Swift Mapper

Recording the UK's Swifts to help protect them

Natural Apptitude Ltd · com.natural_apptitude.swift_mapper

Not rated yet 5K+ downloads v1.6.2 16 MB Android 5.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.6.2 (64)
Updated: Jun 30, 2026 (3 months ago)
APK size: 16 MB
Requires: Android 5.1+ (API 22)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Education (app)
Listed since: Apr 9, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 8 (2 sensitive)
Website: natural-apptitude.co.uk
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Swift Mapper is an app by Natural Apptitude Ltd in the Education category, listed since at least April 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 1.6, the APK shrank from 20 MB to 16 MB. It asks for 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location. Compared with version 1.6.1, it drops 2 permissions: “Read shared storage” and “Modify shared storage”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v1.6.2

Bug fixes and improvements

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

The purpose of Swift Mapper is to record the location of nesting swifts around the UK. It will build a picture of where nesting swifts are concentrated, enabling local conservation action for this incredible bird to be focussed in the right places. All the data submitted will be available to anyone interested in swifts and their conservation, to help them locate swift hotspots in their local area. In this way we hope that Swift Mapper will provide an easy and free to use conservation mapping tool, enabling local authority planners, architects, ecologists, developers, and a wide range of organisations and individuals interested in swift conservation determine where existing swift nest sites need to be protected, and where new nesting opportunities for swifts would be best provided. By doing this, we hope that this data will play an important role in helping to reverse the decline of this charismatic migrant bird.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v1.6.

v1.6.2 LATEST Jun 30, 2026 16 MB TRUSTED v1.6.1 Dec 8, 2025 20.6 MB TRUSTED v1.6 Jun 4, 2024 20 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jun 30, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Natural Apptitude” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jun 30, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jun 30, 2026
Signed byCN=Jasper Tredgold, O=Natural Apptitude, L=Bristol, C=GB
Signing certificate (SHA-1)59:2F:41:82:76:31:44:FD:A6:90:67:0C:8D:37:CB:9E:61:A4:B1:B4
File MD54ec0e0c7d24132f4b0758b0b666e79fe
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (8)

Swift Mapper requests 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
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
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.natural_apptitude.swift_mapper.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
GPS android.hardware.location.gps

Swift Mapper APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Swift Mapper APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 4ec0e0c7d24132f4b0758b0b666e79fe.