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Expedition White Shark
Marine Conservation Science Institute MCSI · 30 ratings · ★ 2.7
2.7
★★★★★
30 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 32 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"sharks"
17 negative reviews mention this · 53% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth it. This app costs money and it’s not worth it. After buying abd downloading it, I found that the satellite pings show the sharks to be on land. The only “land sharks” I know of were on SNL! It’s clearly not accurate. I recommend OCEARCH app. I…" - Thehoneymooner
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"shark"
14 negative reviews mention this · 44% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth it. This app costs money and it’s not worth it. After buying abd downloading it, I found that the satellite pings show the sharks to be on land. The only “land sharks” I know of were on SNL! It’s clearly not accurate. I recommend OCEARCH app. I…" - Thehoneymooner
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"worth"
10 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth it. This app costs money and it’s not worth it. After buying abd downloading it, I found that the satellite pings show the sharks to be on land. The only “land sharks” I know of were on SNL! It’s clearly not accurate. I recommend OCEARCH app. I…" - Thehoneymooner
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"money"
10 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth it. This app costs money and it’s not worth it. After buying abd downloading it, I found that the satellite pings show the sharks to be on land. The only “land sharks” I know of were on SNL! It’s clearly not accurate. I recommend OCEARCH app. I…" - Thehoneymooner
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"coast"
7 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "8 sharks in the Northern Pacific?. Could you also include the record number of sharks tagged in 2020 off the California coast specifically Santa Barbara and San Diego? That would make the price of the app worthwhile and make the app extremely useful." - OpenWater Swimmer
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"white"
7 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Where are the sharks ??. Only one shark is shown on the east coast of the USA and its not even a great white On your description it should say that only the west coast has any relevant data to make this paid for app worth anything" - Ryrhhiiylph
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"waste"
6 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Awful. Do not download. The images of shark fins are from 2016. This is definitely not in real time. It also looks like it is only showing sharks on the west coast in 2016. I bought this app to track sharks while I was on vacation. Waste of money…" - Christie and Jeff
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"been"
5 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "App doesn’t work- serves down?. I’ve had this app for a couple days & haven’t been able to access any information. I get an error message- “No connection. Unable to refresh the sharks from the sever”." - Sam Priz
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"track"
5 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No east coast coverage. Bought this to track sharks in my area near Massachusetts but there is no coverage on the east coast" - mechasheba
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"waste money"
5 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
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"years"
5 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Expedition white shark. There is NOTHING on the entire Atlantic side except the migration track of a tiger shark from 2012. Six years ago! Nothing else. The Pacific side shows more sharks, but only minimal information and a migration track for each. This cost $4..…" - Nurse Jo
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"white shark"
5 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Expedition white shark. There is NOTHING on the entire Atlantic side except the migration track of a tiger shark from 2012. Six years ago! Nothing else. The Pacific side shows more sharks, but only minimal information and a migration track for each. This cost $4..…" - Nurse Jo
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Not worth it
This app costs money and it’s not worth it. After buying abd downloading it, I found that the satellite pings show the sharks to be on land. The only “land sharks” I know of were on SNL! It’s clearly not accurate. I recommend OCEARCH app. It’s free and it’s quite accurate. Not only is their app good, but I’m sold on their work. I plan to donate to them soon!
8 sharks in the Northern Pacific?
Could you also include the record number of sharks tagged in 2020 off the California coast specifically Santa Barbara and San Diego?
That would make the price of the app worthwhile and make the app extremely useful.
That would make the price of the app worthwhile and make the app extremely useful.
App doesn’t work- serves down?
I’ve had this app for a couple days & haven’t been able to access any information. I get an error message- “No connection. Unable to refresh the sharks from the sever”.
No Atlantic info
There is nothing reported on the Atlantic side. Definitely not worth spending money on.
No east coast coverage
Bought this to track sharks in my area near Massachusetts but there is no coverage on the east coast
Awful
Do not download. The images of shark fins are from 2016. This is definitely not in real time. It also looks like it is only showing sharks on the west coast in 2016. I bought this app to track sharks while I was on vacation. Waste of money, I wish they would refund me.
Where are the sharks ??
Only one shark is shown on the east coast of the USA and its not even a great white
On your description it should say that only the west coast has any relevant data to make this paid for app worth anything
On your description it should say that only the west coast has any relevant data to make this paid for app worth anything
Eh
Love sharks, but this shows locations from sharks some of them from upwards of 5 years ago. Definitely a pretty shoddy app. Wish I didn’t pay for it and instead just donated to a Shark conservation agency.
Need to call it project mako shark
I installed the app to watch movement of great white sharks, not makos
Fail
Total scam, nothing is updated and I was stoked to learn their live locations . I want my $4 back, this is lame. Don't waist your money.
