Comparison

9Tracking vs ShipShow Package Tracker

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

Head to head
About

9Tracking

Features
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9Tracking is a fast, simple package tracker for checking parcels across 1,500+ couriers worldwide. Enter a tracking number to see the latest delivery status, carrier details, route, shipment timeline, and saved tracking history in one clean app. Track packages from major carriers including USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, EMS, TNT, Royal Mail, Yanwen, 4PX, China Post, and many other global couriers. Why use 9Tracking? - Track parcels across 1,500+ couriers - Auto-detect carriers from your tracking number - Check delivery status, transit progress, and latest scan - View full shipment timelines with locations and carrier events - Save tracking history locally on your device - Filter shipments by transit, delivered, and alert status - Reopen recent packages without creating an account - Follow international parcels, online orders, and cross-border deliveries 9Tracking is useful for online shoppers, small sellers, dropshipping orders, marketplace purchases, international mail, and anyone who wants a quick way to check where a package is. Just paste your tracking number, tap Track, and follow your shipment from dispatch to delivery.

About

ShipShow Package Tracker

This app offers comprehensive package tracking across numerous carriers with AI-powered insights and a unique, customizable humor feature. It provides real-time notifications, flexible input methods, and seamless Amazon integration to keep you informed and entertained.

Highlights
  • Unlimited package tracking
  • AI-powered commentary
  • Customizable humor levels
  • Real-time notifications
  • Amazon account integration
  • Folder organization
  • Screenshot and email import
Features
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Now on iPhone, Mac, the web, and in Claude and ChatGPT. Track unlimited packages across 1,000+ carriers, free for personal use. Connect Amazon once and your orders show up on their own, with everything that ships in one box shown as one package. And when the wait gets long, ShipShow can roast your 2 a.m. impulse buys. Only if you let it. Most tracking apps cap how many packages you can follow and lock notifications behind a subscription. ShipShow doesn't. Add as many shipments as you want, track them across 1,000+ carriers worldwide, and get an alert the moment something moves. That part costs nothing. FREE, ACTUALLY FREE - Unlimited packages for personal use across 1,000+ carriers: local, regional, international, freight. - Real-time alerts when a package ships, moves, stalls, or lands on your doorstep. - Folders for orders, gifts, returns, and "why did I buy this." - Attach a photo to any package so you remember what's actually coming. - Add tracking numbers by typing, pasting from the clipboard, or scanning the label with your camera. AMAZON ON AUTOPILOT Connect your Amazon account and your orders appear on their own. No hunting through emails for tracking numbers. - Ordered five things that shipped in one box? You see one package. Other trackers list all five separately until your list is a mess. - Endless product titles get trimmed to something you can read in a second, with product images as thumbnails. - Works across 22 regions, including amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, and amazon.co.jp. - Your login never leaves your device. We can't see it. ASK CLAUDE OR CHATGPT WHERE IT IS Connect ShipShow to Claude, ChatGPT, or any app that can talk to an MCP server, and ask in plain words. "What's arriving this week?" "Where's the lamp?" A TRACKER WITH OPINIONS ShipShow comments on your packages. You decide how much attitude it gets. - Slide the humor from dry and cold up to a full roast. - Optional profanity, off by default. - Prefer silence? Turn the commentary off and you have a fast, polite tracker. SHIPSHOW PRO (7-day free trial) Stop typing tracking numbers entirely. - Forward an order confirmation email and the tracking number appears in ShipShow on its own. - Share a screenshot or photo of a label and ShipShow reads it for you. - Smart Folders that fill themselves from the filters you pick. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - Keep your entire package history forever. - API access to feed your tracking data into your own apps and workflows. - Let Claude or ChatGPT add packages and sort them into folders for you. - Beta builds and new features first. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE Phone, Mac, browser, and Claude or ChatGPT. Your packages stay in sync across all of them, so it doesn't matter which one you grab. Go download it. Your packages aren't going to mock themselves. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.shipshow.net/privacy

Screenshots

9Tracking3 screens
ShipShow Package Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 9Tracking at none against ShipShow Package Tracker's 2. 9Tracking also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). ShipShow Package Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 21 months). On price 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. ShipShow Package Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 9Tracking asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

9Tracking ships an update every 21 months, ShipShow Package Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
9Tracking versus ShipShow Package Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter9TrackingShipShow Package Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB60 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTrinh Ngoc LuongBellshare Inc

In-app purchases

None

9Tracking

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ShipShow Package Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Month-to-Month Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Year-to-Year Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is 9Tracking free?
9Tracking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShipShow Package Tracker free?
ShipShow Package Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 9Tracking or ShipShow Package Tracker have ads?
9Tracking shows ads; ShipShow Package Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, 9Tracking or ShipShow Package Tracker?
9Tracking ships an update every 21 months, and ShipShow Package Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, 9Tracking was updated on September 21, 2026 and ShipShow Package Tracker on September 29, 2026.

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