GPS Tracker for Vehicles, No Subscription, No Monthly Fee

I never write reviews but this was an important purchase for my family. Mom with Alzheimer’s, but still physically fit and a safe driver. Moved her to an Assisted Living recently and dragged our feet on taking her car there, hoping she would forget about it. No such luck 😊 We thought having her car there would reduce her stress about being somewhere new. Bought this tracker. A piece of cake to install (just plug it in and drive around for 10-15 miles), download the app and share it with siblings. We get instant notifications when she starts the car, leaves the geofence, and tracks her car everywhere. We also have Find her phone on our iPhones. Yesterday, received notification that she left the ALF and then saw that she left her phone behind. She simply went a few miles to the grocery store but we were watching her on this app the entire time to ensure she made it back “home”. If she had missed a turn and got lost she would not have been able to call one of us. We would have been able to go find her! To date, she has made 3 trips and we were able to track her easily. With the notification of the engine start and turned off, we know she simply moved her car in the parking lot. It’s amazing and with no subscription fee, we would have paid twice the price! Worth every penny for our peace of mind. If anything changes, will update this review.

This GPS tracker works very well and was easy to set up. The real-time location and route history are useful, and the geofence and speed monitoring features work nicely. I especially like that there is no monthly subscription fee. Great option for keeping track of a vehicle! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is an early review and I'll update as time goes on. I own a video game truck that goes out for parties every weekend. I have several drivers that rotate to handle the events, and my truck goes 50 miles in any given direction. I also store this truck at a storage facility where I have no real means to monitor. So, there's quite a bit going on that live GPS monitoring would help me with. I searched many options and honed in on Moto Watchdog due to the zero subscription cost - onetime cost (more expensive upfront than a subscription). I received this unit very quickly, and charged it overnight before setting it up. It's heavy due to the magnet they use to attach to a metal surface, feels like a small brick. Simple design with a waterproof cover protecting the charging port and on / off switch. One status light to convey a few things like charging status, connection, etc. Set up was a breeze - I turned it on, downloaded the app and signed in, and the device was picked up automatically and quickly. I was instructed to walk around for 20 minutes to help with GPS accuracy, which I did. Then came the real test - using it on my trailer in a spot that's secure enough without exposing the unit in any way. Despite the strong magnet (I tested this on the chassis off the trailer, and the magnetism was strong), I didn't want to take a chance with the unit falling off during a trip. So, I put this inside (I have an enclosed trailer) in a hidden and secure spot. I worried that this would affect signal strength - no such issue. The signal was strong when I tested inside, outside, and away from the trailer. I can now monitor my trailer from the comfort of my home. This unit has gone on a few trips now. I'd say it's very accurate, with the chance of some false alerts. I received alerts saying that trailer had started moving, with an alert shortly after saying "Trip ended". The trailer had not moved, however. I chalked this up to GPS issues, satellites moving and connections being reestablished. I used the "movement alert" which I assume is used to figure out if someone tries to tamper or move the device itself. This also generated false alerts even after I lowered the sensitivity i.e. "alert when moved over 25 feet away". Less false alerts, but still happening. The app is well-designed, easy to use, and doesn't require much more for my needs. So far, very happy with my purchase since it's giving me peace of mind to track my trailer regardless of where it is.

I bought several of the OBD2 version of this tracker for all my vehicles. They work absolutely awesome! The APP is really easy to use and the tracking is from actual satellites instead of cell phone towers like the cheap options. This is a completely stealth system with no stupid beeps and chirps from the tracker whenever it is turned on or moving. Very professional system with everything they have to offer. The tracking can be a little wierd and off when looking at the map system but we're dealing with satellites and their accuracy is only so good, it's always been close enough that I've never had a problem. Well worth the price, much better than ANY other vehicle tracking system I've ever bought and returned. Also you can buy OBD2 splitter cables that will make it so you can tuck this tracker into the dashboard somewhere and still have easy direct access for smog checks and maintenance debugging, and they will not know or care that the tracker is installed.

