# iTAK

> Team Awareness Kit

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1561656396](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1561656396)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1561656396`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** United States Department of the Army, TAK Product Center
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (156 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.12.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-08
- **First published:** 2022-04-07
- **Size:** 278 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/itak/id1561656396)
- **Website:** [https://tak.gov/](https://tak.gov/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://tak.gov/privacy\_policy](https://tak.gov/privacy_policy)

## Description

iTAK brings the Team Awareness Kit experience to Chrome, integrating seamlessly with the TAK ecosystem (TAK Server, WinTAK, ATAK, WebTAK). It enables real-time blue force tracking, collaborative mapping, and media sharing across devices, with robust online and offline map support and compatibility with KML, KMZ, and GeoPDF overlays.

Key capabilities include live chat, file and photo sharing, video link sharing, digital pointers, and 3D perspective navigation. It supports range and bearing tools, center-on-object features, and emergency beacons, all within a secure, TAK-compatible workflow designed for DoD, law enforcement, first responders, outdoor activities, and mission-critical operations.

## Rankings

- #127,510 — Overall

## Review summary

iTAK on iOS is praised for its clean UI, strong visuals, and core TAK functions when on a server, and it’s free to use. However, it struggles with stability (crashes during data/package operations and overlays) and lacks ATAK parity, especially in mesh support and data-package interoperability. Additional concerns include a GUI that doesn’t mirror ATAK and problematic offline maps handling. These interoperability gaps and reliability issues are the most repeatedly mentioned drawbacks affecting field use.

### Pros

- Easy to use and smooth iOS-like interface.
- Core TAK features work when connected to a server.
- High-quality graphics, displays, and overlays.
- Free to use (accessible without a purchase).

### Cons

- Lacks parity with ATAK, including no cross-compatibility for data packages and limited ATAK tools.
- Frequent crashes and instability (e.g., during data package export/import and overlay usage).
- Mesh/mesh-network support is missing (Meshtastic/LORA plugins and device integrations).
- GUI/UX not aligned with ATAK and inconsistent look-and-feel.
- Offline maps and map handling issues (uploading, MBTile formats, size limits).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1561656396)