New: your photos auto-fill coordinates and date. Log a sea turtle sighting in seconds and help protect them.
We Spot Turtles!
Let's protect sea turtles together!
We Spot Turtles! is a free citizen science app that turns every beach walk into a chance to help save sea turtles. Log what you see, a turtle at sea, a fresh nest, a track in the sand, hatchlings racing to the waves, and your observation joins a global conservation dataset.
Built for the field:
- Works fully offline: photos, GPS and notes captured even without signal, synced when you're back online.
- GPS coordinates are encrypted before upload : never stored in plain text, never shared publicly, to keep nesting sites safe from poachers.
- 7 sea turtle species to identify, sorted by real-world abundance in your area.
What you can record:
- Live turtle sightings (species, behaviour, size, tag, injuries, feeding).
- Nesting activity: tracks, nests, and full excavation data for scientists.
- Hatchling emergences and predator presence.
Discover and learn:
- Illustrated profiles for all 7 sea turtle species, accessible even without an account.
- IUCN conservation status, habitats, diet, population trends.
- Available in English, French, Spanish and Reo Tahiti.
For scientists too:
- A validated scientist account unlocks detailed excavation fields and technical data entry.
100% free. No ads. Only conservation.
Download We Spot Turtles! and join a growing community of citizens and scientists protecting sea turtles, one observation at a time.
The We Spot Turtles! Team
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We Spot Turtles! - Version 5.20.21
What's New:
- Minor tweaks and stability improvements.
Thanks for helping us protect sea turtles, one observation at a time!
The We Spot Turtles! Team
Version 5.20.21
The developer, alt+1, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
User Content
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Information
Provider
alt+1
Size
109.1 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it is not open, which can decrease device battery life.
