Get excited for Shark Week on Discovery with these helpful apps and addictive shark games. Whether you have an Android device or an iPhone, you can kick back with a cool game about sharks, track Shark Week events, or just learn more about these amazing creatures. Here are five of our favorite shark-related apps and games.
1. Discovery Channel
Meet "Slash" the Shark | Shark Week"Slash," is a massive great white shark with recognizable scratches and scars. Shark Week 2019 starts Sunday July 28 9p! Stream Extinct or Alive: The Lost Shark on Discovery GO: go.discovery.com/tv-shows/shark-week/full-episodes/extinct-or-alive-the-lost-shark Own Full Seasons of Shark Week: play.google.com/store/tv/show/Shark_Week?id=gg81I7BZ-J4&hl=en_US Subscribe to Discovery: bit.ly/SubscribeDiscovery Join us on Facebook: facebook.com/Discovery facebook.com/SharkWeek Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/Discovery twitter.com/SharkWeek We're on…2013-08-14T14:30:33Z
Check out this cool video about the famous “Slash” shark from Discovery’s official YouTube channel.
If you don’t want to miss a second of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, then you’d better download the Discovery Channel app. In addition to full schedule information, the app also features full episodes of your favorite shows, along with thousands of interesting clips.
Shark taggingOcearch is using the Global Shark Tracker to collect data and give researchers live access to sharks around the world.2014-05-16T18:25:15Z
Learn more about OCEARCH’s research and shark tracking projects in the video above.
The name OCEARCH will be familiar to anyone who watched the History Channel show Shark Wranglers. The OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker app lets you see shark positions all over the globe, thanks to some very cool satellite tracking technology. Each shark has a name, and you can see where it has traveled. You can also watch videos or see pictures of cool sharks.
Helpful filters let you search for sharks by gender, maturity, or activity
Appropriate for kids or adults
Cons:
App prone to freezing
Maps can be slow to load
Text wraps oddly in some shark descriptions
Some photos are aggravatingly small
Not all pings give locations if shark has surfaced for long enough
3. Shark Trivia
(Shark Trivia)
Shark Trivia is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. In Shark Trivia, you can answer trivia questions about sharks. This app appeals to both adults and kids, and is a great way to learn some cool facts about these vicious predators. If you need some conversation starters for your Shark Week viewing party, here’s an app that can give you a cool icebreaker.
Shark Fingers! 3D Interactive Aquarium for iPhone & iPadPrepare to be eaten by sharks! The original and the best shark fingers app on the AppStore for both iPhone and iPad! They hunt your fingers! THEY BITE! YOU BLEED! Use ANY IMAGE YOU LIKE as the background. Make them swim on your icons and fool your friends! Make them swim on your enemies and…2012-05-01T16:37:14Z
Get a closer look at this entertaining app in the video above.
Basically, Shark Fingers 3D lets you use your fingers as chummy bait to lure sharks around your screen. A little gross, perhaps, but still pretty cool. One cool feature is the live camera background, which lets you “feed your friends” to the hungry school of sharks.
Shark Aquarium Live Wallpaper HDBlack tip shark frenzy in HD. This is real high definition footage taken from inside of a real shark aquarium. These are not computer generated graphics like used in anipet apps. Multiple blacktip sharks cruise around looking for food. Even change the speed in the settings to slow them down or speed them up! This…2012-03-22T21:58:07Z
Get a peek at this HD aquarium in the video above.
Shark Aquarium HD is a live wallpaper app for Android users. If you love sharks and Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, then adding a little sharks goodness to your device just makes sense. Hey, it beats a static wallpaper, right?
