Know where to look next.
The wildlife sightings app for Kruger, Pilanesberg and more of Africa's parks: see where activity is building and which way animals were heading.
Free to start, works with zero signal. See how it works
How opspoor works
One day in the park, start to finish.
Scroll to drive along: an Expedition against another car, a pride of lions, no signal, a map that shows where activity is building, and planning tomorrow at the campfire.
01 / 09
06:00 Gates open
Game on before the boom lifts.
You and the Smiths start a Tracks & Trails Expedition. Same missions for both cars, and every find scores. The board shows what each car found, never where.
06:12 The first finds
Every find scores.
Zebra at the first bend, elephants at the dam. AI Species ID names them from a photo, right on your phone. Rarer finds score more.
06:24 A pride crosses ahead
Log it in seconds.
Pin the lions where they are, not where your car is, and mark which way they're walking. No signal out here? The sighting waits safely on your phone.
07:05 Back at camp
Your morning joins everyone's.
Back in range, your sighting uploads by itself, and the feed fills in with what other cars found this morning.
07:12 Other cars confirm
One sighting becomes everyone's.
Cars nearby confirm what they see, so every pin is labelled Confirmed or Awaiting confirmation. Others only see a pin after a delay, so nobody races to a live sighting.
07:20 Reading the pattern
See where activity is building.
The heatmap shows where sightings have been gathering, the pride's direction of travel shows which way they were heading, and Where to look highlights roads that are good country for lions.
07:48 The quiet road
Know where to look next.
You pick the river road and take it slow. A buffalo herd at the crossing, plus a bonus for choosing a quiet road over the crowd.
11:30 Expedition complete
Stamp it. Share it.
Back at camp, the board says you won. The park goes into your Park Passport and the Recap is ready to share.
19:40 Around the campfire
Plan tomorrow tonight.
Gates are closed and the fire's going. Open Today's Outlook to see what's most often seen and where, check tomorrow's Expedition, and plan your first loop before the boom lifts. Free to start.
Right now in the bush
The bush doesn’t wait for you.
What the big animals are usually up to at this hour, from opspoor’s species profiles, on the park’s own clock. It changes through the day, so check back tonight.
The opspoor difference
See where it’s heading, not just where it was.
A sighting pin tells you where an animal was. opspoor reads recency, movement, timing and the activity around it to show where a pattern is building, and which way it’s heading.
Activity building
Lion activity
- 1 Heading
- North-east
- 2 Confidence
- High
- 3 Last 6 hours
From real sightings: Lion most often reported in Pilanesberg National Park, 07:00–09:00. Updated every hour.
Positioning guidance
A read on where to position yourself, built from movement, recency, behavior and weather signals.
Confidence on every pattern
Every pattern carries a score built from real sighting volume and consistency, so you can tell a strong, repeated pattern from an early guess.
Activity timeline
How a hotspot has built up over time, and which way the pattern is moving.
We don’t just make predictions. We check them.
Every live activity highlight opspoor issues is tracked against what trackers actually find nearby afterwards: automatically, transparently, in the real world.
- 5Parks covered, with more on the way
- 239+Species covered in the built-in field guide
- 100%
Sightings labeled Confirmed or Awaiting confirmation
What’s in the app
The real screens behind the story.
Everything above is in the app today. Here’s what it actually looks like, plus the parts of your day the story didn’t have time for.
With Premium, every sighting gets a "may have moved here" radius, so a report from an hour ago still points you somewhere useful. Hotspots and movement arrows show where activity is building and which way it's traveling.
What's been found in your park, newest first, with photos and how long ago. Each card shows whether it's confirmed, so you can tell a solid lead from a maybe before you turn the car around.
Drop the pin where the animal actually is and opspoor works out the bearing from your position. The next car knows which side of the road to look, not just roughly where you were parked.
Species profiles
Every species in the field guide has a profile: when it’s usually active, the season it’s drawn to water, and the roads that are good country for it, park by park.
Today's Outlook
Sitting at camp in the evening? See which species are most often seen for the rest of today and tomorrow, and the roads and hours they turn up, built from recent sightings and the same season in past years.
Achievements
Earn badges as you log sightings, with tiers to work up through and your progress on each one, so every drive counts toward something.
My Species
Every animal you've logged, park by park, with how much of each park's checklist you've ticked off. The record you used to keep in the back of a field guide, kept for you.
Leaderboard & Park League
See how your sightings stack up across a park or the whole app, this month or all time. Join the weekly Park League for a little friendly rivalry.
Camps & facilities
Gates, camps and key safety points inside any park, without the noise of a general map. Premium adds lodges, waterholes, lookouts, hides and every other facility on site.
Beyond the sightings
More than a sightings app.
A game for the whole car, and tools for the rest of the trip, from the light you shoot in to the bed you sleep in.
Tracks & Trails · The game drive challenge
Turn the game drive into a game.
Heading out with family or friends? Start an Expedition, invite the other cars, and every sighting scores points for yours. Going alone? Play it solo.
- Fresh missions every driveThe same missions for every car in the park, so it's a fair race.
- Rarer finds score moreCommon animals score a little, the rare ones a lot.
- What, never whereThe board shows what each car found, never where, so nobody gives a sighting away.
- Stamp it, share itFinish an Expedition to stamp that park in your Park Passport, then share the Recap.
Photography Mode
While you’re checking a weather app, other trackers already know this week’s best light.
Flip one switch and the map, dashboard and every species page start working for your camera.
- See the light before you shootA live sun-position ray on the map, colored backlit or front-lit, so you know where to park before you get there.
- Never miss golden hourA countdown to golden and blue hour, and a moon-phase card that says when a night shoot is worth it.
