The 5 Best WhatsApp Trackers: Features, Pros, and Cons
WhatsApp is a social media platform for sending and receiving messages, images, videos, etc. It lets users interact with each other, and due to its interactive chatting features, it is gaining popularity.
WhatsApp has become an integral part of people’s lives, so much so that no one can imagine their life without it. From personal to professional, no aspect of life has remained untouched or unsupervised by WhatsApp.
Other than keeping in touch with loved ones, it also lets people do stuff related to their work such as interacting with their peers, getting updated on the latest tasks and work developments, and maintaining a casual working environment and relationships among themselves.
If you’re looking to gain insights into someone’s life, tracking their WhatsApp messages is one of the best ways to do so. This blog highlights the top five WhatsApp trackers, detailing each one’s features, pros, and cons, to help you make an informed decision when choosing the right tracker for your needs.
Let’s not delay anymore and begin with the first one.
ONEMONITAR
ONEMONITAR is the best WhatsApp tracker app that lets you track all the conversations done on WhatsApp, whether they are one-on-one or group chat with the contact details of the person with whom these chats were exchanged. It also lets you check the direction of each message and the date and time of when they were exchanged.
Not only chats, but it also brings a log of WhatsApp’s audio and video call recordings with each call’s direction, duration, timestamp, and contact details of every person with whom calls were exchanged. It also lets you block any contact.
ONEMONITAR also lets you track the multimedia files that are exchanged in WhatsApp chats, such as Images, videos, audio files, voice notes, GIFs, etc. along with the documents that are shared. You can record all these multimedia and document files and keep a backup of them.
Moreover, with ONEMONITAR, you can check the statuses watched by the target WhatsApp account user and even download them.
Some pros and cons for your consideration are:
Pros
- Get a log of every chat whether exchanged one-on-one or in the group.
- Check even those chats that are deleted from the target phone.
- Get audio of every WhatsApp audio and video call in high quality.
- WhatsApp Business Accounts are also monitored.
- Download call recordings, statuses, and multimedia and document files.
- Get a record of every WhatsApp activity such as shared location, exchanged calls, etc. in the chat log.
- Option to transfer the monitoring plan to another device.
- All this without rooting or jailbreaking the device.
- Remote installation via TeamViewer is also provided by their customer support executives.
Cons
- No option to download monitored chat data separately.
- The low-cost plan only has WhatsApp Chat Tracker.
- A limited number of features are available for WhatsApp monitoring for iOS devices.
Pricing Plans
- The plan that provides only WhatsApp chat monitoring will cost you ₹1,500 a month and ₹4,500 a year.
- The plan that contains all the features is known as All-in-one (Pro) which costs ₹4,400 for a month and ₹12,000 for a year.
- The same pricing plan as All-in-one (Pro) is available for iOS devices, however, in this plan only WhatsApp Chats and Images for Personal and Business accounts are covered.
CHYLDMONITOR
CHYLDMONITOR is the best parental control app available. Its WhatsApp Tracker is best suited for monitoring children’s WhatsApp activities. You can track all the chats and calls whether they are exchanged one-on-one or in groups.
You can also monitor what documents and multimedia files they are sharing and even download them. Also, check with whom these files are exchanged from the chat log. Additionally, the WhatsApp Tracker of CHYLDMONITOR shows you the statuses watched by your children.
Some pros and cons of CHYLDMONITOR are:
Pros
- Best app for parental control with installed app usage monitor.
- Read the messages even if the target phone user deletes them.
- Star-mark features in chats and calls to help keep a close eye on them.
- Option to download all data from the dashboard.
- No requirement for rooting the device.
- Authentic, India-based software that provides round-the-clock customer services.
- Remote Installation Service by their team is available.
Cons
- The app is available to monitor only Android devices.
- No option to choose from different pricing plans.
Pricing Plans
- Only one pricing plan is available that provides all monitoring features at ₹4,400 for a month and ₹12,000 for a year.
Spyic
Spyic’s WhatsApp Tracker allows you to read both private and group chat messages from the target device, along with timestamps of these conversations. Additionally, you can view the pictures shared via the target device.
Pros
The advantages that you get from using TiSPY are the following:
- Easy to navigate app interface.
- The tracker is available for both Android and iOS devices.
- There is no requirement for rooting or jailbreaking.
Cons
- Does not provide WhatsApp call recording.
- Cannot track the deleted messages of iOS devices without jailbreaking.
- Do not monitor WhatsApp multimedia and document exchanges.
Pricing Plans
- Only the Premium Plan has a WhatsApp monitoring option for one Android device, which costs $49.99 or ₹4,255.53 per month and $119.99 or ₹10,214.46 per year.
- The available pricing plans for one iOS device are $49.99 or ₹4,255.53 per month and $129.99 or ₹11,065.74 per year.
XNSPY
XNSPY’s WhatsApp Tracker Application lets its users check all exchanged WhatsApp chat conversations and even lets its users set up a watchlist alert to get instant alerts whenever an exchange happens with that particular number.
XNSPY also monitors voice notes its target phone user exchanges. The users can also view the sent and received photos and videos. Additionally, they can monitor all the incoming and outgoing WhatsApp calls.
The pros and cons of XNSPY are:
Pros
- You can read the deleted messages.
- Check contact details and even the timestamp of the messages
- Available for iOS devices as well.
- Provides a demo of the dashboard.
Cons
- Does not monitor exchanged document files on WhatsApp
- The dashboard is a bit confusing to navigate.
- Access to limited iOS Monitoring Features without Jailbreaking.
- WhatsApp Call Tracking is not available yet
- WhatsApp call tracking will only be made available for Android phones.
Pricing
- Only one pricing plan is available on their website, which costs ₹2,398.49/month in a monthly plan and ₹583.49/month in their yearly plan.
Hoverwatch
Hoverwatch’s WhatsApp Tracker App lets its users read every WhatsApp message, and track every audio and video file attached. It also provides a solution for listening to WhatsApp calls, checking the contact information of the person with whom calls were exchanged, and the call’s duration.
Some pros and cons of Hoverwatch WhatsApp Tracker are:
Pros
- Does WhatsApp data tracking in real-time
- Does not require device rooting for monitoring.
Cons
- The app isn’t compatible with iOS devices
- Features for WhatsApp documents and Status monitoring are not available.
Pricing
- $29.95 or ₹2,549.57 per month and $99.95 or ₹8,508.50 per year for monitoring one device.
Conclusion
These are some of the best WhatsApp Tracker Applications available on the market. While each has its pros and cons, ONEMONITAR and CHYLDMONITOR remain the most popular due to their Made-in-India label and comprehensive WhatsApp tracking features. However, keep in mind that CHYLDMONITOR is available only for monitoring Android devices.
Next is Spyic, which is available for both Android and iOS devices. However, it offers fewer features compared to ONEMONITAR, despite being in the same price range.
XNSPY and Hoverwatch are relatively more affordable than the other three but have their own limitations, such as fewer features for WhatsApp monitoring on Android devices. On the other hand, Hoverwatch offers limited functionality for iOS monitoring.