Seabook User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience60.0% of reviews
Neutral23.3% of reviews
Negative experience16.7% of reviews

~ Based on 30 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Seabook Safe?

Seabook: Fish Identifier & Log appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Seabook is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 222 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

91.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
5.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 222 App Store ratings for Seabook.

Is Seabook Legit?

Seabook: Fish Identifier & Log appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Seabook is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Awesome! but can you add more creatures to identify?

I’ve been using this app for 2020 and nkw it’s 2026 I always needed more Creatures fish I’ve used it and shred it with a lot of people to download it it’s a really really awesome helpful app thanks please make it IF YOU CAN ( not forcing )

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

The first use this app i fall in love with it

They want ur $$$

Useless unless you pay for premium. This is not a “free” app

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

I had high hopes for this because this type of app is needed, but I’m ultimately really disappointed. I saw a Rainbow Triggerfish today and so wanted to log it: the app says there is no species by that name.

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.
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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 💙🫶

Non parlo nessuna delle lingue che ci sono

L’ app è bellissima ma non c’è la traduzione in italiano se ci fosse sarebbe perfetto
Io chiedo alla persona che ha creato questa app di farla anche in ITALIANO perché l’ app è bellissima

scam

no lifetime free

Response from developer

You are the only one who was not able to get it 🤦 Next time follow the rules

Amei super bom para prender

10

Can’t ID spotfin croaker

UPDATE: Developer reached out and clarified that the app works best with live fish in natural conditions. The app did correctly ID a dead yellow tail croaker in the sand. It failed when trying to ID a spot fin croaker on my kitchen table. So maybe that wasn’t so natural. Future improvements will include location option. That should help a lot. No other fish ID app does that yet.

PREVIOUS:
It IDs a picture of a spot fin croaker caught in Southern California as a “red drum” found in the Atlantic. No good for me.
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Response from developer

Thanks for your report. I see other identifications were successful. Regarding Spotfin Croaker: the fish was photographed dead, out of water, and with folded fins — that makes it very hard for the model to identify correctly. Recognition works best on live fish in natural conditions. In future updates, I’ll add the option to provide a location to help improve results in tricky cases like this. UPDATE (Jan 30, 2026): I’ve improved the recognition quality. I’d appreciate it if you could try it again and share your feedback.

Can’t ID spotfin croaker

It IDs a picture of a sporfin croaker caught in Southern California as a “red drum” found in the Atlantic. No good for me.

Totally recommended

I absolutely love this app 😍
It’s way more than just a fish id tool - it’s like a smart ocean guide with all the modern tech, even AI. Super helpful for fish identification, and perfect for people who are into the sea like I am

Would love to see more species added over time, and it’d be great to have a way to look back at my photo IDs
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Response from developer

Thanks a lot Jane for your feedback and time 💙. It’s very important for me as individual developer to hear such words. I’ll definitely add history for identification. Database will be increased as well

Great app

Great UI and UX, but some species are missing. For example, the Mahi-Mahi

Great app

Good but you have to buy to get all the animals 🐠 but a great app helps me keep on track of my dives better than ever

Awesome, but lacks multi language suppport

Please add animal names on other languages. In Portuguese, there’s only about 1% of them available.

Just what I was looking for

Just the app I was looking for. Will definitely buy premium for next diving holiday.

Features i would love to see in the future:

1. a setting where you can add creature name in another language than set in app preferences.
To be more precise: I have set the app to German. But when diving internationally, it would be great to see the English (or another language you can specify) creature name next to German one, so when searching something with your international dive buddy, it’s more comfortable.

2. an in app link to google picture search for the specific creature, so it’s very easy, quick and comfortable to look for more pictures to compare with what you saw underwater

3. an in app link to Wikipedia (if exists)
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Tubarões

O app é muito bom mas eu acho que deveria adicionar mais tipos de tubarões,tipo os mais incomuns,tubarão raposa e etc

A wonderful app.

As an aspiring marine biologist, I’ve been looking for apps I can quickly reference for fun factoids! This app is the first one I downloaded. After reading the reviews, I was kind of worried, but I can completely understand why a membership is needed. If I had the opportunity, I would absolutely donate to this project. Spreading awareness to the needs of the ocean in a beautiful app such as this is exactly what we need. Please download this app! You can’t access everything without a subscription, it’s true, but there’s lots of stuff you can access! Help spread awareness!!
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Response from developer

Thanks a lot for your review and understanding! And yes, I definitely want to provide access to the all creatures for free for everyone. And I’ll do it in the nearest future. Thanks for your support ❤️

Tudo pago

Não dá pra abrir quase nada se não comprar o premium

Need to pay to even see names of most species

Just use INaturalist. Amount of species is also very limited here

Response from developer

Thanks for your feedback. In the future Seabook will be absolutely free for the individuals. For now 50% of all species available for free.

Boring, but fun

I’m bored about purchases but I like animals

Solid App

If you rly like the ocean or wanna learn more about the ocean, this is a solid app. Has pretty nice UI and no pop up ads which I really appreciate. Unfortunately a lot of fishes are behind a paywall which I can understand but still a little annoying. There’s around 1000 total animals in the book so far, so the more added I think the better it’ll get.
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Response from developer

Thank you very much for your review. In the future, I plan to make information about all creatures available for free. For now, consider a subscription as a donation rather than a payment to help cover development and marketing costs. And yes, more features and creatures will be added soon. Stay tuned 😊