Comparison

Personal Tracker vs Block Shaft

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Personal Tracker

Features
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The Personal Tracker app is a smartphone application developed for personal safety of people most dear to us and all those groups considered at high risk (such as women, children, elderly, disabled, lone workers, security guards, entrepreneurs , representatives, etc. etc.). In case of danger you can send, by pressing a special button on the app or via a Bluetooth button, an help request to a Sicep MvsNET remote operations center. With this request the app send its geographic coordinates to ensure a fast intervention from the operating center. In the main feature are: -sending help requests to the center via push button on the main page or bluetooth button. Immediate dispatch if long pressure. -prealarm time for a delayed sending -events log to store locations and help request, positions in the events log can be seen on the map -phone call button to make a call to an emergency phone number -photo button to save a photo in the photo library and send at the operations center -save and send the default position if the app will always be used in the same place. -button privacy to switch off/on the communication with the operating center

About

Block Shaft

Features
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Localizzazione di veicoli per funzioni di protezione e allarmistica autogestita. PossibilitΓ  di connessione a centrale operativa H24 Registrazione percorsi e condivisione sui social.

Screenshots

Personal Tracker4 screens
Block Shaft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Block Shaft at 9.0 against Personal Tracker's 13. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Personal Tracker ships an update every 11 months, Block Shaft every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Personal Tracker versus Block Shaft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPersonal TrackerBlock Shaft
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 months β€” betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS139.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSICEP S.r.l.PROXIMA SRL (IT)

In-app purchases

None

Personal Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Block Shaft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Personal Tracker free?
Personal Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Block Shaft free?
Block Shaft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Personal Tracker or Block Shaft have ads?
Neither Personal Tracker nor Block Shaft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Personal Tracker or Block Shaft?
Personal Tracker ships an update every 11 months, and Block Shaft every 13 months. Most recently, Personal Tracker was updated on September 27, 2026 and Block Shaft on October 3, 2026.

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