Hi Sieghard,
Just to clarify between the two package tracking apps with Parcel in their names, they are: 1. Parcel - Delivery Tracking by Ivan Pavlov Pty Ltd. This is a subscription service available for $1.49 USD for the first year and $2.99 per year thereafter. This is the app I currently use. 2. ParcelTrack - Package Tracker by Uberblic Labs. I believe this is the one you mentioned which does not track Purolator shipments. I didn’t have great success with this one other than after ifs initial release but stopped using it when it did not handle Amazon shipments well. I’m giving AfterShip a try but it seems geared to businesses so I’m not confident it’s going to meet my needs going forward. I don’t mind paying two or three dollars per year for a package tracker like Parcel that is continually updated. Alan Lemly From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 12:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: the most accessible free package shipping monitoring apps? I hadn't even noticed these tabs yet, I just open the app and it shows my shipments, but yes, I would say Settings is a good label for the second tab and "Shipments" or "home" fits the first. I haven't subscribed to Parcel in a very long time and the last app I used was Parcel App, at least I think that is what it was called, from a German developer. I liked it a bit better in how it displayed the information and that it sent notifications quicker than Parcel which of course maybe has changed now, but as I said, Parcel App hasn't worked with Purolator in a long time so I stopped using it. For now Aftership with its highly automated way of doing things suits me. From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2021 10:21 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: the most accessible free package shipping monitoring apps? I gave Shipments to the leftmost bottomline toolbar button and Settings to the button on the right. I’m not positive those are correct but I think they’re close. I asked Support about that in my submitted feedback. Alan From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2021 11:35 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: the most accessible free package shipping monitoring apps? Alan, what labels did you give to those tabs? Richard "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people." -- Eleanor Roosevelt www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com> On May 23, 2021, at 9:32 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Hi Sieghard, I’ve got a weakness for package tracking apps and thanks for telling us about AfterShip. I’m curious why you stopped using the Parcel app to which I thought you were subscribed. I also stopped using the free Parcel Track because it just didn’t seem to work as reliably for my US shipments as other tracking apps I’ve used. I’ve had good success with Parcel and its subscription but if I can get a free app like AfterShip, I’ll consider switching. I’m a little nervous about giving AfterShip access to my gmail account which is my sole email but that seems a necessity to get its automatic features. I was also a bit disappointed that AfterShip’s two bottomline toolbar buttons were not labeled to Voiceover but I submitted feedback to their support reporting this. I applied custom labels to those but the first time the app is updated, I’ll lose those. Please keep us posted on your success with AfterShip and also how you think it compares with Parcel if you’re still using that one. Alan lemly From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2021 11:01 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: the most accessible free package shipping monitoring apps? I used to use Parcel Track, but was frustrated with the fact it wouldn't track Purolator packages any nore in Canada and that whenever I sent a message to their support I would neve rget a reply. I stopped using an app for a while and just used the various apps for UPS, Fed Ex, Canada Post etc. if I wanted to track, but then a few weeks ago I came across an app called Aftership and I installed it. It asked if I wante dto link it to my Microsoft account so I did this for my business and now whenever there are emails which contain a tracking number this app does an amazing job creating a record for thes eshipments without me ever even opening the app. If I ship out a package to a customer I usually use Canada Post and typically within minutes o fme creating the label online which causes an email to be generated which goes to my Inbox I get a notification that Aftership found a new package. At that point if I want I can just tap on said notification, tap on "More" in the app and "Edit:" and I can add a descriptive title such as the name of the customer and what it was I shipped. I really quite like this and if I want to track something that is not in my email I can just copy the tracking number to the clipboard on my iPhone and as soon as I open Aftership it recognizes that there is a tracking number in the clipgoard and it asks me if I want to track this. It's a free app and at this point it is my tracking app of choice simply because it does so much stuff automatically. There is also a web interface, but I haven't used it yet. From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 12:36 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: the most accessible free package shipping monitoring apps? Dan, You might try Parcel Delivery Tracking by Ivan Pavlov Ltd. I’m not sure if this app has a free version as I’m subscribed to it but it is very accessible and supports a lot of delivery carriers. I suspect finding a good free app in this category might be hard because those I’ve used in the past like Shiprack are no longer in the App Store. Alan Lemly From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Dan Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 12:18 PM To: 'cwc' via VIPhone <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: the most accessible free package shipping monitoring apps? Hi, I know this has come up before but I can't figure out how to look at old postings on groups.io. It drives me crazy trying to find things on there. As asked in the subject, what are the most accessible apps for this? I'd like to get updates on a package that is coming but is taking a while, where it is each time they scan it, when do they expect to deliver it, etc. thanks. -- Dan Beaver (KA4DAN) -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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