CovertTrack Mobile vs PenPoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CovertTrack Mobile
This application enables users to monitor their devices directly from their smartphones. It offers a convenient way to keep track of assets on the go.
- Device tracking
- Smartphone monitoring
- Convenient asset management
- Mobile access
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Coverttrack mobile app allow users to conveniently track their devices on their smart phones.
PenPoint
This app provides secure mobile access to communications surveillance data for law enforcement investigations. It helps users understand target locations by mapping cellular tower sectors and ping services.
- Secure mobile access to surveillance data
- Mapping of cellular tower sectors
- Precision location ping services
- Analysis of target location patterns
- Support for law enforcement investigations
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PenPoint works with PenLink’s on-premise software, PLX, to conduct lawful communications surveillance operations in support of law enforcement investigations. PenPoint provides secure mobile access to communications surveillance data collected and stored by a PLX system. Specifically and primarily, PenPoint helps mobile users understand the probable whereabouts and location patterns of targets by mapping cellular tower sectors and precision location ping services offered by several mobile carriers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PenPoint at 100% against CovertTrack Mobile's 33%. PenPoint also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PenPoint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of CovertTrack Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of PenPoint's.
CovertTrack Mobile ships an update every 4 months, PenPoint every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CovertTrack Mobile | PenPoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 461 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CovertTrack Group, Inc. | Pen-Link, Ltd. |
Customer experience
CovertTrack Mobile
PenPoint
In-app purchases
CovertTrack Mobile
No in-app purchases
PenPoint
No in-app purchases
