How It Works

DropFinder combines your phone's GPS trail, search priorities built from what you tell it, real camera passes and a systematic search grid. Nothing is detected for you — every step shows where to look and lets you mark what you've checked.

Describe Your Lost Item

Select item type, size and surface, plus where you were carrying it, what you were doing and where you last had it. These answers build your search priorities.

Retrace Your Steps

Walk the area where you lost the item. DropFinder records your real GPS trail — the ground you actually covered — and saves it to the search.

Check Your Recorded Stops

Each recorded pause is saved on the map with its time and accuracy — a place where your phone remained still. It marks where you stood, not where the item fell, so it is worth a second look.

Scan With Your Camera

Use your phone's rear camera for a slow pass over the ground, with night mode, glint sweep and three-angle capture of the same spot.

Systematic Search

Use the search grid to methodically cover the area. Track progress in real time.

Find Your Item

Work the priorities, mark each zone you've checked, and log the item as found when you pick it up. Audio guidance is available for hands-free use.