SharkSmart WA is an education app developed by DPIRD WA.
Download Statistics
SharkSmart WA has been downloaded 74 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 780 times.
User Ratings
SharkSmart WA is rated 4.50 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 1.2 thousand ratings.
App Information
SharkSmart WA is FREE to download. The APK download size is 61.65 MB. The latest version available is 1.3.2. The last update was on September 10, 2025.
Technical Requirements
SharkSmart WA requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2019.
Description
SharkSmart WA is Western Australia’s official source of shark activity information. It also includes beach safety features such as Surf Life Saving WA patrolled beaches and weather forecast, to help you plan your trip to the beach.
The app will help you switch on your Sea Sense by providing near real-time information of shark activity including current alerts and warnings. Select your favourite coastal locations and use notifications to receive relevant updates as they happen.
SharkSmart WA Features:
Map Filter and display shark activity and beach safety features including the locations of shark monitoring receivers, beach enclosures, and Beach Emergency Numbers (BEN) signage. Explore and save your favourite coastal locations to stay up to date of recent shark activity.
Updates Stay informed of shark activity, including current alerts and warnings. Information is prioritised into ‘Nearby’, ‘Your Favourites’ and ‘Other Locations’, giving you the most relevant information first.
Report Using location services, the app can provide you with information about your current coastal location. Use the details provided and the quick call link to report shark sightings or whale carcasses (which are known to attract sharks) to Water Police as soon as possible.
Information within the SharkSmart WA app is designed to help you make an informed decision about your water use and take personal responsibility for your safety. You can also follow our Sea Sense tips at https://www.sharksmart.com.au/staying-safe/ and discover more about our shark mitigation strategies by visiting https://www.sharksmart.com.au
Recent changes: Thanks for using the SharkSmart WA app. This version features minor tweaks and updates to maintain app stability.
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Love the app. It's great to receive shark warnings before heading to the beach.
★★★★★Francesca Pettenon· Jan 8, 2022
Useful app. It would be nice to know also if three are patrolling teams to overlook the beaches where the sharks are spot.
★★★★★Kim Spence· Dec 11, 2024
Helps to know where to swim, also Iike how it posts where to tag sharks have pinged.
★★★★★Hackjob Fixit· Jan 28, 2022
Useful for alerts but as a lot of shark sightings are by members of the public the type of shark is generally unknown. That's ok though.
★☆☆☆☆Mike· Feb 17, 2026
This is the dumbest app ive seen, why would you report 1.2 m sharks that have little to no interest in humans ? It will just give people the wrong idea, sharks are everywhere, an app like this needs to just target large apex preditors that actually pose a slight potential maybe risk to people.
★★☆☆☆Mark O'Donoghue· Jan 15, 2026
The notifications are not sorted by date, so old and irrelevant notifications are too prominent! The map is quite cluttered - needs a rethink. New sightings are slow to appear. The SLS WA page seems much more upto date.
★★☆☆☆j· May 20, 2022
Sends notifications that cannot be read.
★☆☆☆☆Malcolm Roberts· Jan 27, 2021
If the intention of the app is to create unnecessary alarm in the community, I'd say it is successful. Annoying that every shark sighting is recorded. Even '1.5 m unidentified species'! Maybe limit it to sharks above a certain size? Or just Whites and Tigers? Otherwise, it's just fearmongering.
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Technologies used by SharkSmart WA
SharkSmart WA is requesting 35 permissions and is using 72 libraries.
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