TAK Tracker vs LandOverlay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
LandOverlay
This app overlays your live location onto custom georeferenced maps, allowing you to navigate and mark points of interest even without cell service. Import various map file types and record your movements to export later.
- Import KML, KMZ, GPX, GeoTIFF
- Live location on custom maps
- Offline functionality
- Drop and save waypoints
- Record GPS tracks
- Export GPX files
- Distraction-free interface
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Any map. You are here. LandOverlay puts the maps you already use on your iPhone or iPad and shows your live position on them, even with no cell signal. Load a canoe-route map before a paddling trip, a hunting-lease boundary, a trail map, a property survey, or a scanned paper map, and see exactly where you stand. It works with the map files mapmakers, agencies, and GIS tools already publish: GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, KML, KMZ, and GPX. You don't need to convert, sign up, or have a data connection in the field. BRING ANY MAP • Import GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, KML, KMZ, and GPX files, or a zip of several • Import from Files, a web link, AirDrop, or by scanning a QR code • Linked maps check for newer versions and update automatically • Stack several maps, adjust the opacity of scanned and aerial maps, and show or hide any part of a map • Organize everything into folders • Works with thousands of coordinate systems: UTM, US State Plane, NAD83, Albers, Canadian Lambert and MTM, and modern systems worldwide KNOW WHERE YOU ARE • Your live position on any imported map, with follow and heading-up modes • Works fully offline once your maps are imported • Built for iPhone Duo, with the controls moving to the side when the phone is closed or turned sideways MARK WHAT MATTERS • Drop saved points with custom icons and colors • Record GPS tracks as you move, even with the screen locked • Draw areas and measure distances and bearings • Export points, tracks, and areas as GPX or KML SHARE WITH YOUR GROUP • Send points, tracks, areas, maps, or whole folders to another LandOverlay user • They tap the link in Messages and everything arrives in their app, folders included • Linked maps stay linked, so everyone gets the same updates SEE IT IN 3D • AR view draws boundaries, tracks, and points over the camera at their real-world positions • Virtual 3D view shows the terrain around you with your map overlays, with no camera needed PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-in • No ads, analytics, or tracking • Your maps, points, and tracks stay on your device Paddlers, hunters, hikers, ranchers, landowners, and field crews use LandOverlay to answer one question: where am I on this map?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TAK Tracker at Free against LandOverlay's $2.99. TAK Tracker also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). LandOverlay's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On 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
TAK Tracker is free to download; LandOverlay costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LandOverlay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. 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.
TAK Tracker ships an update every 3 months, LandOverlay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TAK Tracker | LandOverlay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flight Tactics | BILBY JAMES BALDRIDGE |
Customer experience
TAK Tracker
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In-app purchases
TAK Tracker
No in-app purchases
LandOverlay
No in-app purchases









