TurtleOps
Sea Turtle Field Survey Tool
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Built for the night shift. Sea turtle research teams: check in, log encounters, sync back in the office. Captures full turtle and tag history.
TurtleOps is a professional field tool for sea turtle monitoring and conservation. Built for nighttime beach surveys, multi-volunteer teams, and research-grade data.
Designed for conservation organizations, research teams, and authorized volunteers participating in permitted sea turtle monitoring programs.
• Dark, red-light interface optimized to preserve night vision in the field
• Structured turtle encounter forms with three-state tag inspection, PIT barcode scanning, photo capture, and GPS-tagged observations • Offline-first: drafts auto-save and sync when coverage returns
• Multi-organization support with role-based access and Row-Level-Security data isolation
• Bob, an in-app AI assistant for turtle lookups, research notes, and live weather/tide/moon context
• Auto-generated one-page PDF report for every observation, emailed to your team
• Survey session tracking with check-in / check-out, team activity feed, and Beach Chat for coordination
• Photos saved locally with iOS Files app access for redundant backup
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• Tag inspection now has three states — Not Checked /
Present / Missing — so skipped slots don't silently
re-affirm stale data
• Scan 15 digit PIT tag labels directly with your camera
• Onboarding wizard for new organizations
• Field-night polish: phone stays awake during a session,
bigger tap targets, haptic feedback on submit, draft
proximity warning when you're far from the turtle
• Photos saved locally are now browsable in the Files app
for backup
• Smarter weather, tide, and wave context throughout
• Dozens of stability and reliability fixes
The developer, Christopher Johnson, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Christopher Johnson
- Size
- 41.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 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+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
- Copyright
- © 2026 Christopher Johnson