Smartphone apps
No commercial apps will be listed here for free.
Although there are many GPS apps out three that can be used, here are some apps that:
Apps characteristics
- Free
- No adds and or subscriptions
- No email or phone number required
- Don't send your information to a 3rd party
- Are opensource
- Do not spy on you
- You can fully control.
- Everything is stored only in your smartphone
- No internet connection needed
- Low battery usage
You can get these apps from the big brother store (google) or on any opensource app store like f-fdroid.org.
App list
- Osmand is Global Mobile Map Viewing & Navigation for Offline and Online OSM Maps proving a wide range of options, from navigation, recording, logging, following for all sorts of profiles and is available on F-droid.org
- OpenTracks is an offile sport tracker that completely respects your privacy available OpenTracks on F-droid.org
- FitoTrack is a privacy oriented fitness tracker available on F-droid.org
- Hauk is a self-hosted real-time location sharing available on F-droid.org
- RunnerUp tracks your sport activities using GPS available on F-droid.org
- AAT is a GPS-tracking application for tracking sportive activities, with emphasis on cycling available on F-droid.org
- Tiny Travel Tracker is a secure long term GPS tracker and log available on F-droid.org
- OSMTracker allows you to track your journey and mark significant way points and is available on F-droid.org
- Trackbook is bare bones app for recording your movements. Trackbook is great for hiking, vacation or workout and is available on F-droid.org
- GetBack GPS Finds your way back to a previously visited location using GPS coordinates and is available on F-droid.org
- Location Share is available on F-droid.org
- My Location shares your location, easily and lightly. Supports plain coordinates, OpenStreetMap and GoogleMaps-Links available on F-droid.org
- PhoneTrack logs positions to Nextcloud PhoneTrack app or any custom server and is available on F-droid.org