OwnTracks

2.5.9

Owntracks

3.82

517 reviews

100,000+
Downloads

Free

Your location companion

About OwnTracks

OwnTracks is a travel & local app developed by Owntracks.

Download Statistics

OwnTracks has been downloaded 160 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 2.4 thousand times.

User Ratings

OwnTracks is rated 3.82 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 520 ratings.

App Information

OwnTracks is FREE to download. The APK download size is 6.58 MB. The latest version available is 2.5.9. The last update was on May 12, 2026.

Technical Requirements

OwnTracks requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play September 2015.

Description

OwnTracks allows you to keep track of your own location. You can build your private location diary or share it with your family and friends.

More data about OwnTracks

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	160 thousand
Recent downloads	2.4 thousand
Rating	3.82 based on 520 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	2.5.9
APK size	6.58 MB
Number of libraries	31
Designed for Android	5.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Downloads over time

OwnTracks has been downloaded 160 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 82 downloads per day.

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Developer information for Owntracks

Owntracks

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Comments on OwnTracks for Android

★★★★☆ Alex Hall · May 17, 2026

Needs feature parity with iOS app A decent OSS tracking app. I wish the client app had a bit more parity in features compared to the iOS app, but one has to understand that an app developed by volunteers has limitations.

★★★★★ Nicolas Pfeffer-Taggart · Apr 25, 2020

Incredibly cool app! Once you get through the configuration (a bit complex but worth the effort and very customizable) it serves as a great, security-focussed alternative to other closed-source location sharing apps/systems from Google/Apple/etc. I highly recommend using Own tracks Recorder and Mosquito MQTT broker as the backend for this app. If you don't need to full MQTT, Recorder's HTTP endpoint works really well on Android. Happy tracking!

★★★★★ Francesco · Mar 31, 2025

It just works, very good with OpenAI, most people complaining doesn't know how to use it

★★☆☆☆ Jonathan Mayer · Mar 15, 2019

The new UI is confusing on whether it's in a mode of reporting or not. There is a single button that toggles from "pause icon", "play icon", "play icon with pause on side?" and "stop icon". The only thing I know is they relate to reporting, but I don't know how. I can find documentation either describing what this new UI button is. Please help us out with some updated documentation or some text on the button or something.

★☆☆☆☆ Dr.Awesome Gamer · Jun 24, 2025

Can't get it to work at all keeps saying it can't configure my location

★☆☆☆☆ Jason Ball · Feb 25, 2026

The app stops reporting to Own tracks (MQTT) server after a few days. When it works, it's great, but unfortunately it's too unreliable. When it stops, the waypoints are cached, however you must routinely "force shutdown" the app and reopen it. Afterward it will work again for a few more days before failing again. The developers are not interested in fixing the issue or putting in place a workaround. So frustrating.

★☆☆☆☆ Benson Wong · Dec 21, 2024

Initially, the app was tracking fine. About a week and a half ago, it stopped working. Location data fail to be uploaded 99% of the time, without indication of why. It said it cannot establish a connection; yet, if I force a manual upload it works. Backend is a complete pain to set up and requires extensive Linux knowledge. Too about 6 hours to figure out. I do not recommend own tracks.

Google Play Rankings for OwnTracks

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Technologies used by OwnTracks

OwnTracks is requesting 15 permissions and is using 31 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access

Your accounts

read Google service configuration

System tools

change network connectivity, run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, org.owntracks.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

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Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components

Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable Android Jetpack Annotations Android Library Icon

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Android Jetpack AppCompat AndroidX Activity Android Library Icon

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Android Activity Saved State AndroidX Loader Android Library Icon

AndroidX Loader Android Jetpack Media Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Media

Android Transition Support Library Kotlin Android Library Icon

Kotlin

Android Support Library collections

Android Support VectorDrawable AndroidX Cursor Adapter Android Library Icon

AndroidX Cursor Adapter Android WorkManager Android Library Icon

Android WorkManager AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Okio Android Library Icon

Okio

AndroidX SQLite Google Maps SDK Android Library Icon

Google Maps SDK AndroidX Preference Android Library Icon

AndroidX Preference Dagger Android Library Icon

Dagger

Android Data Binding greenrobot EventBus Android Library Icon

greenrobot EventBus FasterXML Jackson Android Library Icon

FasterXML Jackson Timber Android Library Icon

Timber

NineOldAndroids FastAdapter Android Library Icon

FastAdapter Eclipse Paho MQTT Android Library Icon

Eclipse Paho MQTT MaterialDrawer Android Library Icon

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MaterialEditText

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