zūmo Radar vs TAK Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
zūmo Radar
This app transforms your smartphone into a full-screen radar display for your motorcycle. It provides audio alerts through a compatible helmet or headset, enhancing your riding awareness. The app also allows for easy software updates for your connected radar device.
- Full-screen radar display
- Audio alerts via Bluetooth headset
- Device software updates
- Blind spot detection integration
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Ride and see. Use this mobile app with your zūmo R1 Radar rearview and blind spot motorcycle device from Garmin. When connected to your zūmo R1 Radar, the zūmo Radar app turns your phone into a full-screen radar display. You can also hear audio alerts in your compatible helmet or headset enabled with BLUETOOTH® technology. Use the app to effortlessly keep your zūmo R1 Radar device software up to date.
TAK Tracker
This navigation app allows users to integrate with existing Team Awareness Kit (TAK) servers for training and operations. It supports data packages, certificate enrollment, and broadcasts location information over UDP. The app is designed for low power consumption and continuous background operation.
- TAK server integration
- Data Packages and Certificate Enrollment
- Location/CoT broadcast over UDP
- Emergency Beacon support
- Standard, Hybrid, and 3D Maps
- Adjustable measurement types (MGRS)
- Continuous background operation
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The Team Awareness Kit (TAK) Tracker (also known as the Tactical Assault Kit in the Department of Defense) is a lightweight, send-only application designed to enable easy integrations into existing training and operational workflows. The application is designed from the ground-up in iOS and connects to your favorite TAK servers with either Data Packages or Certificate Enrollment. In addition, TAK Tracker can broadcast its information to the local network like you would expect from any TAK application. TAK Tracker contains with the following features: - Full support for Data Packages QR code, and Certificate Enrollment - Location / CoT broadcast over UDP - Emergency Beacon support - Support for Standard, Hybrid and 3D Maps - Ability to change all measurement types, including MGRS - Full support for continuously running in the background with low power draw System Requirements: - Supports iOS 15.4 and later versions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TAK Tracker at 67% against zūmo Radar's 0%. TAK Tracker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). zūmo Radar's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 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.
TAK Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TAK Tracker has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of zūmo Radar's written reviews are positive against 67% of TAK Tracker's.
zūmo Radar ships an update monthly, TAK Tracker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | zūmo Radar | TAK Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garmin | Flight Tactics, LLC |
Customer experience
zūmo Radar
TAK Tracker
In-app purchases
zūmo Radar
No in-app purchases
TAK Tracker
No in-app purchases
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