The Waterbug App

Michael Sharman Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch

The Waterbug App is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Michael Sharman. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated August 12, 2026.

Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 59 MB; Age 4+
Updated: Aug 12; 2026 · v2.0.4

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About The Waterbug App

Identify waterbugs (freshwater invertebrates) from Australia, assess the health of a river/creek/wetland and submit data to contribute to the citizen science program - The National Waterbug Blitz.

What’s new

Version 2.0.4 · Updated August 12, 2026

This update makes recording and syncing your waterbug surveys easier: • More detailed feedback while syncing, so you can see what's uploading and when your data has synced. • Add photos to a sample from your device's photo gallery, as well as the camera. • Record and edit the date a sample was collected.

App privacy

The developer, Michael Sharman, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Location: Precise Location
Contact Info: Email Address, Name
Identifiers: User ID

Used for: App Functionality

App details

The Waterbug App is a free Education app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Michael Sharman. It requires iOS 15.0 or later and is 59 MB to download. It was first released on October 15, 2014 and last updated on August 12, 2026.

Category: Education
Price: Free
Version: 2.0.4
Size: 59 MB
Requires: iOS 15.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 4+
Released: October 15, 2014
Last updated: August 12, 2026
Developer: Michael Sharman

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