Not worth it.... hasn't been updated for years
Do not buy this.
Crap
Complete ripoff. Most of the sharks positions on the tracker haven't been updated in months or even years.
Lame
Old info, sharks never move....save your money
👎👎
Only 2 sharks to track. Not worth the cost!!
Expedition white shark
Not updated regularly. Stagnant. Info is years old. Not worth $3.99.- more like .99cents, if that. Could probably find most of this info on google.
A Bugfull App
It's a great app. If only I could open it at least .5 percent of the time.
A waste of my four dollars.
Don't believe the good reviews.
A waste of my four dollars.
Don't believe the good reviews.
White Shark Expedition
It would be ok if I could just open the app and use it.
Doesn't work
This app doesn't work on my iPhone 5. I've been trying for days on different wifi accounts and it still says it has no Internet connection. Very disappointed. I really hope they fix it soon. I've heard we already had a tagged shark sighting in cape cod and I can't look at it :(
Waste of money!
This app is crap !! Shows the same shark in the same location for months. Not real time or accurate .
Toooo small
This app is horrible. It is so small of font that it is illegible. A total waste of money. I wanted to actually track the sharks not play a game or go blind trying to read. I even got a magnifying glass and still could not make anything out. Waste of money.
Biggest waste of money ever.
This app is a total rip off and the makers should be ashamed. Not one of the sharks on here has been actively tracked for weeks. What a disappointment!!!!
don't expect much
I downloaded this a month ago and haven't seen ANY shark tracking on the west coast. This app is a waste of money, can't wait for it to expire! All the other "educational" info could be found by googling white shark, or by looking up the shark research committee. Did I say it was a waste of money???
Rip Off!!!
What a rip. Once you buy it, they tell you it only lasts for a year. That should get them banned from the app store! I want my money back for that misrepresentation of the 3.99 app.
I like the app concept, but it doesn't translate well to the small UI. There is no tracking data clearly defined for each shark or drill down in a location for shark activity over an extended period for surfers or divers who are looking for trends. I support the cause but I'm not ok with the app rental BS. Needs work. Gets boring fast.
I like the app concept, but it doesn't translate well to the small UI. There is no tracking data clearly defined for each shark or drill down in a location for shark activity over an extended period for surfers or divers who are looking for trends. I support the cause but I'm not ok with the app rental BS. Needs work. Gets boring fast.
Disappointed
I got this so for my son who loves sharks! We wanted to see that they travel the world but the only sharks that are on this app are on the coast of California....
Limited
Appears to be tracking only a handful of sharks, mostly off the coast of Southern California. Not much to see. With so little content, this should be a free app, if even that.
Expedition white shark
There is NOTHING on the entire Atlantic side except the migration track of a tiger shark from 2012. Six years ago! Nothing else. The Pacific side shows more sharks, but only minimal information and a migration track for each. This cost $4...a rip-off.
Not worth it
I didn't have to buy it since I downloaded it during shark week. I would've never pay for it since nothing is updated true to date and time.
Buggy
Would be better if this app didn't constantly crash. Not worth the $4, IMO.
Not worth it
It was fun at first but after I went through everything it was useless. Not worth $3.99
Eh.
Cool app. Cool concept. Not worth 4 bucks. Sharks don't seem to move much, but you can view their profiles and history of shark attacks which is interesting. Overall it's ehhh.
Ok but buggy
It is a good app however it is slow and crashes a ton
This is a Subscription App
The description fails to mention that this is for a one year subscription. They should have stated that up front.
The display on the iPhone is very small as well.
Finally, the iPad version has the exact same name, so make sure your getting the right one for your idevice. I first purchased the iPad version, thinking it would be load able onto my iPhone as well. It wasn't. It didn't show up as being available for my iPhone when I synced it to iTunes. They should have named Expedition White Shark HD like many of the the other apps do.
I so wanted to give a good review, but not stating up front that this is a one-year subscription, and the hard to view Display for the iPhone prevented that. Deception does not fit well with such a worthy endeavor.
The display on the iPhone is very small as well.
Finally, the iPad version has the exact same name, so make sure your getting the right one for your idevice. I first purchased the iPad version, thinking it would be load able onto my iPhone as well. It wasn't. It didn't show up as being available for my iPhone when I synced it to iTunes. They should have named Expedition White Shark HD like many of the the other apps do.
I so wanted to give a good review, but not stating up front that this is a one-year subscription, and the hard to view Display for the iPhone prevented that. Deception does not fit well with such a worthy endeavor.
Sentiment summary
33%
Positive (4-5★)
13%
Neutral (3★)
53%
Negative (1-2★)