OwnTracks

Owntracks

About this app

OwnTracks allows you to keep track of your own location. You can build your private location diary or share it with your family and friends. OwnTracks is open-source and uses open protocols for communication so you can be sure your data stays secure and private.

For more information see our documentation (http://owntracks.org/booklet)

Ratings and reviews

A decent OSS tracking app. I wish the client app had a bit more parity in features compared to the iOS app, but one has to understand that an app developed by volunteers has limitations.

UPDATE: error still present in 2.5.9 Latest update reports JSON IO exception for extended data when using self-hosted Traccar. Reverted to 2.5.6 to correct. Please fix v2.5.8.

The app stops reporting to Owntracks (MQTT) server after a few days. When it works, it's great but unfortunately it's too unreliable. When it stops, the waypoints are cached, however you must routinely "force shutdown" the app and reopen it. Afterwards it will work again for a few more days before failing again. The developers are not interested in fixing the issue or putting in place a workaround. So frustrating.