11 GPS Phone Trackers to Track a Cell Phone without Them Knowing
by Jenefey Aaron Updated on 2020-12-29 / Update for iPhone Tips
With the development of the times, GPS technology has been widely used in our daily life. Apps on mobile phones will always request permission for your address in order to obtain your geographic location, order takeaway, navigation, travel advice, and get back Stolen devices, etc. Currently, there are 10 popular tracking application tools recommended to everyone. But remenber, you must obtain permission from the phone owner before you can legally track it.
Top 10 Free GPS Phone Trackers to Track A Cell Phone Location Without Them Knowing(2020 Updated)
1. Google Maps and Apple Maps
Google Maps and Apple Maps ever occupied nearly all smartphones' map feature. Because of some respective interests, iOS devices no longer carry Google Maps, and Apple only pushes its own Maps. Even though it started rather bumpy, now both maps can stand on their ground. One disadvantage of iOS map app is that it's only available for iOS.
Both applications are provided for free, except for the weak signal, nothing can stop you from getting lost.
2. SPYERA (Recommended)
SPYERA: Silently monitor all communication on smartphones or computers, GPS location tracking, and user behavior via any web browser. Install SPYERA on any smartphones and computers which gained permission to track. Don't worry about your apps and computer software, it won't detect any secrets.
3. GPS Phone Tracker
GPS Phone Tracker can help you easily to keep in touch with your friends or find the lost device, taking the latest GPS location data from registered mobile devices location accurately 24/7. This is a free app to track phone without them knowing.
4. Lookout
Lookout is a phone guard to protect your phone from attacking. One of its amazing features is the device tracking. The phone tracking is so powerful that it can help you antivirus.
Lookout is workable on Android and iOS.
5. Prey
Prey is promoted as an anti-theft application and can be used on multiple platforms including Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and iOS. After installing this app on your device, you can track them at any time.
This is a multi-platform application. Free account can enjoy 3 devices and can store up to 20 reports.
6. Familonet
The Familonet app is used to track family members (sometimes including your friends). Installed on the device that needs to be tracked, use the main device to track. When a member arrives or leaves a location, the application will notify other members of the family.
Workable on Android and iOS
7. Children Tracker
Children Tracker. If you are an overly concerned parent who is constantly worried about your child becoming a victim of crime, here is the perfect solution to keep an eye on your child's "depressed" state (to ensure their safety). Here's the perfect solution, to keep an eye on your children's "depressed" state (and make sure they're safe). Install the app on your phone, run it, then lock/hide the app and keep track of it online!
Android works.
8. Where's My Droid
The Where's My Droid app is available in free and paid versions. In the free version, you can: find your device, ring a bell for your device, set a password, and send an alert when you change your SIM card. You will also see small banner ads at the bottom. If you upgrade to the Pro version, you can remove ads and add other features (such as taking pictures, locking and wiping your device, and hiding app icons).
9. Find My iPhone and Find My Friends
If your device is running iOS, you can use two apps to track other iDevices. The first is Find My iPhone, keep track of all the iOS devices you own. You need to sign in with the same Apple ID on all computers.
The second one is "Find My Friends". But it is designed to track other iDevices that you do not own. It uses the shared location feature, and the owner of the phone needs to share his/her location before tracking the phone.
10. Delivery Tracking
Another variation of a delivery tracking-like application is a delivery tracking application. Most major delivery service providers (e.g., FedEx and UPS) offer their apps to users along with package tracking Function.
11. Cocospy iPhone Spy without Jailbreak (Not Free)
Cocospy is a powerful iOS monitoring utility. You don't even need to download the app or jailbreak the iPhone, just log in to your account on any browser then your can spy the target device. It can track real-time locations of the device you want to spy. Apart from tracking location, Cocospy has the ability to view call logs, media files, contacts, etc.
Tip: How to Prevent Someone from Tracking Your iPhone
If your are afaid that someone use these apps to track your iPhone, there is a very simple method to help you avoid this problem. That is, using an iOS location changer to fake iPhone location, making phone tracker believe you're really there. Here I recommend Tenorshare iAnyGo, which has a top of Google search. With this tool, you can one click to change iPhone location to anywhere without them knowing. Here's how it work, you can watch a video.
Download and install Tenorshare iAnyGo on your computer or Mac, then launch the program and choose the 'change location' mode.
Connect your iPhone or iPad to the computer.
A map will load once your iPhone is connected successfully, you can click the map to select a location or search the address you like. Click 'Start to Modify' then your iPhone location will be changed instantly.
- 1-Click to change current location on iPhone
- Plan a route by selecting two or multiple spots on the map
- Easy to simulate GPS movement based on customized route