BearAware
Community Bear Tracker
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone
iPhone
Heading into the backcountry? See the latest bear sightings reported by the community and share your own. Your essential tool for real-time bear awareness.
The ultimate safety companion for hikers, campers, anglers, and anyone living or recreating in bear country. The BearAware is a community-powered map that helps you stay aware of recent bear activity to make smarter, safer decisions outdoors.
Share and view sightings in real-time. By contributing your own observations, you help create a safer environment for both people and bears. Designed for the real world, our app works seamlessly offline, allowing you to log a sighting the moment it happens, no matter how remote your location. When you're back in cell range, your report automatically syncs to the community map.
Key Features:
• Live Community Map: See pins of recent grizzly sightings reported by a community of outdoor enthusiasts and residents. Know what's happening in your area before you head out.
• Instant Offline Recording: No signal? No problem. The app saves your sighting with precise GPS data and uploads it automatically once you regain service.
• Simple & Fast Reporting: Quickly log the date, time, location, and an optional comment with just a few taps.
• Essential Bear Safety Guide: Brush up on crucial safety protocols and learn how to be "Bear Aware" with our easy-to-access in-app guide.
• Privacy-Focused Community: We use anonymous accounts to protect your identity while allowing you to contribute valuable information to keep the community safe.
Ratings & Reviews
Fixed bug to enable bear habitat validation for record past sighting
The developer, Svetlana Morozov, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Svetlana Morozov
- Size
- 14.5 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Contains
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2025 Svetlana Morozov