Optimus Tracking vs Trackhawk GPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Optimus Tracking
Monitor your vehicles and GPS devices in real-time. Receive instant alerts via push notifications, email, or SMS for enhanced security and management.
- Manage vehicles and GPS devices
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Push notification alerts
- Email alerts
- SMS alerts
- Manage alert recipients
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Optimus Tracker App is the mobile version of our tracking platform. - Manage your vehicles and other GPS devices. - Track your vehicle in real-time. - Receive alerts by: * Push notifications. * Email. * SMS. - Manage your email accounts and cell phone numbers for alerts.
Trackhawk GPS
Monitor vehicle locations in real-time for personal or commercial fleets. Receive alerts, optimize routes, and improve driver safety with features like an ignition kill switch. View historical vehicle events for comprehensive tracking.
- Real-time vehicle location tracking
- Mobile alerts and notifications
- Route optimization for cost savings
- Historical event breadcrumbs
- Driver safety improvement tools
- Remote ignition kill switch
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The Trackhawk GPS app is built for personal and commercial fleets. Get a real-time glimpse into where your vehicle is at all times. The Trackhawk GPS app allows you to: -Get a detailed view on the location of your vehicle -Receive alerts directly to your phone -Optimize your drivers routes to help you save money and offer the highest quality service -View a breadcrumb of all the vehicles events -Drastically improve safety amongst your drivers -Ignition kill switch from your mobile phone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Optimus Tracking at 4.6 against Trackhawk GPS's 3.9. Optimus Tracking also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 33%) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 16). 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.
Optimus Tracking holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Optimus Tracking has 4.8K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Optimus Tracking's written reviews are positive against 33% of Trackhawk GPS's.
Optimus Tracking ships an update every 5 weeks, Trackhawk GPS every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Optimus Tracking | Trackhawk GPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.8K ratings) — better | 3.9 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHURPSE GPS TRACKING INC. | Trackhawk LLC |
Customer experience
Optimus Tracking
Trackhawk GPS
Bugs and requests
Optimus Tracking
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Connectivity problems
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
4 requests- More frequent location updates
- Improved geofencing capabilities
- Ability to export trip data
- Speed monitoring and alerts
Trackhawk GPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Optimus Tracking
No in-app purchases
Trackhawk GPS
No in-app purchases
