Traccar Client vs Anytracking
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.
Anytracking
This application retrieves location data from GPS tracker devices installed in vehicles. It connects to server software that receives this data, allowing the app to display real-time vehicle locations.
- GPS tracker device integration
- Server software data reception
- Real-time location data display
- Vehicle tracking
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This app is not indispensable part of the service, the service components is include GPS tracker devices(install in the cars), the server software(to receive the location data from the GPS devices), the app will get the location data from the server software.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Traccar Client at 58% against Anytracking's 9%. Traccar Client also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Anytracking's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Traccar Client has 180 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Traccar Client's written reviews are positive against 9% of Anytracking's.
Traccar Client ships an update every 3 days, Anytracking every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Traccar Client | Anytracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (180 ratings) — better | 2.0 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 180 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Tananaev | 瑞珊 陈 |
Customer experience
Traccar Client
Anytracking
In-app purchases
Traccar Client
No in-app purchases
Anytracking
No in-app purchases