I very seldom write reviews unless a product really exceeds expectations. This Moto Watchdog tracker really does what the seller claims it will do! I tried and returned two other trackers that did not perform as advertised. One required a monthly or yearly subscription for the cell service for the SIM chip. The watchdog actually comes with a pre-installed Sim chip that is as easy to set up as anything I have ever had. Their app for Android works flawlessly and has so much flexibility built in that it should meet the needs of anyone requiring a Tracker. It quickly notifies you of movement or of a trip starting or ending, all automatically. It is such a good app that you can select individual notifications for all of the various functions that it does or turn off notifications selectively if you do not want them. The tracking accuracy is very good and did track any of the trips that I have used it on. You can even download completed trips and see coordinates for various points along the Route. Very seldom have I found a product that exceeds my expectations but this is it! When the seller says purchase it and all service for Lifetime is included for free they mean that and it's true. Once you buy it and set it up in about 5 minutes that's it and it works. People have commented about the rather short battery life but for my purposes several days is excellent for keeping track of my suitcase while traveling or of a mobility scooter which we sometimes take on trips. Especially a place like Disney World where you park it and are concerned something might happen to it, the tracker gives you peace of mind and you know where it is at all times. And battery status shows on the app so there is no guessing when the tracker needs a recharge. If you need longer battery life or a hardwired tracker, they sell those models too. Another aspect of this product is the excellent, and I do mean excellent, customer service. You can send a text directly from the app and they normally respond within a few hours. I do not know of many products where you get this kind of personal customer service. So far I have only Pros for this device and no Cons . I have not needed to use the magnet for mounting so I cannot comment on its effectiveness, buy it does serm to be a pretty strong magnet. This is a rather lengthy review but this company and product deserve it!

Unfortunately, this tracker has been inaccurate since day one. I purchased it to accurately track my vehicle, but the location and trip history are consistently wrong. For example, today I left my house and drove to my destination. Only after I had already arrived did the app notify me that I had "left home." When I started the car to drive back, it again showed that I was starting the trip from home, even though I was miles away. By the time I got home, the trip history was still incorrect. I've also had issues with the notification system. It initially showed unread notifications that wouldn't open and repeatedly displayed timeout errors. I contacted customer support and followed every troubleshooting step they recommended, including reinstalling the app, signing out and back in, clearing the cache, and restarting the device. Although the notification issue eventually improved, the GPS tracking is still inaccurate. After I reported the GPS problem, customer support stopped responding. The entire purpose of a GPS tracker is accurate location tracking. If the location and trip history can't be trusted, then the product doesn't fulfill its primary function. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend it.

This works great for what I need. I bought two of these for two different vehicles. This lets you know when a vehicle starts, where it goes, the speed of the vehicle, and when it stops. It has more features than I need. The only thing that I don't like is that sometimes the alerts are delayed, and sometimes the location is not 100% accurate. Often times it will say that a car is idle for a couple hours, when I know it's off. Sometimes the patch the vehicle shows is not accurate. For example, it can show a vehicle going through a field or other places that it did not go. However, to not have to pay a monthly fee and to have a really good idea of where your car is at, this device works for me. I use it to track young adults using my vehicles, so I can tell when they leave, and where they go.

This is just a preliminary review, as I've only had the OBD version tracker for a day. Mainly, letting anyone who is thinking of buying this unit is to be patient after installation. Installing the unit is very easy...just plug into OBD port and start your vehicle. As the manual states, it MUST be calibrated by taking a short drive (took mine about 12 miles to calibrate). During this time NOTHING will show up in the APP...not ignition status, no vehicle on/off state, no GPS speed...nothing. It will appear that it's "dead" but it isn't. I live in a rural area with 5G (4G too) and after making a 12 mile round trip in rural countryside, when I pulled into my driveway, all indications in the APP came to life. One other little note...my exact vehicle wasn't in the database on setup. It just a 2021 and 2026 make and mine is a 2025. I wasn't sure if this would affect the operation but I chose the 2026 model. It does not appear to cause any issues that I am aware of. I will update this review as time goes by.

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Works better than the monthly subscription one I had before. Absolutely worth every penny. Going to buy them for all my trailers and toys.

Easy install and seems to work good so far, very happy with this purchase

Great unit if you want to throw it in a purse or pocket but needs to be charged quite often. Tracking is good and easy to use. It’s nice that there’s no hidden fees or subscriptions. So I’m Looking at the higher battery life versions to see if they get decent use or not.

Excellent product. Easy to install and the app works flawlessly with a nice user interface.