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Anyone had any experience using apps for IOS or android rather than spot or delorme trackers to track their travels?

Obviously these would have to store points when out of coverage and catch up when you got into mobile phone coverage.

But wondering what apps are out there and recommended?
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Apple has quite an amazing little app for the iPhone called 'Find my Friends'. It's an Apple product (not a 3rd party app), it's free, and it is tightly integrated with the iPhone operating system.

Basically, you load the app onto one or more Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Apple laptop), send invitations to each other, and you can then see where the other person is. Works great, my wife and I use it to keep track of our teenage niece, who is spending the summer at our home.

The only disadvantage is that it is only functional when the person you are trying to locate has either a cell phone connection (data connection) or a Wi-Fi connection active. But, other than that, it's a perfect solution to the question "Where is that person now", and it is totally free.

Here's a couple of links to more information:

Find My Friends: Frequently asked questions

Third party review of the FMF app

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Anyone tried this one? https://www.followmee.com/
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Bubbler GPS or SWConnect are smartphone applications that are supported by Spotwalla - spotwalla.com - so would/should do what you are looking for
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For tracking i suggest MotionX for iOS. Never it was easier to import or export the Tracks as GPX File or to visualisize your trip.




Here is an Review with Video:

4x4tripping: Offroad Navigation mit MotionX HD (iPad)

The app can do much much more, but for shure, you can just use it for tracking...

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Anyone tried this one? https://www.followmee.com/
I tried this as a free version on Android. It worked well within the limitations of the free version, ( you get 14 days I think? with full features) but ...........my phone got so hot it was ridiculous. It seemed that having gps enabled for a long period was not good for my phone. The battery went flat very quickly. I could imagine in a hot location my phone would have not lasted long at all. But I don't think it was the fault of the app. more the phone Samsung Galaxy mini S2.
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Bubbler GPS or SWConnect are smartphone applications that are supported by Spotwalla - spotwalla.com - so would/should do what you are looking for
Thanks, I do now recall testing bubbler for a while a few years back. Might revisit it.
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Anyone had any experience using apps for IOS or android rather than spot or delorme trackers to track their travels?

Obviously these would have to store points when out of coverage and catch up when you got into mobile phone coverage.

But wondering what apps are out there and recommended?

Looking for something similar, but very simple.

I've used google-tracks, but that is discontinued.
I ve tried Endomondo, Sports-tracker and a few others, but not suitable for multi-day trips. and not robust enough: they crash, you loose data...

For daily tracking, I am happy-ish with Rambler. but only for day-to-day tracking.

For month-long trips, I'm testing myadventure.bike, link: OUG tour spring 2016
I just use the phone-app-version, not the tracker-box yet.
It does the the job, and the makers listen and try to improve on it.

What I am looking for in a tracking-app:

- Keep track of my longer trips, with minimal tweaking (I often forgot to switch on/off in the morning, lost part of the day-route...)

- Allow insertion of notes an pictures: logbook with fotos.

- Ability to edit-out locations: e.g. remove my home-location or homes of friends.

- Produce sort-of presentable overview of trip for myself and friends (doesnt have to be commercially-publishable, I dont have to live from my blog/books).

- Allow export of data: I want to "keep" my logbook even if the website goes blank: a gpx plus an archive of text and pictures would be a safe idea.


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