Pokemon GO' News: PokeVision To Return? Best Third-Party Tracking Apps for the Game

Sep 16, 2016 04:00 AM EDT | Jomar Teves

Today we have got a collection of "Pokemon GO" forks and alternatives to PokeVision, the firsthuge name in third-party mapping in the game. This set of items includes a few online maps with Pokemon spotting as well as an app or two.

While Pokemon GO third-party development continues to be mitigated by Niantic, developers keep on rallying to create apps that both interact with and influence the flow of the game. Until bug bounties are offered up, this will very likely continue. 

PokeVision's Legacy

PokeVision was the first widely-used mapping program for "Pokemon GO" on the web. At its home in the PokeVision website, it housed thousands, if millions of scans by new "Pokemon GO" players a day. For several weeks it was the most-searched term related to "Pokemon GO" on Google.

Then disaster went in. The methods used by the developer of PokeVision were cut off, and Niantic and Nintendo requested that PokeVision shut down. Since then, a collection of alternatives has emerged - forks, ground-up-redevelopments, and peculiarities. Here are some of these alternatives.

PokeEye

This scanner has a wide variety of ways and means for scanning a certain area. This map uses the GPS location of the device it's being browsed with. This map is browsed with a web browser. To use PokeEye, simple go to the PokeEye website to access its features, and please don't take the title of the service literally. It's simply a pseudo-brand.

Go Scan

An app for the iPhone that appears to be one of the last still functioning with actual Pokemon icons. Other scanners are available, but most only show alternate icons and Pokemon numbers - which, without a Pokedex, isn't a whole lot of help. To access Go Scan, simply go to the iTunes Store, look up the Go Scan app, and download.

PokeVS

The PokeVS scanner works on the web and is the closest model to the original PokeVision available right now. Users have only to type in an address and tap, and BANG, all the Pokemon appear. Easy as can be.

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