ANCIENT
Stone · Bamboo · Wood
An educational field guide
About the App
This app celebrates one of humanity's oldest technologies: the fish trap. It gathers the stone, bamboo and wooden traps built by peoples across the world into an interactive guide — so anyone can explore how they worked, where they were made, and the cultures that engineered them.
Features
Browse featured traps, principles and the Trap of the Day.
Tap glowing pins on the world map to reveal each trap.
Search, filter and open any trap for the full story.
Play the animated diagram inside each trap.
Walk history from ~40,000 years ago to today.
Bookmark traps, compare them, climb your rank journey and take the quiz.
Traps in the Guide
Quiz & Ranks
Test your knowledge across five quiz categories — Materials, Peoples, Mechanics, History and Geography — and earn XP to climb The Path of the Fisher from Novice Fisher to Legendary Fisher.
Built for Learning
Ancient Fish Traps is an offline, self-contained educational app. All content is written for learning and cultural appreciation. It contains no accounts, no ads and no tracking — just the material and the makers.
Traditional fish traps are shown here for education only. Building or using fish traps, weirs or nets is regulated or prohibited in many places and may harm protected species and habitats. Always check and follow your local fishing laws, and respect the cultural heritage sites described in this app.
Historical dates, locations and details are simplified summaries drawn from general public knowledge and may not reflect the latest research. Cultural information is presented respectfully but is not a substitute for guidance from the communities involved. No copyrighted third-party media is used in this app.
Available on the App Store
Ancient Fish Traps · App Store ID 6788433507
Version 1.0 · Made for curious minds
Legal
How Ancient Fish Traps handles your information
Last updated: July 9, 2026
Ancient Fish Traps ("the App") is an offline, self-contained educational application. This Privacy Policy describes what information the App processes and how it is stored.
The App contains no accounts, no ads and no tracking. We do not collect personal information for analytics, advertising or profiling. All educational content is bundled inside the App and works without an internet connection.
The App saves progress locally on your iPhone or iPad using Apple's standard on-device storage (UserDefaults). This data never leaves your device unless you back up your device through Apple iCloud or a local backup.
The following items may be stored locally:
You can reset this progress by deleting the App from your device.
The App does not:
All trap stories, diagrams, quizzes and timeline content are included in the App bundle. You do not need an internet connection to read content or use quizzes.
The App does not embed third-party content, social media widgets or external analytics services.
The App is an educational field guide suitable for curious learners of all ages. Because we do not collect personal information, no child-specific data is gathered by the App.
If you download the App from the Apple App Store, Apple may collect information according to its own privacy policies and processes (for example, purchase records and device backups). That processing is governed by Apple, not by this App.
App Store identifier: 6788433507
Historical dates, locations and cultural details in the App are simplified summaries for learning. They are not a substitute for guidance from the communities involved. See the App's Guide & About section for the full warning and disclaimer.
We may update this Privacy Policy if the App's data practices change. The "Last updated" date at the top of this section will reflect any revision.
Support
Questions, feedback or support for Ancient Fish Traps
For app support, feedback about content, or general enquiries:
orizopopexen82@gmail.comWe aim to respond as soon as possible.
Questions about using Discover, Atlas, Traps, Timeline, Saved, quizzes or ranks.
Corrections or suggestions about trap entries, timeline dates or cultural information.
Questions about how the App stores progress on your device. See the Privacy Policy above.
Ancient Fish Traps is an offline educational app — it does not use accounts, ads or tracking. Your saved traps, quiz scores and rank progress are stored only on your device.
Traditional fish traps are shown for education only. Building or using fish traps may be regulated in your area. Always follow local fishing laws and respect cultural heritage sites.
The App includes a Guide & About section with purpose, usage instructions, warnings and disclaimers. Open it from within the App for the full field guide introduction.