Red Sea Creatures is your field guide to the marine life of the Red Sea - explore hundreds of species, plan your dives, check live dive weather, and learn what lives beneath the surface. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Whether you're a diver, snorkeler, or ocean lover, identify the fish, corals, and creatures of one of the world's richest seas, and discover the best places to encounter them.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Browse the species catalog: fish, sharks, rays, turtles, corals, nudibranchs and more, organized by family.
- Identify creatures with photos, scientific names, habitat, depth, and danger/venom info.
- Explore dive sites with maps, depth, conditions, dive plans, and the marine life you'll see at each.
- Discover dive centers across the Red Sea, and filter sites and centers by city and country.
- Check live dive weather: air and water temperature, wind and humidity - plus a wetsuit recommendation for the day.
- Read the blog: guides, species spotlights, and stories from the reef.
- Search everything instantly.
- Beautiful light and dark themes, built for the boat and the beach.
ON iPAD & MAC
- A layout that makes the most of the bigger screen: a sidebar in landscape, roomy multi-column grids, and larger photos.
- Works in every orientation and side by side with other apps.
- Runs natively on Apple silicon Macs in a resizable window.
WIDGETS
- Home-screen widgets: a different Red Sea creature every hour, and live dive weather, in three sizes.
- Lock Screen widgets: water temperature and wetsuit advice at a glance.
IN MESSAGES
- Search the whole guide right inside Messages - creatures, dive sites, dive centers, and articles - and send a friend a link they can tap to open in the app or on the web.
- A Red Sea creature sticker pack - green sea turtles, reef octopus, hammerheads, whale sharks, nudibranchs, and divers - to drop into any conversation.
APP CLIP
- Scan a code at a dive center, or in a printed guide, to open that dive center or dive site instantly - no install needed.
DANGEROUS MARINE LIFE
- A dedicated guide to the Red Sea's venomous, poisonous, and potentially dangerous species - filter by threat type and browse them grouped by family.
- Plus a safety guide: how to avoid trouble, first aid for stings and bites, and emergency dive-medicine contacts along the Red Sea.
GLOSSARY
- Every technical word the guide uses, explained in plain language: stinging cells, marine toxins, and what it really means when a fish changes sex.
- The ones that can hurt you end with what to do in the first minutes, until you reach a doctor.
- Species pages show the terms their own description uses - tap one to read it.
STICKERS
- Add our Red Sea creature sticker packs to Telegram and WhatsApp, and drop reef life into your chats.
CREATE AN ACCOUNT (OPTIONAL)
Sign in with Apple, Google, Facebook, Discord, or X to:
- Save your favourite creatures and find them anytime.
- Share your own photos of the creatures you spot.
- Review dive sites and dive centers, and comment on creatures and articles.
- Build your diver profile: bio, agency, certification level, and links.
No account is needed to explore - sign in only when you want to save and share.
CONSERVATION
The Red Sea is a unique and fragile ecosystem. Learn the conservation status of the species you love, and dive responsibly.
Red Sea Creatures is a free companion for everyone curious about the underwater world.
Learn more at redseacreatures.com
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