
Seashell Identifier: ShellRef
Offline seashell identifier & beach guide. Collecting rules. 40 shells free.
Usher Schwartz · com.shellref.app
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.0.2 (5)
- Updated
- Sep 7, 2026 (1 month ago)
- APK size
- 58.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Education (app)
- Permissions
- 16 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- aandjtech.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Seashell Identifier: ShellRef is an app by Usher Schwartz in the Education category. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 16 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: display over other apps. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “superpocket”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “zph-mph” Not the developer's name (“Usher Schwartz”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Sep 7, 2026
- Signed byCN=Jx Clarynx, O=zph-mph, OU=anon.org, L=Caraga, ST=Surigao Del Norte, C=8609
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)7D:64:F9:C2:53:C7:EF:35:A0:72:0F:6F:8A:80:2B:D4:B9:20:AA:3A
- File MD56b5ca517411e13c6fd06f3b90c7b1661
- Uploaded by “superpocket” Silver tier · 5,272 followers · uploading since 2016
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Permissions (16)
Seashell Identifier: ShellRef requests 16 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.shellref.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Seashell Identifier: ShellRef APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is Seashell Identifier: ShellRef free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Seashell Identifier: ShellRef APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 6b5ca517411e13c6fd06f3b90c7b1661.