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

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.


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.
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.
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.
All Features
Every tool in SweepTrack Pro
45+ tools across GPS tracking, find logging, permission management, mapping, weather, and analytics.
GPS Tracking
3 map types · USGS overlay · 8-field HUD

Real-time satellite map with distance, speed, heading, and altitude. Three map types — Street, Satellite, Terrain — plus a USGS Historical Topo overlay (Pro).
Learn more→Cloud Backup
Google Drive · One-tap restore

One-tap Google Drive backup of all sessions, finds, presets, permissions, and settings. Restore on any device.
Learn more→Track Overlay
Load past tracks on your live map
Load past sessions onto the live map to see areas already covered. Each track is rendered in its own color so uncovered ground stays visible.
Perimeter Guard
Vibration + audio boundary alerts
Draw a boundary polygon on the map. The phone vibrates when you approach the edge and plays an audio alarm when you cross it.
Measure
Distance · Area · Live labels

Tap the map or drop a point at the current GPS position to lay out a line. Tap point 1 again to close it into a polygon. Perimeter and area are calculated in hectares or acres using spherical geometry. Drag any vertex to edit, tap a segment to insert a point, and undo or clear without leaving the map.
Save & Guard
Library · Haptic/audio fence
Save any measurement to the Library with a reverse-geocoded location name, or convert the drawn polygon to a Perimeter Guard in one tap. The measured shape becomes the haptic and audio boundary for the next session.
Permission Manager
Boundaries · Calendar · PDF letter

Track landowner permissions with approval status, expiry alerts to your calendar, site boundaries, and automatic PDF permission letters.
Learn more→USGS Historical Topo Overlay
USGS Historical Topographic Collection
Overlay genuine USGS historical topographic tiles onto modern satellite imagery. Reveals old roads, buildings, and settlements that may not appear on current maps.
Offline Maps
4 tile sources · No cell needed

Download map tiles for offline use. Four sources: Street, Satellite, Terrain, and USGS Historical Topo. Works without a cellular connection.
Learn more→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 →The App
App Screenshots
Every screen below is captured directly from the Android app. Swipe through to view the actual interface.
Pricing
Free to start. Pro for the full feature set.
Free includes core GPS tracking and field tools. Pro unlocks the complete feature set.
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.
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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