Clean Swell Reviews – Page 4
4/5 rating based on 39 reviews. Read all reviews for Clean Swell for iPhone.
Clean Swell is free iOS app published by Ocean Conservancy
No way to get data totals for our area/cleanups
OCSCGIL
We need the data for our year round cleanups too. We can’t effect local changes without the info.
Cannot create an account
PickUpCaps
I’ve tried for a week to create an account and all I get is a “registration error” even after updating the app. Useless.
Lots of potential, a few kinks
Jbosch
We were doing our cleanup and tracking and everything was going great. At the very end we stopped to look at some ducks at a pond. My phone locked. When I logged back into my phone the app had reset and all of our tracking was cleared!! In other words, it wasn’t saving as went. It only saves at the end when you click “done” and “submit.” It should be programmed to auto-save along the way so data isn’t lost. Then we had to try to remember our numbers and tap them in one click at a time for each category because the app doesn’t let you enter numbers, just clicks. Lastly, it would’ve been cool to be able to see what other volunteers had logged at the end of the cleanup for our location and how many volunteers participated. Otherwise, I liked the interface. It was so easy my 4 year old could use it. It could use a “metal bottle cap” category. There were tons of those. And “metal can tabs” and “plastic bag tabs.” We found lots of each of those. Thanks!
Great app, getting errors
Mastamule
This app is great and makes cleanups more accessible by providing an easy-to-use interface to record and share data. However, I encountered a glitch where my data was lost while recording yesterday, losing hundreds of recorded items from a multi hour long stretch. Further, I cannot log in to the app today, getting errors stating “Registration error” and “location error”. I would love to have access to my data, and would also enjoy an event by event summary of material collected and total weight to allow for comparison of trash encountered in different places. Otherwise, this is a wonderful app and a great tool to add to any conservationist’s toolkit!
Have to enter as you go or it closes you out
Missingmymusic
Really sad. Collected about 30 Lbs of trash at a beach this morning and a stranger came up and told me about the app. Was so excited to try it out I went to a different beach for sunset to do a bit more collecting. It’s too windy and cold to enter each point as I go, and honestly annoying to enter ever lid as I pick it up, so I put my phone in my pocket as i walk and expect I’ll tally my garbage in my garage at home. Was super sad when I got back to the car and found that the app had terminated my collection after inactivity! And you can’t edit the collection after it’s been submitted. I want to participate in citizen science so badly, but the app is going to skew participants away from people like me that hike the beach and collect for fun on the side. I won’t sacrifice my hike to collect data, and I’m a scientist for my job. Field work is messy and inconvenient. An inability to edit your collection after or “be inactive” while you keep your hands warm or your phone away from water diminishes the utility of this app and accuracy of these data. It also said I walked 3.25 miles, and I definitely only walked 1-1.5 according to my Fitbit, which is probably overestimating already. What this app is trying to do is interesting and important, but I’m hoping for improvements
great app! way to collaborate?
Joseyourboyfriend
This is a great app and tracks impact well! I was wondering if it could be possible to make teams and have users motivate each other and work together for a goal? some running apps do this and its a great motivator!
Easy data collection
Mac33040
I like the app, but would recommend being able to add pictures from my library, not just the camera. I have pictures of our cleanup, but they are in my library and I am not able to attach to the app.
Won’t let me register
emilith
I always get an error when attempting to register/create an account. Can’t tell if there are requirements for the password or something is wrong with the app/server.