
Wirecutter’s editor for security coverage, Thorin Klosowski, told me his main objections to these types of services are that they almost always require Gmail, which not everyone uses, and that they may use the data they collect for marketing.

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Strong privacy and security credentials: Some free delivery apps track your packages by making you sign in to your email account through the app, which then can see all your shipments (and all your other emails, for that matter), pulling out the relevant information.Either is fine, as long as the system keeps everything up to date across all your platforms and on the web, and does so securely. Some apps use their own cloud-syncing system, while others rely on Apple’s iCloud. Syncing across devices: Although package tracking apps are likely to be used most often on a smartphone, many people use multiple devices, and such folks should be able to check the status of their deliveries on whichever device they happen to be using at a given moment.This is especially important when the package reaches the final destination-it’s better that you learn that a package is sitting at your door before someone who may want to snatch it. Helpful push alerts: A great tracking app lets you know as soon as it sees a change in your package’s progress.

Tapping on any specific delivery for more information should be easy, and the app should offer intuitive settings that give you control over the information and how it’s displayed. Although we don’t expect a lot of flourishes for something as simple as package tracking, a well-designed delivery app should tell you where your packages are in a clear and concise way.

The app should give you a handful of different options: typing or pasting the number into the app, automatically adding the number from a forwarded shipping-confirmation email, or using a barcode scanner.
