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PixTrack Tracklogger app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 4480 ratings )
Photo & Video
Developer: Thinkbitz Software Studio
Free
Current version: 2.4.1, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 18 Jan 2013
App size: 38.84 Mb

Want to geotag your digital camera photos? Have Lightroom Classic?
PixTrack is the cloud-syncing GPS tracklogger you need.

1. Tap the Start button.

2. Take your photos. PixTrack tracks your progress.

3. Tap the Stop button. PixTrack automatically uploads your tracklog to Dropbox or iCloud Drive.

4. Automatically geotag your photos in Lightroom Classic or any other software that uses standard GPX logs.

PixTrack includes handy features:
• To-the-second clock display (to make it easy to sync your clock on your camera)
• Support for Live Activities and the Dynamic Island, in addition to optional notification reminders that its running.
• History of your previous trips which syncs with Dropbox. Add GPX files on your computer and view them in PixTrack.
• Retracing your route? Show previous tracklogs, or any GPX file, on the map as you record.
• Dont want to use Dropbox? Logs can also be exported to other apps or iCloud Drive using standard iOS functionality.
• Support for iPad - view synced tracklogs, or if you have a GPS-capable iPad use it instead of your phone to save your phones battery.
• Support for multiple map providers: Choose from Google, Apple, or OpenStreetMap maps
• Dashboard widget: Easily start and stop PixTrack from your homescreen

PixTrack is the easiest way to take advantage of the build-in geotagging functionality in todays photo software.

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ADOBE LIGHTROOM CLASSIC: STEP-BY-STEP

1. Select the photos youd like to tag.
Hint: Select All on the latest import works well.

2. Switch to the Map module.

3. Load the tracklog:
Map menu > Tracklog > Load Tracklog...

Your tracklogs are in your Dropbox folder:
Dropbox > Apps > PixTrack

4. After your tracklog is loaded, choose:
Map menu > Tracklog > Auto-Tag Photos

5. Thats It!

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Notes:
• Lightroom tagging requires Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic (version 4/2012 or newer) for Windows or Mac.
• Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Pros and cons of PixTrack Tracklogger app for iPhone and iPad

PixTrack Tracklogger app good for

I was looking for an app to help with GIS-based field research, and PixTrack is perfect. Really fast and simple to start and stop tracks, and easy upload to DropBox makes it a great tool to build a workflow around.
Great stuff. I use it regularly to tag my photos. Crashes occasionally but I can live with that.

Some bad moments

This app looks great, but it doesnt provide a choice of map providers like most serious tools, such as The Photographers Ephemeris, do. Thus the two star rating for failing to work in such a vast and populous region.
Ive used this in several outings - even long trips. Left it running in the background for hours while I go about enjoying my trip and taking photos. One of those trips was actually on a boat and I was very surprised when I checked back hours later that its still working and tracking my location. It didnt crash on me, not even once, and it sent me a reminder after 3 hours that its still running, in case Ive forgotten. The app sent the info to my Dropbox after Im done and this was the icing on the cake. It made it very easy to tag my photos once I was on my desk uploading them to my computer.
This app is awesome. Spend no time or money on other GPS apps. Although it get buggy once a while, this app and Lightroom does a perfect job for geotagging your photos. Works internationally too if you dont just go into airplane mode.
I was so happy to learn that this app was updated! Ive tried several other options in the time it was fallow, but none approached PixTrack in simplicity and ease of use. What could be easier than using 3D Touch to start and stop tracking, with automatic Dropbox sync afterward?
Simple to use. A great solution for a DSLR owners that dont want to purchase a GPS module. Very happy with this app.