TrackerControl Slim

Konrad Kollnig

About this app

TrackerControl Slim is an Android app that allows users to STUDY the widespread, ongoing, hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour (‘tracking’).

To detect tracking, TrackerControl combines the power of the Disconnect tracker list, used by Firefox, and our in-house tracker list, created from analysing ~2 000 000 apps!

Additionally, TrackerControl detects tracker libraries in apps using the signatures from ClassyShark3xodus/Exodus Privacy for the analysis of tracker libraries within app code.

The app also aims to educate about your rights under Data Protection Law, such the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Under the hood, TrackerControl uses Android’s VPN functionality, to analyse apps’ network communications locally on the Android device. This is accomplished through a local VPN server, to enable network traffic analysis by TrackerControl. To establish this VPN, TrackerControl expands on the work from NetGuard.

No root is required, other VPNs or Private DNS are not supported. No external VPN server is used, to keep your data safe!

Ratings and reviews

5 stars for this version, downloaded the full version from your website and it wouldn't track the actual app I wanted to check, I had it set for research mode, so I installed this version and just clicked through the setup without changing anything and it worked... not trying to block anything just wanted to see where it goes..

Good app to show you trackers for the apps installed. The only minor issue is that when it says no Internet access I can't click on the app to see any trackers. I guess it might be assumed no trackers if no Internet access even though a box appears saying there might be trackers?

The best privacy app I have seen. This version shows you how prevalent tracking is, and which apps are the culprits. The full version, available elsewhere, actually let's you block the trackers. I'm guessing Google doesn't allow the full version in the play store because it totally circumvents their business model. Is there any way to allow this app to work with VPNs? That would make it perfect.

What’s new

- New VPN preview: use Mullvad, IVPN, or your own WireGuard profile
- New Timeline view and refreshed Insights
- Completed Material 3 redesign with better accessibility
- More reliable VPN, WireGuard, DNS, pause/resume, and tracker detection
- Fixed a crash on devices with work profiles
- Lower memory use, better performance, and less Secure DNS battery drain
- Updated tracker lists, translations, and dependencies
- Many bug fixes