Comparison

ThingTracker vs ToolKeeper

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

Head to head
About

ThingTracker

This tool helps you keep track of your belongings using your phone's camera and GPS. You can create records with photos, notes, and locations, and share access with others to view updates. All data is securely stored on your Google Drive.

Highlights
  • Track tools, equipment, and items
  • Use phone camera for photos
  • Record GPS location data
  • Store data on Google Drive
  • Share asset updates with others
  • View asset history on mobile and Drive
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ThingTracker is a lightweight, free asset tracking tool that uses your phone camera and GPS data to track tools, equipment, and just about anything you can take a photo of. All data is stored on your Google Drive, and anyone you give access to can link their ThingTracker app to your Google Drive folder to create and view shared asset updates. Using ThingTracker, you can: • create asset records with names, notes, photos, and location data generated by your phone GPS • update asset locations by taking a photo, or skip the photo and just update the asset with your current phone location • review asset updates on your mobile app, including updates from anyone who has linked to your Google Drive folder • review all asset updates on Google Drive, including a master record in a Google Spreadsheet and individual asset update photos

About

ToolKeeper

Features
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ToolKeeper helps you keep track of your tools, remember who you loaned them out to, and when you should get them back.

Screenshots

ThingTracker4 screens
ToolKeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ToolKeeper at every 2 days against ThingTracker's monthly. ThingTracker's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThingTracker ships an update monthly, ToolKeeper every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ThingTracker versus ToolKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThingTrackerToolKeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfiswift Technologies IncLuke Pilkington

In-app purchases

None

ThingTracker

No in-app purchases

None

ToolKeeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThingTracker free?
ThingTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToolKeeper free?
ToolKeeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ThingTracker or ToolKeeper have ads?
Neither ThingTracker nor ToolKeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThingTracker or ToolKeeper?
ThingTracker ships an update monthly, and ToolKeeper every 2 days. Most recently, ThingTracker was updated on June 5, 2026 and ToolKeeper on May 17, 2026.

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