- Plan the week around the lightA 7-day, per-species forecast of your best shooting days, so you know which morning has the best light at the waterhole.
AI Species Identification
Not sure what you just saw? Point your camera at it.
opspoor identifies almost all of the 239+ species in its field guide from a single photo, right on your phone. No waiting, no flipping through a book.
Frame the animalPinch to crop in on it, from your camera or gallery.
Get a matchThe on-device AI names the species, with a match score.
It's in your sightingTap Confirm and the species is already filled in.
Before you go
Sorted before you reach the gate.
Plan the days, pick a camp with wildlife around it, and book a guide who knows the roads, all inside opspoor.
Know your route before you're through the gate.
- Pick a park and up to 14 days, laid out one day at a time.
- Add stops along real roads, each checked as reachable from the last.
- Or set a time budget and "Build my trip" makes the loop for you.
Don't just book a bed. Book what's actually around it.
- Confirmed sightings within 5 km this week, species by species.
- What's usually seen at the nearest waterhole, and at what time of day.
- Real drive times from the gate, and you book direct with no markup.
The best sightings come from someone who already knows where to look.
- Approved, park-based guides, with bio, languages, vehicle and rate up front.
- Pick an open date and party size, then send the request. No calls, no DMs.
- No agency and no middleman, just the guide.
What sets opspoor apart
A quick look at what’s under the hood.
| Capability | opspoor | Most sighting apps |
|---|---|---|
| Recent sightings feed & map | ✓ | ✓ |
| Patterns: where activity is building, and which way it's heading | ✓ | — |
| Heatmaps with each animal's direction of travel | ✓ | — |
| A Confirmed or Awaiting confirmation label on every sighting | ✓ | — |
| Fully usable with zero signal | ✓ | Partial |
| On-device AI species ID from a photo | ✓ | — |
| Tracks & Trails: a game drive challenge for the whole car | ✓ | — |
| Your position and the animal's, logged separately | ✓ | — |
| Sun position, golden hour and moon tools (Photography Mode) | ✓ | — |
| Book an approved, park-based guide in the app | ✓ | — |
| Lodges and camps shown with real nearby sightings | ✓ | — |
| Multi-day trip plans, routed on real roads | ✓ | — |
Simple pricing
Free to start. Premium when you want the edge.
opspoor is free to use. The confirmed feed and map are yours from day one. Premium or a Safari Pass adds the predictions and alerts that help you decide where to drive next.
Free
R0 forever
The confirmed sighting feed, free for good.
- Confirmed sightings feed & map
- Where to look: the roads that are good country for each species
- AI species ID from a photo
- Tracks & Trails, the game drive challenge
- Key park facilities (gates, camps, safety points)
Included from day one
- Full access
Premium
R69 /month
For when you want to know where to drive next.
- Sightings still awaiting confirmation
- Live activity highlights
- Which way animals are heading, and roughly when they may reach an area
- Positioning guidance
- Heatmaps with species breakdown and movement arrows
- Offline maps at full zoom
- Day-by-day trip builder, including Build My Trip
- Every park facility (lodges, waterholes, lookouts & more)
- Photography Mode: sun position, golden/blue hour & moon phase
From R69/month, or R599/year
- One trip. Zero commitment.
Safari Pass
R29 once-off
Don't miss the sighting because you weren't watching.
- Everything in Premium, no subscription
- Active only when you need it
- Weekend, 7-day or 30-day passes
From R29, covers your whole trip
No signal? Keep going. Log sightings, browse the feed and identify species with no connection at all, and it all syncs the moment you’re back in range. Premium adds offline maps at full zoom.
Who it’s for
Built for people who take the wild seriously.
Questions
Good to know before your next drive.
What is opspoor?
opspoor is a free wildlife sightings app for Kruger National Park, Pilanesberg and other South African national parks and game reserves, on iOS and Android. Visitors log sightings with GPS location and photos, every sighting is labeled Confirmed or Awaiting confirmation, and the app shows where activity is building and which way animals were heading.
Does opspoor work without signal?
Yes. opspoor is built for parks with patchy or no signal. You can log sightings, browse sightings you've already loaded, see where to look and identify species from a photo with no connection, and everything syncs automatically when you're back in range. Full offline maps are part of Premium.
Which parks does opspoor cover?
Kruger National Park, Pilanesberg and more of South Africa's national parks and game reserves. The parks page lists every park, with its species, roads and places.
Is opspoor free?
Yes. The confirmed sightings feed and map, Where to look, AI species ID and the Tracks & Trails game drive challenge are free. Premium (R69/month or R599/year, or a Safari Pass from R29 once-off) adds sightings awaiting confirmation, movement predictions and heatmaps, offline maps, Photography Mode and the trip itinerary builder.
How is opspoor different from other wildlife sightings apps?
Most sightings apps show where an animal was. opspoor also shows which way it was heading and where activity is building, labels every sighting Confirmed or Awaiting confirmation, and shows the roads and water with good habitat for each species even when nobody has logged it recently. It works with zero signal and adds AI species ID, Photography Mode, trip planning, guides and stays in one app.
Does opspoor show where an animal is right now?
No. Other visitors only see a sighting's pin after a short delay, so nobody races to a live sighting. opspoor shows where activity has been building and which way animals were heading, to help you plan your drive rather than chase one sighting. How opspoor approaches responsible sightings →
Can opspoor identify an animal from a photo?
Yes. Point your camera at an animal or bird and opspoor identifies it right on your phone, with no signal needed. Confirm the match and it fills in your sighting.
Ready for your next game drive?
The fire’s going and the gates are closed. Set your next drive below: a countdown to the gate opening, sunrise and the moon, and a reminder the evening before to plan your first loop.
Free on iOS and Google Play. Book the guide and the lodge to go with it, right inside the app.