The Tick App
3.2star
42 reviews
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About this app
Help prevent tick encounters and tick-borne diseases. By sharing when and where you encounter ticks you will help researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University to better prevent tick-borne diseases. The Tick App also provides information on tick identification, tick removal and other prevention ideas. You can also submit ticks for identification by university staff.
The Tick App was developed as part of a collaborative research study between the Midwest and Northeast Centers of Excellence in Vector-borne Disease.
The Tick App was developed as part of a collaborative research study between the Midwest and Northeast Centers of Excellence in Vector-borne Disease.
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No data shared with third parties
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This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 6 others
Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews
3.2
42 reviews
Drew Manuel
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07 July 2024
Started out fine with the daily logs. For some reason, it no longer launches properly. Tried restarting my phone, but it didn't help. Also keeps running in the background after closing for no discernable reason unless forcefully stopped. Will update this review if either issue is addressed.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Shared Apps
11 July 2024
Thank you for letting us know about this issue and for the patience. An app update (v5.0.2) to fix these problems should be available as of this morning, 7/11/24. If you continue to encounter issues or have feedback, please let us know by emailing tickapp@vetmed.wisc.edu.
Lynn Rhenisch
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09 July 2024
just signed up for the Tick study from Columbia U and Wisconsin. Answered the survey, then loaded the Tick App on both my PC and my Samsung smart phone and registered with my email and a password. The app starts to load, then goes back to entry screen and phone message says "app keeps stopping" and won't load.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Shared Apps
11 July 2024
Thank you for trying out the app! We apologize that it doesn't seem to be working at the moment. An app update to fix these problems should be available as of this morning, 7/11/24. If you continue to encounter issues or have feedback, please let us know by emailing tickapp@vetmed.wisc.edu.
Drew Knobloch
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21 April 2023
Latest update has created a persistent notification which is annoying. It's also broken the update daily log functionality. Now when you create a daily log it's locked and permanent, no updating if you find another tick later. Otherwise it's a useful tool if you live in the survey area.
12 people found this review helpful
University of Wisconsin-Madison Shared Apps
26 April 2023
Thank you for reporting these issues! We released a new version (3.2.8) today that should give you more control over the persistent notification and let you update the Daily Logs again. Feel free to let us know if you have any further feedback at tickapp@wisc.edu. Thank you again for using the app!
What's new
Minor bug fixes and system improvements
