Invoxia GPS Tracker Pro – a small lightweight tracker that doesn’t rely on a network of strangers

The Invoxia GPS Tracker pro is a small rechargeable tracker that works up to three months between charges over cell towers to pinpoint an item’s location. In the event of loss or theft of a vehicle that is being tracked they’ve included a scannable data sheet that an authority can scan and have details of the vehicle currently being tracked.

The connection to the cellular network is a subscription, so there is an ongoing cost but unlike a Bluetooth tracker this will work and report in whether there are iPhones or Androids nearby. The location update frequency can be cranked up to every 30 seconds in the event the object being tracked is actively moving, or the GPS can phone in any time it detects it’s being moved and you’ll have a device that lasts several months on a charge.

Alternately you can simply attach it to a USB in your trunk, or off of your motorcycle battery (some equipment required) and never think about power again.

While there is an around $9 a month charge for the LTE connectivity, the question becomes how much is what you’re tracking worth? Bluetooth trackers work on the kindness of nearby phone strangers, and simply getting a stolen vehicle off the beaten path can defeat them. With an LTE tracker you have to go a bit further and locate an area with no cell towers, or have a quite detectable and illegal cell phone jammer.

The base GPS Tracker Pro is $99 and the monthly service is $8.95 a month or $6.25 a month prepaid/long term (according to Amazon product description)

There’s a proximity radar in the app for when you’re in Bluetooth range to make the unit beep and find it so if you’re close it can get you closer.

You can configure alerts for movement, which I believe would be extremely useful if you’ve got this in a motorcycle and are not on said motorcycle. I will never forget informing a new rider that if you park a bike outside overnight the bike faeries come and escort the bike away. The only issue with the Invoxia GPS Tracker Pro is it’s large enough to be easily spotted in a bike’s trunk.

Nitpicking the Invoxia GPS Tracker Pro

The first thing that comes to mind with this is the theft report form – this is something that’s mailed to a police officer most likely and allows the officer to see via QR code where the tracker is currently reporting it is. Most notably missing useful information here is vehicle identification number, color, perhaps a picture of the vehicle, and contact information beyond name and email.

Thieves swap plates, but they’re probably not going to paint the vehicle and disguise the VIN

It’s a good start, but they need to talk to a police officer or someone who’s ever had their vehicle stolen.

The next thing in a similar vein is that the tracker is portable and you can swap it between vehicles or maybe just throw it in a bag for travel. I’d assume the ability to switch what you’re reporting stolen on the fly might be useful.

Next – it’s 2024, use USB-C already… the Invoxia GPS Tracker Pro has a Micro-USB connection. Come on man. A whole continent told Apple to get with the program due to cable waste already. No more Micro-USB.

There is no option to update more frequently when plugged in. This makes tracking a delivery driver less useful as they may make a stop, deliver an item, and be off before the tracker updates. If you’re paying the cell company charge for service, might as well utilize it when the device has an external power source.

And finally – for a brief time on the Invoxia website, this page in particular, there existed an article that I am told was for the wrong device. They have since removed this at my noticing, but it indicated you could send a help cry by pressing a button. Unfortunately the button is only for resetting the device, but it does seem that the software could be easily modified to report to the app when the tracker had rebooted as a backup emergency button.

Wrap-up

While I have done some nitpicking, overall this works well for a movable rechargeable tracker that stands alone. The app needs a little work, but it’s quite close to being everything I think it needs to be and I suspect they will keep working on it as long as people keep purchasing their products.

The Invoxia GPS Tracker Pro is available on Invoxia’s website and Amazon. The Amazon link is a tagged link, should you not want us to make a commission on sales just go to Amazon and search for it yourself.