ShieldGPS vs IMThing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
IMThing
Manage your physical GPS tracker devices with real-time location viewing, route history playback, and geofence creation. Receive important notifications and manage multiple trackers and their service plans.
- Real-time device location
- Route history playback
- Geofence creation and management
- Alarm and event notifications
- Manage multiple tracker devices
- Renew device connectivity plans
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IMThing is an IoT GPS tracker management app for real-world devices. Use IMThing to: • View real-time device location • Playback route history • Create and manage geofences • Receive alarm and event notifications • Manage multiple tracker devices and settings • Renew device connectivity service plans by IMEI Key Notes: • This app is for physical GPS tracker devices. • Paid plans are device connectivity/service plans for those devices (not standalone virtual content). • Service quality may depend on network coverage, device status, and GPS signal conditions. Permissions: • Location: map centering and location-related features • Camera: QR/device scan flows • Photos: image upload flows • Notifications: device alarm and system messages For account and data handling details, please see our Privacy Policy in-app and on our website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShieldGPS at 4.9 against IMThing's 1.0. ShieldGPS also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). IMThing's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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.
ShieldGPS holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShieldGPS has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ShieldGPS ships an update every 2 months, IMThing monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShieldGPS | IMThing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OG Systems, LLC (CA) | 上海移慧科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
ShieldGPS
IMThing
In-app purchases
ShieldGPS
No in-app purchases
IMThing
No in-app purchases
