Best pet tracker with no subscription
Trackers that show you where your pet is without a monthly plan, and what each one gives up for it: range, live updates or where it works.
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PitPat GPS
The rare cellular GPS tracker with no subscription: £149 once, and PitPat says tracking then costs nothing more. It works without roaming charges in the 37 countries on its coverage list. Optional LIFE extras are £3.99 a month. Made for dogs, 30 g, claimed 42 days of battery.
All PitPat GPS facts- How it finds
- Cellular GPS
- 3 years, all in
- £149
- Battery, claimed
- 42 days
- Weight
- 30 g
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Dogtra Pathfinder 2
Radio, so no phone network and no plan: the collar updates every 2 seconds to Dogtra's connector or handheld within range. $429.99. 187 g and for dogs from about 16 kg, so it's a field and hunting dog collar, not a small-dog tag.
All Dogtra Pathfinder 2 facts- How it finds
- Radio
- 3 years, all in
- $430
- Battery, claimed
- Not stated
- Weight
- 187 g
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Apple AirTag (2nd generation)
$29 and no subscription, with a battery Apple says lasts more than a year. It has no GPS: it only shows where an Apple device last passed it, and Apple designs it for items, not pets. Fine for a dog that stays in the neighbourhood, weak for one that bolts into open country.
All Apple AirTag (2nd generation) facts- How it finds
- Bluetooth tag
- 3 years, all in
- $29
- Battery, claimed
- 12 months
- Weight
- 11.8 g
No-subscription trackers by price
Device plus three years of the cheapest plan, at each maker's listed prices. Each currency is ranked on its own.
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Worth knowing. Every cellular tracker needs a SIM, and nearly all of them charge for it. If a GPS tracker is advertised as subscription-free, check whether that's a lifetime fee paid up front, an optional plan, or a Bluetooth tag described as GPS.
