Metal Detecting App for Android — GPS Tracking, Offline Maps, and 45+ Field Tools

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GPS tracking for every session.Find logging with photo and audio.Permission Vault for landowner records.

Live GPS tracking, find logging with photo and audio, landowner permission management, and offline maps in a single Android app for metal detectorists.

Free to download. Pro is $19.99/year with a 7-day free trial.

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Android only.

SweepTrack Pro metal detecting app showing GPS satellite map with real-time tracking

Historical Map Overlay

Compare satellite imagery with USGS Historical Topo

Drag the slider to compare modern satellite imagery with USGS historical topographic maps. The historical layer shows mapped roads, homesteads, and buildings that may no longer appear on current imagery.

USGS historical topographic map overlay
USGS Historical Topo
Modern satellite aerial view
Modern Satellite View

Workflow

Before, during, and after every session

SweepTrack Pro covers session planning, in-field tracking, and post-session review.

Plan

Open the Detecting Forecast for soil and weather conditions. Load the USGS Historical Topo overlay to identify old roads, homesteads, and buildings. Browse historic POIs from OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia in the Nearby Sites view.

Detecting ForecastHistorical Map OverlayNearby SitesTide Table

Detect

GPS records your path across Street, Satellite, and Terrain base maps, with optional USGS Historical Topo overlay. Perimeter Guard alerts you when you approach the edge of your permitted area. Log finds with photo, video, audio, and notes.

GPS TrackingPerimeter GuardFind LoggingPermission Vault

Review

Load past tracks on the live map to see uncovered areas. Compare sessions side by side. Export to GPX, KML, CSV, or JSON. Back up to Google Drive via Cloud Backup.

Track OverlaySession CompareGPX/KML/CSV ExportCloud Backup

All Features

Every tool in SweepTrack Pro

45+ tools across GPS tracking, find logging, permission management, mapping, weather, and analytics.

Plus

Additional tools and quality-of-life features

Detectorist Ranks

Eight rank tiers from New Explorer to Master Detectorist, plus a Founder badge for the first 1,000 customers.

GO / CAUTION / WAIT Verdict

The Detecting Forecast distills weather, soil moisture, wind, and your active permits into a one-word recommendation.

Brand-Colored Detector Cards

Each detector preset displays in its manufacturer's brand color: Minelab blue, Garrett amber, XP orange, Nokta green, Fisher purple.

Signal Diary on Finds

Log VDI, signal strength, and one of seven soil types (sandy, clay, loam, rocky, chalk, peat, gravel) for each find.

Find Logger with Photo, Video & Audio

Log every find with name, one of 6 types (Treasure, Gold, Coin, Relic, Jewelry, Trash), depth (0–40 cm slider), value, weight, notes, plus a photo, a video clip, and an audio note.

Guide

Quick Pin Drop

One tap drops a find pin at your current GPS position. Fill in the details later from the Finds list.

Guide

Back-to-Start Line

Toggle a line from the current GPS position to the session start. The compass overlay adds a return-bearing arrow.

Guide

Session Comparison

Pick past sessions and compare them — overlay mode with a blend slider, or split view side by side.

Guide
VAULT
PERMISSIONS · CALENDAR · PDF
OFFLINE
MAPS · 4 SOURCES
TRACKS
PAST SESSIONS · LIVE MAP
BACKUP
GOOGLE DRIVE · ONE-TAP
PERIMETER
GUARD · HAPTIC + AUDIO

The App

App Screenshots

Every screen below is captured directly from the Android app. Swipe through to view the actual interface.

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Pricing

Free to start. Pro for the full feature set.

Free includes core GPS tracking and field tools. Pro unlocks the complete feature set.

First 1,000 only

Founder's Lifetime

One-time purchase. Lifetime access. Founder badge in-app.

Available the day SweepTrack Pro launches on Google Play. Limited to the first 1,000 customers. The launch list receives the purchase link when the offer goes live.

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Free
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Forever. No credit card.
Unlimited GPS tracking, sessions, and finds. 1 detector preset, 2 Permission Vault entries, compass, ruler, and back-to-start line.
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Pro
$19.99/year
Save 52% vs monthly ($3.49/mo). 7-day free trial.
All Pro features unlocked. Unlimited presets, Vault entries, and exports.
Feature
Free
Pro
GPS Tracking
All 3 map types
All 3 + USGS Historical overlay
Sessions
Unlimited
Unlimited
Find Logging
Unlimited
Unlimited
Detector Presets
1 slot
10 slots + JSON import/export
Permission Vault
2 entries
Unlimited entries
Measure Tool (distance + area, save, convert to guard)
Track Overlay
Perimeter Guard
Historical Map Overlay
Offline Maps (4 sources)
Detecting Forecast
Cloud Backup (Google Drive)

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions?

