Traccar Client vs GpsGate Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Traccar Client
This app transforms your mobile device into a GPS tracker, reporting your location to a server at set intervals. It can connect to a free demo server or your own hosted Traccar server. Use it to monitor your device's position on a map.
- Use mobile device as GPS tracker
- Report location to server
- Configurable time intervals
- Connect to demo or self-hosted server
- Supports 80+ protocols (with Traccar Server)
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Traccar Client is a GPS tracking app for Android. It runs in the background and sends location updates to your own server using the open-source Traccar platform. • Real-time Tracking: See your device's location on your private server in real time. • Open-Source: 100% free and open-source, with no ads or tracking. • Customizable: Configure update intervals, accuracy, and data usage to fit your needs. • Privacy First: Your location data is sent only to your chosen server, never to third parties. • Easy Integration: Works with the Traccar server and many third-party GPS tracking platforms. Just enter your server address, grant location permissions, and the app automatically sends periodic location reports in the background. Don't have a server yet? Try the free live demo or set up your own for free at traccar.org.
GpsGate Tracker
This app allows you to report your real-time location to a GpsGate Server. It's designed for tracking and monitoring purposes.
- Real-time location reporting
- Connects to GpsGate Server
- Tracking functionality
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Report your real-time location to a GpsGate Server with the official GpsGate Tracker application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Traccar Client at 4.7 against GpsGate Tracker's 3.0. Traccar Client also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (180 vs 3). GpsGate Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 58%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Traccar Client holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Traccar Client has 180 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Traccar Client's written reviews are positive against 67% of GpsGate Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Traccar Client ships an update every 3 days, GpsGate Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Traccar Client | GpsGate Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (180 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 180 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Tananaev | GpsGate AB |
Customer experience
Traccar Client
GpsGate Tracker
In-app purchases
Traccar Client
No in-app purchases
GpsGate Tracker
No in-app purchases
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