Car Tracker vs ShieldGPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Car Tracker
Monitor your car's live location and historical routes with this application. It requires compatible hardware and direct contact with the developer for setup and access. Pairing is managed externally.
- Live car location monitoring
- View location history
- Requires compatible hardware
- Developer-managed access
- External tracker pairing
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This app allows you to see live the location and location history of your car that has been fitted with a car tracker that is compatible with this app. Please contact the developer in order to get access to this app. Notes: - This app requires extra hardware to be able to track your car. Again, contact the developer to get access. - Pairing a car tracker to your account is done outside the iOS app. Contact the developer for more information.
ShieldGPS
Monitor the real-time location and history of your GPS trackers. Receive alerts for movement, speed, and status changes, and set up geofences for important area notifications. Some devices also offer mileage and driving behavior tracking.
- Real-time GPS tracker location
- Location history with playback
- Map and satellite views
- Movement and speed alerts
- Geofence creation and alerts
- Mileage and driving behavior tracking
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Access your ShieldGPS GPS tracker(s) realtime location and location history with playback. Switch between map and satellite views. Receive notifications when your GPS tracker moves, speeds or changes its status. Create geofences to mark important areas that alert you when your tracker enters or exits somewhere important. Select devices also support mileage, dangerous driving and trip tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShieldGPS at 4.9 against Car Tracker's 2.2. Car Tracker's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
ShieldGPS holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 17 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Car Tracker | ShieldGPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (14 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SR Productions V.O.F. | OG Systems, LLC (CA) |
Customer experience
Car Tracker
ShieldGPS
In-app purchases
Car Tracker
No in-app purchases
ShieldGPS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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