goes straight to me and helps me fix these faster. No pressure, but if you’d be willing to chat, I’d really value your input. You can reach me at stas@seabook.app - we can do email or a short call. I’ll share free Premium in return. I always open to suggestions and feedback 💙🫶
