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Colota

Self-hosted GPS tracking for Android. Your data, your server, your rules.

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Platforms

  • Android
  • Android Tablet
  • F-Droid
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Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  GPS Location Tracking
  2.  Geofencing
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  No registration required
  5.  No Tracking
  6.  Works Offline
  7.  AES-256 Encryption
  8.  Dark Mode
  9.  KML and GPX import/export
  10.  Supports GPX Export
  11.  Location-based

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  • µlogger icon
    K0RR added Colota as alternative to µlogger
  • K0RR reviewed Colota  

    Has a few issues and misses two or three "nice-to-haves", but overall it's good and looks great.

  • K0RR liked Colota
  • josbaker68 updated Colota
  • josbaker68 reviewed Colota  

    If you want to track and see your location history or timeline for all day 24-hour non-stop, you can try this app, it works offline, respect your privacy, and you can automatically tweak it to your style (want more accuracy or want more battery-save mode), and also you can auto-export all the data (.gpx .geojson .kml .csv) and see your data from another app

  • josbaker68 liked Colota
  • niksavc liked Colota
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    POX added Colota as alternative to Furtive, OpenTracks, GPSLogger and Open GPX Tracker + 6 similar activities
  • POX updated Colota
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Security & Privacy, Sport & Health, Travel & Location

GitHub repository

  •  607 Stars
  •  35 Forks
  •  47 Open Issues
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Colota, and it has gotten 3 likes

Colota was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on and this page was last updated .

Comments and Reviews

   
Top Positive Comment
josbaker68
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If you want to track and see your location history or timeline for all day 24-hour non-stop, you can try this app, it works offline, respect your privacy, and you can automatically tweak it to your style (want more accuracy or want more battery-save mode), and also you can auto-export all the data (.gpx .geojson .kml .csv) and see your data from another app

K0RR
1

Has a few issues and misses two or three "nice-to-haves", but overall it's good and looks great.

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What is Colota?

Self-hosted GPS tracking app for Android.

Colota sends your location to your own server over HTTP(S). It works offline, supports geofencing, and doesn't share any data except with your backend.

Features:

  • Self-Hosted - Send location data to your own server. Works with Dawarich, OwnTracks, PhoneTrack, Reitti, Traccar, Home Assistant, or any custom backend.
  • Privacy First - No analytics, no telemetry, no third-party SDKs. Open source (AGPL-3.0).
  • Works Offline - Fully functional without a server. Export as CSV, GeoJSON, GPX, or KML.
  • Location History - View daily summaries, trip segmentation, calendar with activity dots, and per-trip export.
  • Reliable Tracking - Foreground service, auto-start on boot, exponential backoff retry.
  • Geofencing - Pause zones that automatically stop recording locations.
  • Tracking Profiles - Automatically adjust GPS interval, distance filter, and sync settings based on conditions like charging, car mode, or speed.
  • Flexible Sync - Instant, batch, Wi-Fi only, or offline modes.
  • Quick Setup - Configure devices via colota://setup deep links or QR codes.
  • Authentication - Basic Auth, Bearer Token, or custom headers with AES-256-GCM encryption.