Google My Tracks Review
My Tracks is another GPS tracking application for Android phones that records and tracks location data. This particular app is ideally suited for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts as it helps to monitor key elements of athletic performance such as speed, time, and distance traveled. You can plot your recorded routes on Google maps and later share them with friends or workout partners.
This is a great tool for running, walking, hiking, or cycling clubs. You can even embed the Google maps you create on a website if you wish to share your information online on a blog, website or social network.
One of the features I really liked about this app was the ability to generate a visual elevation profile. I live in a mountainous state and do a lot of hiking and mountain biking so being able to generate an elevation profile by time or by distance really comes in handy.
Another creative way to use this application is for tracking driving routes. If you need to keep track of your mileage for business reimbursement or tax purposes, this is a great way to create and organize a log without worrying about paperwork! In fact, you set up the program to send your information directly to a spreadsheet.
I get a lot of questions from people asking which GPS cell phone tracker app is best for recording workouts and outdoor adventures; Google My Tracks is definitely a great place to start. The user interface is clean and crisp making it ideal for rapidly accessing data, it doesn't take much in the way of effort to get it set up and best of all, it's free!
This workout tracking app is currently only available for Android phones so for now, you are out of luck if you are using an iPhone or a Blackberry device.
For all the Apple junkies out there, have no fear, there are plenty of free iPhone tracking apps to choose from on iTunes. Google My Tracks gets an enthusiastic four and a half stars out of five. When you need to monitor your workouts with precision, this program gets the job done with ease.
