ShellMap - Seashell Identifier
Scan shells, start collecting
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
IDENTIFY EVERY SHELL YOU FIND
Point your camera at a shell and ShellMap tells you what it is: common name, scientific name, family, how rare it is, and which coastlines it comes from. Then it cuts the shell out of the photo and turns it into a sticker on your own private shelf.
SNAP AND KNOW
- Opens straight into the camera, or pick a photo from your library
- The shell is lifted out of its background automatically, no tracing
- A full report: species, family, rarity, typical size, habitat and known regions
- Honest about doubt: when a worn or broken shell cannot be pinned down, ShellMap says so instead of inventing a species
YOUR OWN COLLECTION
- Every shell becomes a die-cut sticker on a paper shelf
- Tap any shell for its full field-guide entry
- Add your own notes: the tide, the weather, who you were with
- A private map shows exactly where you picked each one up
COMPLETELY PRIVATE
- No account, no profile, no feed, no followers
- Your shells sync between your own devices through your iCloud, and nowhere else
- Nothing is ever shared or made public
- Free, with no limits and nothing to unlock
WORKS ON THE BEACH
Shells save instantly, even with no signal. When you are back online, one tap identifies them.
PERFECT FOR
- Beachcombers and rock-pool wanderers
- Families on summer holidays
- Naturalists, biologists and amateur conchologists
- Anyone who cannot walk past a beach without looking down
Pick it up. Point the camera. Know what it is.
EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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- Identify shells in seconds: Point your camera at a shell to see its species, family, rarity, size, habitat, and where it’s found.
- Save every shell to your own shelf: Each shell is automatically cut out of its photo and added as a sticker to your private collection.
- Keep track of where you found them: A private map remembers the locations of every shell in your collection.
- Your collection stays yours: No account, no feed, and your data stays private with iCloud sync for your own devices.
- Free to use: Enjoy ShellMap with no limits.
Thanks for using ShellMap — happy shell hunting!
The developer, Alejandro Pacheco, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Alejandro Pacheco
- Size
- 15.7 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 25 more
- English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © ShellMap