Alternatives to OwnTracks
Open-source location tracking app that sends your position to a server you choose or host yourself. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
OwnTracks
Open-source location tracking app that sends your position to a server you choose or host yourself.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as OwnTracks.
Traccar
An open-source GPS tracking server that works with many tracker devices, with web and mobile apps.
Traccar is an open-source, self-hosted GPS tracking server that supports many tracker devices and adds geofence alerts and trip reports, aimed more at fleets than personal diaries.
Life360
A family location-sharing app with a shared map, place alerts, driving reports and crash detection.
Life360 is a closed-source hosted app for family location sharing that adds place alerts, driving reports and crash detection, but stores location history on the company's service.
Find My
Apple's app and network for locating Apple devices, AirTags, compatible accessories and friends.
Find My is built into Apple devices for sharing location with friends and family, but it has no Android app and data stays with Apple rather than your own server.
Also worth comparing
These listings name OwnTracks as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
GPSLogger
Battery-efficient Android app that logs GPS coordinates to files at regular intervals.
OwnTracks is open source on Android and iOS and sends your position to a server you control, which needs setup to host yourself.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
OpenTracks
Open-source Android sport tracker that records runs, rides and hikes with GPS while keeping data private.
Polarsteps
A travel app that plans itineraries, tracks your route automatically and turns trips into maps and books.
