SLSA Assessing vs SharkSmart Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SLSA Assessing
This app streamlines member assessments for Surf Life Saving Australia assessors. It offers on and offline functionality for course management, communication, and enrollment, with automated updates to SurfGuard.
- Streamlined member assessment
- On and offline functionality
- Automated member updates
- Course setup and management
- Face-to-face enrollment workflow
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This is a mobile app for Surf Life Saving Australia assessors. This is phase 1 and 2 of the release which has the following functionality: - Enables streamlined member assessment of Skills Maintenance. - On and offline functionality. - Automated member assessments updated into SurfGuard. - Functions such as course setup, management, communication, promotion and calendar view. - Face to face course enrolment workflow for members. - Phase 3 is currently being developed.
SharkSmart Pro
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Welcome to NSW–DPI's SharkSmart PRO (SSPRO) version. This is the official mobility tool for registered users to publish alerts quickly powered by a geo-location smart, real-time engine to create, store and publish alerts. Users are able to: Create Shark and Non-Shark related alerts. Send alerts for approval or push direct to SharkSmart app users. Geotag alerts with pre-approved NSW Beach locations. Create alerts with automated date and time stamped to include. Use the SSPRO mobility tool to create Shark and non-Shark related alerts for NSW. NSW Government’s SharkSmart app automatically publishes alerts when tagged sharks swim within 500m of one of our listening stations along the NSW coast. The SharkSmart App also publishes alerts when those sharks are tagged and released; when Surf Life Saving NSW observes sharks using drones; when there have been shark-human interactions; and when marine animal strandings occur. Those alerts rely on our SMART drumline Contractors, the Surf Life Saving crew and NSW–DPI staff to post manual alerts through our iPad-based electronic reporting tool, SharkSmartPro, or SS PRO as we call it, which is now available from the App Store for registered users to create and publish alerts. Stay #SharkSmart.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SharkSmart Pro at weekly against SLSA Assessing's every 6 weeks. SLSA Assessing's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SLSA Assessing ships an update every 6 weeks, SharkSmart Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SLSA Assessing | SharkSmart Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Etrainu Pty. Ltd. | NSW Department of Primary Industries |
In-app purchases
SLSA Assessing
No in-app purchases
SharkSmart Pro
No in-app purchases
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