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Snap a shell, learn its name, start your collection.
Photo ID is built on our Florida shell guide, the same guide you can browse for free in the app. You pick the match and it goes straight into your collection. Browse the shell guide →Photo ID is built on our Florida shell guide, which you can browse for free in the app. Browse the guide →
Free to look. Free to join. Pay only for photo IDs.
Tides, weather and the shell guide are free for everyone. A free account adds the parts that are yours. Identifying shells from photos is the only thing we charge for.Tides, weather and the shell guide are free for everyone. Identifying shells from photos is the only thing we charge for.
- Tides, wind, rain, UV, air quality and alerts
- Radar loop and hour-by-hour conditions
- Gulf and Atlantic beach list, search and nearest beachBeach list, search and nearest beach
- 7-day tide chart, moon and daylight
- The Florida shell guide, on the web or in the app
- Home beach, saved units and a shelling score out of 100Home beach and a shelling score out of 100
- Compare beaches for now, today and tomorrow, with radar on the mapCompare beaches for now, today and tomorrow
- Your shell collection and badges
- Post field reports and check-ins
- 3 photo IDs to try.
- 25 photo IDs$4.99/mo$49/yrRefill every monthFor the whole year
- 75 photo IDs$9.99/mo$99/yrRefill every monthFor the whole year
- 150 photo IDs$19.99/mo$199/yrRefill every monthFor the whole year
Monthly plans refill with each billing period.Monthly plans refill each billing period.Yearly plans are that many IDs for the whole year, not each month.
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Is Shell Forecast free?
Yes. Tides, weather, radar, beach search and the shell guide are free with no account, and the guide is free to browse in the app too. A free account adds your home beach, a shelling score, beach comparisons, your collection, field reports and 3 photo IDs to try. Only extra photo IDs cost money, and those plans are what keep the site running. There are no ads.
Do my 3 free photo IDs come back each month?
No. The 3 free IDs are a one-time trial. Monthly plans refill every month. Yearly plans give you that many IDs for the whole year, not each month. Packs of 10 or 25 can be added to any plan.
How does photo ID work?
Take or upload a photo of your shell. You get suggestions from the Florida shell guide, pick the one that matches, and it goes into your collection.
What are field reports?
Tides and weather can't tell you whether shells are washing up, or whether a beach was just renourished. Signed-in shellers post lots, some or few shells, renourishment or an access problem, with a photo. Approved reports show on that beach. We're just getting started, so many beaches won't have one yet.
Can I take live shells from Florida beaches?
Not in Lee County, which includes Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach and Boca Grande: only empty shells may be collected. Elsewhere, taking live shells generally requires a Florida saltwater fishing license, and many state parks ban it. Check local rules first.