No proof of rounds
Supervisors rely on a guard's word that a patrol route was walked and on schedule, with no independent record to check it against.
The problem with trusting a report
Blind spots on assets
Vehicles, generators and containers move between sites with no live record of where they are now or where they have been.
Hardware adds up
Dedicated GPS units cost money per unit, need professional installation, batteries and ongoing maintenance to stay online.
What RapiCloud changes
RapiCloud converts a standard Android phone, one your guards and drivers already carry, into a live GPS tracker. Install the app, activate it, and the phone starts reporting its position to your CarTrackGPS dashboard immediately. Every new guard, vehicle or site already has a phone, so onboarding a new tracked asset becomes a five-minute app install instead of a hardware purchase order.
Activation in four steps
1. Install the app
Works on any Android phone, company-issued or personal, in minutes and with no technician visit.
2. Activate and register
The app generates a unique device ID, asks the user to enable Location, and links the phone to your CarTrackGPS web dashboard.
3. Report every 30 seconds
With GPS on, the phone sends its position at a fixed interval, giving a precise, near-real-time trail.
4. Watch it live
Supervisors follow every phone, guard, vehicle or asset on one live map, from any browser.
Built to survive the field
Guards and drivers under pressure sometimes close every app on a phone, on purpose or by accident. RapiCloud is engineered to keep reporting on corporate devices.
Auto-restart
If it is force-closed, it relaunches in the background within moments, with nothing needed from IT or the user.
Low battery drain
Optimised reporting lets a full 8 to 12 hour shift run without a noticeable hit to battery life.
Disclosed by policy
Installed on corporate devices under a documented policy; staff sign an acknowledgment as a condition of the role.
What a supervisor sees
- A live map with every active phone plotted as a moving marker.
- Route history and timestamped breadcrumb trails for any date range.
- Geofence alerts when a phone enters or leaves a defined zone.
- Exportable reports for payroll, client billing or compliance audits.
There is no training curve: the dashboard runs in a browser, so supervisors already comfortable with CarTrackGPS for vehicles monitor phone-based trackers the same way, on the same map.
One platform, every moving thing
| Use case | What RapiCloud tracks | Interval | Value to the client |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security guard patrols | Guard's phone | 30 sec | Verified route coverage and response times, with a timestamped record for every patrol |
| Company vehicles | Driver's phone or a dedicated tracker | 30 sec | Live fleet location and route history, no added hardware on phone-tracked vehicles |
| Generators and equipment | A phone secured inside or alongside the unit | 30 sec | Instant alert if equipment is moved or leaves its assigned site |
| Containers and cargo | A phone placed with the shipment | 30 sec | End-to-end visibility across transit, storage and hand-offs |
Phone tracking vs dedicated hardware
| RapiCloud (phone-based) | Dedicated GPS hardware | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit cost | None: uses an existing phone | Per-unit hardware cost |
| Setup | App install, a few minutes | Physical installation and wiring |
| Onboarding a new asset | Install the app | Order, ship, install a unit |
| Platform | Same CarTrackGPS dashboard | Same CarTrackGPS dashboard |
| Best fit | People, light assets, fast scaling | Unattended vehicles, long-term fixed assets |
One platform tracks portable GPS hardware and Android phones from the same dashboard, with geofencing, route playback and exportable reports built in. It scales from a single site to a nationwide operation without added hardware cost per tracked phone.
Licensing
Starter
For a single site or a small guard team getting started with live tracking.
Business
Multi-site coverage, geofencing and exportable compliance reports.
Enterprise
Nationwide operations, API access and dedicated account support.
Put RapiCloud on your fleet and your team this week.