PlateTrace
ALPR License Plate Recognition
Free
Turn your iPhone into a professional license plate reader. PlateTrace delivers fast, accurate ALPR and vehicle identification, powered by Leonardo’s ELSAG technology.
PlateTrace transforms your iPhone into a professional automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) and vehicle identification solution for law enforcement, public safety, parking enforcement, and security operations.
Powered by Leonardo's advanced machine learning, neural network technology, and optical character recognition (OCR), PlateTrace license plate reader identifies vehicle characteristics—including make, type, model, and color—in real-world conditions, with highly accurate results. Whether you're managing traffic, searching for a specific vehicle, conducting an investigation, enforcing parking and tolling compliances, or managing access control, PlateTrace delivers fast, reliable plate recognition performance from your mobile device.
Key Features
User-friendly interface allows you to simply point your camera at a license plate and PlateTrace will automatically read it
Highly accurate license plate recognition using your iPhone camera
Accurate vehicle identification, including make, model, type, and color
Valuable license plate images stamped with GPS location, date, and time
Secure LPR data storage on your device
Simple uploading of ALPR data to Leonardo's ELSAG® Enterprise Operations Center (EOC) for query and analysis
Flexible integration with Leonardo's ALPR ecosystem and third-party applications through APIs
PlateTrace combines the convenience of a mobile device with the power of Leonardo's proven automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology. Advanced machine learning continuously improves OCR performance across varying lighting conditions, viewing angles, weather, and vehicle movement to help deliver highly accurate results in the field.
Ideal for:
Law enforcement
Public safety
Parking management
Security operations
Tolling operations
Smart city initiatives
Download PlateTrace today and bring Leonardo's trusted license plate recognition, vehicle identification, and ALPR technology wherever your mission takes you.
PlateTrace 2.0 is a complete redesign.
• All-new live view with a cleaner HUD and at-a-glance sync, GPS, and FPS status
• Redesigned Records tab and detail page, with the plate crop shown beside the plate text
• Full-resolution plate crops with pinch-to-zoom
• Improved processing, auto optical zoom, and dashboard focus mode
• Thermal management for long sessions
• Simplified EOC sync with QR or XML setup and live status in Settings
• Help & Support section
The developer, Leonardo-US, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Selex ES, Inc.
- Size
- 334 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026