Garmin Alpha

Garmin Maps & Navigation

Track your dogs everywhere

Rating: 3.0; 201 ratings
Downloads: 79.5K+; on Google Play
Price: Free; No in-app purchases
Updated: Sep 29; 2026 · v5.5

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About Garmin Alpha

Connect to the hunt with the Alpha® LTE dog tracker, using cellular technology (subscription required). Use your smartphone to track your dog’s movements with the Alpha® app. Connect your Alpha LTE tracking system to a compatible Garmin VHF dog tracking system (sold separately) to leverage either LTE or VHF tracking signals. Use the Alpha app to navigate and mark waypoints with integrated mapping.

What’s new

Version 5.5 · Updated September 29, 2026

What's New We're making the Alpha app smarter, faster, and even better for every hunt. Here's what's new in this update: 🐕 Track Overlay See both bark and speed along your dog’s track. Get full insight into what your dog is doing and has done through smart visualization of the track. Customize the overlay with barks-per-minute and speed thresholds.

App details

Garmin Alpha is a free Maps & Navigation app for Android with 50,000+ installs on Google Play and a 3.0/5 average rating from 201 ratings. It was released on November 20, 2023 and last updated on September 29, 2026. It's developed by Garmin. It requires Android 9 or later.

Category: Maps & Navigation
Rating: 3.0 / 5 (201)
Installs: 79,533
In-app purchases: No
Ads: No ads
Version: 5.5
Requires Android: 9
Content rating: Everyone
Released: November 20, 2023
Last updated: September 29, 2026
Developer: Garmin

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Growth

≈6K

new installs in 30 days (≈200 a day)

Sep 29, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026

Rating: 3.0 → 3.0
Ratings: +17 in 30 days

Approximate, from Google Play’s install and rating counts on the days we checked.

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