BackyardBuoys

Name: BackyardBuoys
Author: Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)

LiveAlaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)1 app · 661 installsMaps & NavigationFreecom.aoos.backyard_buoys_android

Backyard Buoys wave data visualization app

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Total installs: 661
Installs / day: 0
Rating: —★
Released: 27 Jan 2025
Last update: 13 Feb 2026
Countries: —

Installs per day

gain of the exact counter

Lifetime avg ≈ 1/day (all installs ÷ days since release)

Daily tracking since 10 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

3dAll

Dashed: estimate from the release date (no daily data before 10 Oct 2026) · time axis compressed before that day

Daily tracking since 10 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Change timeline

Full history

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 14 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇺🇸 United States (~100%).

United States100%#119 Trending · Maps & navigation

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 14 Oct

Chart	Country	Rank	Change
Trending · Maps & navigation	US	#119	▼ 16

App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

No data shared with third parties
No data collected

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

4 in 2 groups

2 Sensitive0 Notable2 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks

LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

OtherRoutine2

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

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Full description

Backyard Buoys delivers wave data to those who need it the most. We are a partnership of regional ocean observing systems (NANOOS, AOOS, PacIOOS), Indigenous communities, and a sensor company (Sofar Ocean). Together, we are co-designing wave buoy programs that are community-led and community-stewarded, working in partnership to assure technical training and sustained support. Backyard Buoys is funded by the National Science Foundation's Convergence Accelerator Program.

What's new

Water temperature display bug fixes

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