Traccar Manager vs ip3Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Traccar Manager
This app allows you to manage GPS tracking devices connected to a Traccar server. It can connect to a demo server for immediate use or your own hosted instance. Monitor your devices and their locations efficiently.
- Manage GPS tracking devices
- Connect to Traccar server
- Use demo Traccar service
- Supports own hosted Traccar instance
- Monitor device locations
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Traccar Manager is the official mobile app for managing and monitoring your GPS tracking devices with Traccar, the open-source GPS tracking platform. • Live Tracking: View the real-time location of all your devices on an interactive map. • Device Management: Add, edit, or remove devices directly from your mobile device. • Event Notifications: Receive alerts for geofence crossings, device status changes, and more. • History and Reports: Review past routes and generate trip history for any device. • Secure and Private: All your data stays on your own server, no third-party access. Connect the app to your Traccar server, log in with your credentials, and instantly manage and monitor your fleet or personal devices from anywhere. Don't have a server yet? Try the free live demo or set up your own for free at traccar.org.
ip3Things
Access a fleet management platform on the go. Monitor unit locations, send commands, and view detailed reports on trips, stops, and fuel. Visualize vehicle movements and events on a map.
- Real-time unit monitoring
- Remote unit control via commands
- Vehicle movement tracking
- Geofence display
- Informative trip and fuel reports
- Event history visualization
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With the ip3Things app, you can maintain access to the ip3Things fleet management platform anytime and anywhere. The core features include: - Unit list control. Monitor movement and ignition state, unit location, and other fleet data in real time. - Commands. Send commands, such as messages, routes, configuration, and photo requests for remote unit control. - Tracks. Build tracks of vehicle movements, displaying speed, fuel fillings, drains, and other data over a specified period, visualized on the map. - Geofences. Switch on/off the display of the unit location inside a geofence instead of address information. - Informative reports. Use detailed data on trips, stops, fuel drains, and fillings for instant decision-making. - History. Control unit events (movement, stops, fuel fillings, fuel drains) in chronological order and display them on the map. - Map mode. Access units, geofences, tracks, and event markers on the map, with the option to detect your own location. The multilingual mobile application, available for smartphones and tablets, allows users to experience the power of ip3Things on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Traccar Manager at 180 against ip3Things's 1. Traccar Manager also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). ip3Things's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ip3Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Traccar Manager has 180 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Traccar Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, ip3Things every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Traccar Manager | ip3Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (180 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 180 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Tananaev | ip3 labs LLC |
Customer experience
Traccar Manager
ip3Things
In-app purchases
Traccar Manager
No in-app purchases
ip3Things
No in-app purchases









