OwnTracks

Open-source location tracking app that sends your position to a server you choose or host yourself.

FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOSSelf-hosted
Official websiteowntracks.orgGoogle Playplay.google.com

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About OwnTracks

OwnTracks is a phone app for keeping track of your own location. You can use it to build a private location diary or to share where you are with family and friends. It is open source and communicates over open protocols, so you decide where the data goes.

After installing the app, you connect it to an existing server or follow the OwnTracks Booklet to set up your own. It suits people who want location sharing without handing their history to a large platform.

Strengths

  • Location data goes to a server you control
  • Open protocols and open-source code
  • Works as a personal diary or for family sharing
  • Setup guide for running your own server

Limitations

  • Needs a server, which takes some setup to host yourself
  • Not a map or navigation app on its own

Details

Pricing
FreeFree and open source.
License
Open source, license not stated
Developer
The OwnTracks contributors
Platforms
Android, iOS, Self-hosted
How it runs
Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Best suited for
Private location history and family location sharing on your own server
Last verified
Added
Provenance
Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.

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Software that can replace OwnTracks for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.

  • Traccar

    An open-source GPS tracking server that works with many tracker devices, with web and mobile apps.

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    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.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    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.

    FreeProprietarymacOSiOSWeb

    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.

OwnTracks as an alternative

Listings that name OwnTracks as an alternative.

  • GPSLogger

    Battery-efficient Android app that logs GPS coordinates to files at regular intervals.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    OwnTracks is open source on Android and iOS and sends your position to a server you control, which needs setup to host yourself.

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