Freelancers

Door Tracker for Freelancers: Prove the route was actually walked

Prove the route was actually walked — not just driven.

Freelancers expense a dozen subscriptions — proposals, contracts, invoices, time tracking — against irregular income. Owning the tools outright removes a whole line of fixed costs.

The tool this job usually means renting is Badger Maps, at $58–119/rep/mo — roughly $696 a year, every year. Door Tracker does the job for a one-time $129 — running on infrastructure you control.

Fit check

Why it fits how freelancers work

📡 5-minute GPS pings

Reps' phones report location automatically in the background — no manual check-ins to forget.

For freelancers, 5-minute GPS pings pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $129, not metered per month.

🧠 Auto stop-clustering

A haversine-distance engine groups consecutive pings into stops the moment a rep parks or lingers, with a configurable radius per team.

For freelancers, auto stop-clustering pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $129, not metered per month.

⏱️ Duration bands do the judging

Drive-by (<30s), likely knock (30s–5min), extended visit (>5min) — color-coded so a manager sees the shape of the day at a glance.

For freelancers, duration bands do the judging pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $129, not metered per month.

Workflow

A typical workflow

STEP 01

Buy once on Whop

Introductory $129 while the first 1,000 licenses last — the price rises to $299 once that cap is hit, and it's never metered per rep.

STEP 02

Deploy the dashboard

docker compose up on a $5 VPS, or run it as a desktop app for a single-manager setup.

STEP 03

Reps install the field app

Sign in with a device key, keep the visible tracking indicator on, and the route map fills in as the day happens.

What it costs, honestly

Door Tracker is $129, once. Badger Maps at $58–119/rep/mo — roughly $696 a year, every year. A single rep on Badger Maps costs more in under three months than the entire Door Tracker license costs once, at any team size.

FAQ

Freelancers ask

Is Door Tracker worth it for freelancers?

A single rep on Badger Maps costs more in under three months than the entire Door Tracker license costs once, at any team size. Door Tracker costs $129 once; Badger Maps charges $58–119/rep/mo — about $696 a year. For freelancers, that fixed cost is the whole point: the tool is a one-time line item, not a monthly one.

Is the $129 price permanent?

No — it's an introductory rate for the first 1,000 licenses sold. Once that cap is reached, new licenses are $299. Whatever you paid is yours forever either way, with no renewal.

Is it legal to track a field team like this?

It's built for consenting employees on company devices during work hours — the field app always shows a visible "tracking active" indicator, never runs covertly. Check your local employment law before deploying to a team.

Own Door Tracker forever — $129