# WPP K9 Tracker — Dog scent tracking & training

> Dog scent tracking & training (iPhone/iPad app by Patryk Binieda.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wpp-k9-tracker/id6784594313 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Patryk Binieda](https://appshunter.io/developer/6784594315)
- Category: Sports, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 83 MB
- Languages: American English, Czech, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Polish, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Ukrainian
- Released: 2026-07-29
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wpp-k9-tracker/id6784594313/reviews.md

## What is WPP K9 Tracker?

WPP K9 Tracker is an app for handlers and schools working with scent-tracking dogs.

One person lays a trail, another trails it with the dog — the app records the GPS route, measures the dog's accuracy, and gives you tools to learn, analyze, and compete.

FEATURES:

• Record GPS trails in two modes (laying / trailing), even in the background with the screen off.

• A real map (satellite, streets, terrain, hybrid) — see exactly where the dog worked.

• Accuracy metrics: the dog's deviation from the laid trail, distance, time, efficiency.

• Articles (objects on the trail) with photos, start and finish markers.

• Live training rooms: chat, participants' live positions on the map, voice, route drawing.

• Course / instructor mode: run a group, statistics, history.

• Rankings and competition: within a course and global/regional (opt-in, under a nickname).

• Tracking conditions: weather and analysis of how wind/humidity affect scent work.

• Achievements and badges, dog profiles, statistics.

• Export a trail to PDF (with a map) and GPX, offline maps.

• 9 languages, light/dark mode.

Trails are saved locally on your phone first — they work with no signal (forest, field).

The app uses location, including in the BACKGROUND, to keep recording the trail while the screen is off — this is core functionality during scent-tracking training.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.5 — 2026-09-04

• Fixed a crash in voice chat (background microphone service)
• Lost-item and dog photos are downsized before upload – faster, less data
• Tracklayer's trail is shown while tracking even offline; your own trail no longer disappears after sync
• Room: “online” and “laying track” status expires when a participant loses connection
• Settings: categories and a cleaner look; route thumbnails in the track list
• Offline maps: fixes and a shared style path for both platforms

### 1.0.4 — 2026-08-29

Service mode for K9 handlers, upgraded:
• Deployment notes and trail tracking with an in-app document preview
• Note map: precise start/finish markers, photographed found items
• Manually sketch a trail if you forgot to start GPS tracking
• Service data always stays on your phone – encrypted, never in the cloud
Plus: clearer track lists in training rooms and stability fixes.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-23

What's new in 1.0.3:
• New, clearer navigation bar with a dedicated Rooms tab
• Finish flag at the end of a laid track in rooms — shown live the moment the tracklayer stops
• Blind mode no longer reveals the end-point photo
• Fixed: active room disappearing after app restart
• More stable voice chat
• The app is about 30 MB lighter
• GPX export now includes GPS accuracy
• Minor fixes and improvements

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-17

Duty module for police dog handlers (Poland) — reports, incident-scene tracking, map for the document, PDF and Word export, legal acts with search. Data stays on the phone, encrypted. Enable it in Settings.
Training rooms:
• The layer's trail is now visible live from the very start, even if you join midway.
• Voice chat works while laying and tracking — a new open-mic mode lets you talk with the phone in your pocket.
• Scent articles left by the layer are visible while tracking.
• Training rooms now last 5 days.
Fixes: trail age in exact hours, clearer share card (START/END markers, legend), smaller map scale bar.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-09

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a Live Activity tile that could stay stuck on the Lock Screen after the app was closed mid-recording.

• Completed trails now disappear from the tracking list (each trail is tracked once).

• Tracking sessions sync to your account right away.

• Stability improvements.

## Related topics

[sport dog training tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/sport-dog-training-tracker)

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