Lightning GPS vs LoneStar Tracking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightning GPS
Monitor the real-time location and status of your tracking units from anywhere. View vehicle states, track movement, and access historical event data. Receive and manage notifications, share locations, and send commands through a user-friendly interface.
- Real-time unit location tracking
- Vehicle state monitoring
- Event timeline viewing
- Notification management
- Location sharing via links
- Command sending
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Track your Lightning GPS units from virtually anywhere in the world. The application from Lightning developers offers basic functionality in a user-friendly mobile interface. - Unit list management. Get all the necessary information on Vehicle state(Moving,idle Ignition), data actuality and unit location in real time. - Tracking will allow you to monitor location for your tracking units. - View the "Timeline” of events to see data from the tracker's available sensor data. - Receive and view notifications and manage notifications in the app. - Create links and share unit locations using the Locator function. - Send Commands. . - Suitability for smartphones and tablets.
LoneStar Tracking
Track, monitor, and manage your fleet in real time from anywhere. View vehicle locations globally, access driver scorecards, and quickly locate stolen assets. All web interface features are now available on your mobile device.
- Real-time fleet tracking
- Global vehicle location viewing
- Driver scorecards
- Asset location and recovery
- Mobile access to web features
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The LoneStar Tracking Fleet Management app provides users with the ability to track, monitor and manage their fleet in real time. Instantly view the location of your vehicles anywhere in the world with the click of a button. Access driver score cards to see how your employees are treating the company vehicles or instantly locate an asset if it is ever stolen. All of the features available in our web interface can now be accessed right from your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LoneStar Tracking at 88% against Lightning GPS's 38%. LoneStar Tracking also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Lightning GPS's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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.
LoneStar Tracking holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LoneStar Tracking has 737 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Lightning GPS's written reviews are positive against 88% of LoneStar Tracking's.
Lightning GPS ships an update every 7 months, LoneStar Tracking every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightning GPS | LoneStar Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (21 ratings) | 4.8 (737 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 737 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BrickHouse Electronics LLC | LoneStar Tracking LLC |
Customer experience
Lightning GPS
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In-app purchases
Lightning GPS
No in-app purchases
LoneStar Tracking
No in-app purchases
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