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LocaToWeb app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 3472 ratings )
Sports Social Networking Navigation Travel
Developer: WovenObjects
0.99 USD
Current version: 6.3.1, last update: 2 months ago
First release : 04 Aug 2012
App size: 52.71 Mb

LocaToWeb is a very reliable GPS tracker for your phone. Use the app to track your own adventures or view other trackers out in the wild hiking, running, bicycling, boating, road-tripping etc. It’s a great tool for yourselves to record your routes, take photos, send messages and let others interact with your adventures.

Knowing that your loved ones can follow your position and know where you are is a great safety aspect.

The app gives you duration, distance, speed and altitude as well as your exact position and track lines on a map while tracking. Your position is only tracked when a track has been set up and started and lasts until you stop it.

Tracks are only identified using a track title and an alias (a name that you choose for every track), which means you can be as anonymous as you like. Registration for an account is recommended but not required, you can install and track without any signup. Your email address (if registered) is never visible to anyone.

Tracks are by default public which means they will be listed on locatoweb.com and in the app for others to see. But you can at any time toggle a track to be private. This means that only the ones knowing the map-link or user accounts specified will see your private tracks listed in the app. Both private and public tracks can be shared on social media, sent via messenger, email, SMS etc.

The app comes with several map types, including satellite and topographic which makes it great for navigation. Waypoints can be added and displayed on the map (GPX) if you want to pre-load a route. It’s also possible to load other tracks into your own map while tracking.

Photos taken in the app will show on the map and can be viewed by others. Messages can be sent and received when the track is running.
When using the app to view other tracks you can pin your own position and see where you are relative to the track you are viewing.

Key features:
- Share your position to web/app in real time
- Monitor duration, distance, speed and altitude
- See your exact position and track line on a map
- Use the maps for navigation (offline map support)
- Switch between map types, rotate and zoom
- Capture and upload photos while tracking
- Continue to run in the background or when screen is off
- Set up multi-track where up to 6 participants will show on the same map
- Choose your units system (metric/imperial)
- Possible to keep the screen alive while tracking
- Resume a track that has been stopped (continue after break)
- Upload way points (GPX file)
- Export tracks to GPX format
- No registering is required, just install and track
- No ads

Available in 8 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish

The app uses the GPS to get position data and use the data connection (4G/5G/Wi-Fi) to send and receive data.

Your 10 most recent tracks, or up to 5000km are stored in your account at locatoweb.com and in the app. It is possible to increase the storage capacity by purchasing a storage plan.

LocaToWeb can be used professionally or for business purposes, but then a PRO account or Business Account is required!

Pros and cons of LocaToWeb app for iPhone and iPad

LocaToWeb app good for

After trying different run based apps for live tracking capabilities and not suceeding , i came across LocaToWeb. Its simplicity to use and excellent livetracking ( you can set public or private viewings, and send out emails automatically with the link to your live run) is what makes this a great app. For those who want a great, simple easy to use gps tracker so your friends and family can see where you are - this is the one !
Very comfortable to use and even works out very well in Denmark. We definitely recommend this app! Our Tour around the Baltic Sea will be easy to track with LocaToWeb!
I was looking forward to giving this app a try but ran into problems getting it to work (received null message). I still gave it 4 stars because the developer is awesome and very responsive and is going to continue to investigate the cause of the error. I look forward to the update with the fix!
I start a new track and go out for a run or bike ride. My family can track me the whole time. Great app.

Some bad moments

Great when Im out hiking! I like to see my locations as well as monitor the distance and altitude. And when I capture photos my family can see them instantly on the website map together with my exact position.
I just love the real time aspect of this app. I feel safe when my family can see where I am while out horseback riding alone.
I love this app!!! Its so cool that my friends can see my route and exact location. Also it keeps an archive of all my tracks too. I love to go back and view all the spots I ran at and went hiking at recently. My friends from other states already downloaded this app and we love to share where we are at all the time. Its great!
I love that my friends can follow me when I participate in bicycle races and other activities. Recommended.
As a volunteer at a vintage aircraft museum I needed a way to display the location of our aircraft in real-time on our website. We were flying over 30+ community centers and retirement homes to honor veterans for their service on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, and they needed to have precise location information for the announcers and ceremonies. The developer of LocaToWeb really stepped up to help us make this event a success. In addition to answering all of my questions and concerns promptly, he actually built out essential features on his web platform and released a new version of his app specifically for our flight. Whats even more amazing is that I only contacted him about a week and a half before D-Day! Once we had thoroughly tested everything, he then stayed up late to watch over our flight to be sure nothing went wrong, and even gave us data on how many viewers were watching our tracker. I cant thank him enough for all of his support and help, I know that hundreds of veterans and thousands of people were able to see us fly overhead that day, and it would not have gone as smoothly had we not been able to give them a real-time tracking map via LocaToWeb.
Reliable app that enables my wife to follow me live when I am out doing sports. 5 stars.