Latest Sightings is a platform that allows safari-goers, be they rangers or tourists, to share the animals and sightings they are seeing with the community in real-time.
Download here:
Apple App Store
Google Play Store
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Enhance Your Safari
Plan for future trips to the park and head directly to interesting sightings.
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Share Your Sightings
Share your exciting or unique sightings across our social media platforms.
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Contribute Research Data
Adds valuable data for research projects like the Wild Dog Project and the Ground Hornbill Project.
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Works offline
Our app is built with limited signal in mind. If you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, it will still help you find animals!
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Get Alerts
You don’t have to sit on the app and refresh while you are out there on safari, just let us alert you as soon as something new is spotted near you!
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Film & Earn Money
Upload your viral wildlife videos via our Film and Earn Program and you could earn money!
How to Navigate the App
Adding a ‘Ting’
Click on the “+” button in the menu bar -> follow the steps on each page. Start by selecting the park you are in and adding any photos/videos, select the animal and the number. Continue to page 2 by clicking “next” -> select the action of the animal, how visible it was to you, and the amount of traffic.
Continue to page 3 where you can enter more details about the sighting and the location. Lastly, press “Submit“!
If you have signal the post will upload automatically.
If you don’t have signal you will be taken to the home page where it will say “You have 1 pending ting/s ->
– Once you have signal go to the home page and click on the pending link at the top of the page and select “Try again”. Your ting will be uploaded!
Sightings Location Page
For each ting that is posted you can click on the like, and comment buttons. Or report the sighting if it is incorrect. By clicking on the “location” button the app will take you to the map page to give you a better indication of where the sighting is relative to you.
Park Filter Option
The white funnel button at the top right of the home page allows you to select the specific park you would like to see sightings from. For example, if you are in Masai Mara you can select that park and you will only see sightings from there.
Sightings Map
The map icon on the menu bar shows you a map of the world with all the tings from the last 24 hours. If you click on a pin it will give you more information about the location of the sighting.
Safari Bingo
Compete to find sightings with everyone in Pilanesberg and Kruger!
To play select Kruger or Pilanesberg in the filters menu to see your card, and start looking for animals!
Good luck and have fun!
Profile Page & Notifications
The profile button on the menu bar allows you to see all the tings you have personally uploaded over the years.
By selecting the “more” button you will see all the information about Latest Sightings and be able to reset your password. Select “Notification settings” to see which parks you are receiving alerts from. Turn on the parks you would like to receive sighting notifications and they will be green.
4.7 on Google Play
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Stacey Samiya
“This is the most profoundly phenomenal application. It is so useful in the Kruger National Park and everyone who decides to travel there should have this app. If you want to see the best sightings, this is the only app you need to do so. I saw 7 leopards in one day with the assistance of Latest Sightings. What a life-changing experience!”
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Carl Fischer
“Now that I have (at last) visited the Kruger National Park, I appreciate this channel all the more!”
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Adam Mawdsley
Amazing app! Saves tings while offline so you don’t forget the location and updates when you have signal. Dev team is super efficient if you have any issues email them and they resolve it ASAP. Beyond impressed with this app!
4.7 on App Store
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Digitalethiopia
“This app is really smart and practical. It helps you know where to drive to see animals that have been spotted by others. True community-based app. Love it. Even when I’m not in the bush I get notified what is being spotted where.”
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Corinnewo
“This new version of Latest Sightings is a huge step forward! High-quality photos, ability to insert videos, and improved UI make for a great app experience.”
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Jamie and Jaredmmmm
“Went to the Kruger last month with 8 of my friends and we all downloaded the app. Even though we were all in separate cars, the app allowed us to all see our favorite animals together.
Such an awesome app! Would highly recommend!!”