Mobile Apps

Stay connected and get more out of your visit to the Academy and Golden Gate Park with the Academy’s mobile apps.

Pocket Penguins

Pocket Penguins

Warning: Cute Alert! The Academy’s Penguin Cams are now available on your Android smartphone or iPhone! Get a live view of our African penguin exhibit anywhere, anytime with Pocket Penguins.

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Download for Android or iPhone

Academy Insider

Academy Insider app

Download the Academy Insider, a free iPhone app that enhances the experience of exploring the California Academy of Sciences. The Academy Insider app provides information on exhibits throughout the museum, self-guided tours, a live daily programs feed, museum floor plans, step-by-step directions, and other useful tools. Users can learn more about Academy exhibits through fun facts, quizzes, video and audio clips, and other interactive activities.

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Download for iPhone

Golden Gate Park Field Guide

Golden Gate Park Field Guide app

The Golden Gate Park Field Guide is the free, go-to mobile guide for navigating San Francisco’s thousand-acre urban oasis. The app highlights the park’s common wildlife, popular attractions, and hidden gems. It also invites users to actively engage with the park and to record and share their experiences.

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Download for iPhone

Now for Android

   

Pocket Penguins is available for Android smartphones directly from the Android Market.

Android Market

In the iTunes App Store

   

Browse our iPhone apps in the iTunes App Store.

App Store

Also in iTunes

   

The Academy’s Video Collections are also available for download on iTunes U.

Download on iTunes