How does the Permission Vault keep me from trespassing?

Each landowner permission stores name, contact, approval status, expiry date, and the site boundary drawn on the map. The Vault shows which permissions are active, expiring, or expired. A PDF permission letter can be generated for any landowner, and expiry dates can be added to the phone's calendar with one tap. Combined with Perimeter Guard, the phone vibrates near the boundary edge and plays an audio alarm when it is crossed.

How do historical maps help me find better spots?

The app overlays genuine USGS historical topographic tiles onto modern satellite imagery. Old homesteads, schools, churches, roads, and settlements that may no longer appear on current maps become visible on the historical layer. Those locations often produce finds because they were inhabited; many are now undeveloped ground. Opacity is adjustable to blend the two layers. Coverage is best across the United States.

What does the Detecting Forecast actually measure?

The Detecting Forecast pulls weather data and generates a 0-100 Detecting Score with a verdict: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, or Bad. The score factors in soil moisture (wet soil conducts target signals deeper), wind speed, temperature, humidity, and precipitation. Available for any location, up to seven days ahead. Tips explain why conditions favor or hinder detection.

How do I know if I've already covered an area?

Three ways. The Coverage Heatmap renders a color-coded density overlay of the current session: green indicates light coverage, red indicates concentrated coverage, blank indicates none. Track Overlay loads past sessions onto the live map so previously covered ground is visible. Session Comparison stacks 2 to 5 visits to the same area to highlight uncovered ground.

What does the Measure tool do?

Tap the map to drop points and measure distance along a path with per-segment labels. Tap point 1 again to close the path into a polygon. Perimeter and area are calculated in hectares or acres using spherical geometry. Vertices are draggable, measurements can be saved to the Library with a reverse-geocoded name, and any polygon converts to a Perimeter Guard boundary in one tap.

How does find logging work?

Tap the Find button to drop a GPS-pinned marker. Choose one of 6 types (Treasure, Gold, Coin, Relic, Jewelry, Trash), set depth on a 0–40 cm slider, and optionally add a name, value, weight, notes, photo, video, and audio note. Every field is editable later. The Media Gallery groups photos, videos, and audio by session, and Find Search filters across sessions by name, type, or notes.

Does the app support my specific detector?

SweepTrack Pro is a GPS tracker and field toolkit, not a detector controller. It works alongside any metal detector. The app includes 60+ preset templates across 12 brands (Minelab, XP, Nokta, Garrett, Fisher, Teknetics, Bounty Hunter, Quest, White's, Tesoro, Detech, Rutus) plus a Custom slot for user-defined settings. Up to 10 configurations can be saved and shared via JSON export or QR code.

What's the difference between Free and Pro?

Free includes GPS tracking on all 3 base map types (Street, Satellite, Terrain), unlimited sessions, unlimited finds, 1 detector preset, 2 Permission Vault entries, 3 themes (Tactical, Amber, Cobalt), and core field tools (compass, ruler, back-to-start line). Pro adds: unlimited presets and Vault entries; Measure tool, Track Overlay, Coverage Heatmap, session comparison and merging, Perimeter Guard, USGS Historical Topo overlay, offline tile downloads, Detecting Forecast, NOAA tide tables, Cloud Backup, Night Vision, Coin Caliper, all 12 themes, and full export. Pricing: $19.99/year or $3.49/month with a 7-day free trial.

Does it work when I have no cell service?

Yes. Download map tiles in advance — Street, Satellite, Terrain, and USGS Historical Topo are all available for offline use. GPS tracking runs on the phone's hardware and requires no internet connection. The features that do require a connection are the Detecting Forecast, NOAA tide tables, and Nearby Sites lookup.

Is my detecting data private and safe?

All data is stored on the device. No servers, no analytics, no ads, no third-party tracking. The optional Google Drive backup writes an encrypted copy to the user's own Google Drive account; SweepTrack Pro has no access to that data. Export to GPX, KML, CSV, or SweepTrack JSON is available at any time.

Will GPS tracking drain my battery?

Active GPS tracking uses approximately 10–15% battery per hour, comparable to Google Maps in navigation mode. A power bank covers a full-day session. On Xiaomi, Samsung, OnePlus, and other devices that aggressively limit background apps, SweepTrack Pro detects the manufacturer and shows the exact battery setting required to keep tracking running with the screen off.

I'm new to metal detecting. Will this work for me?

Yes. The first-launch tutorial covers tracking, map controls, history, statistics, and other features across five slides. The Free tier includes unlimited GPS tracking, sessions, and finds. The Guides section of this site contains 30+ articles covering both the app and the hobby.

Is there an iPhone version?

Not yet. SweepTrack Pro is currently Android-only. iPhone support is being evaluated but isn't on the roadmap with a release date. Join the launch list to be notified if and when an iOS version becomes available.

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