FlySmash: Lanternfly Tracker
NYC Citizen Science Mapping
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Join the NYC citizen-science movement! Track, log, and smash invasive spotted lanternflies to protect our urban canopy and defend your borough.
Join the movement to protect New York City’s urban ecosystem!
The invasive Spotted Lanternfly poses a massive threat to NYC's trees, parks, and community gardens. FlySmash transforms urban environmental conservation into a collective citizen-science mission. Whether you’re walking through Central Park, commuting in Queens, or relaxing in Brooklyn, use FlySmash to log your sightings, track community patterns, and clear the city of these pests.
High-Contrast Interactive Map
Designed specifically for real-world, outdoor fieldwork. Our custom, high-contrast map ensures absolute readability even in direct, bright sunlight. View verified community data pins across the five boroughs instantly and pinpoint infestation hot spots.
Detailed Lifecycle Logging
Not all lanternflies look the same. FlySmash lets you accurately log the exact biological life stage of your encounter:
Egg Masses: Spot them early on tree bark or concrete.
Nymphs: Track the early-stage black or vibrant red-and-black hoppers.
Adults: Log the fully mature winged pests.
Keep an accurate count of your smashes (from a single spot to a major swarm clearance).
Defend Your Borough & Climb the Leaderboards
Bring some classic NYC rivalry to citizen science! See how your personal stats stack up against other spotters on the Global Leaderboard, or rally your neighbors to push your home borough (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, or Staten Island) to the top of the Borough Leaderboard.
Privacy-First Architecture
We care about your data privacy as much as we care about the trees. FlySmash is built from the ground up to be safe and lean:
No Creepy Passwords: We use secure, one-time Email Magic Links. No passwords to lose or compromise.
No Background Tracking: We never track your location when the app is closed. Location services are only accessed in the foreground to place your report pins accurately.
No Third-Party Analytics: We don't sell your data, use ad-trackers, or bundle heavy third-party tracking software (No Firebase, No Sentry, No corporate bloat).
Anonymous Pins: Your personal profile, email, and identity are completely hidden on the public map layers.
Download FlySmash today, authenticate securely in seconds, and start contributing to the cleanest, most efficient ecological dataset in New York City.
FlySmash is an independent citizen-science project developed by Eluminate Labs.
Ratings & Reviews
The developer, Enumerate Works LLC, 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
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Enumerate Works LLC
- Size
- 54.7 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Infrequent
Contests
- Copyright
- © 2026 Eluminate Labs