'Pokemon Go' guides and tips: Niantic won't ban these third-party trackers

Niantic Labs is going tough in its anti-cheating crackdown. Recently, the former Google startup developer of "Pokemon Go" has already applied sweeping bans to deter hackers and cheaters from circumventing the rules of the game at the expense of other players. 

As of the moment, a number of third-party apps has been placed under Niantic's watchful radar and players caught using any of these online "Pokemon Go" tools may face the prospect of losing access to the world's most popular augmented reality game.

While some trackers prove unreliable as they put players at extreme risk of getting either a soft or permanent ban, some of these app-based tools remain largely unaffected by Niantic's anti-cheat campaign. These are some of the alternative trackers that won't get players banned per Game & Guide:

PokeFast

This app is reportedly out of harm's way because it doesn't use the AR game's application program interface. Moreover, it keeps a safe distance from Niantic's anti-cheat radar by not making unauthorized requests from any of its servers.

PokeMesh

The developer of this tracker app has recently released a patch to protect its users' account from getting flagged and consequently banned by Niantic's anti-cheat police. However, the developer still advises its users to use a fake account instead of their main accounts for added protection.

Skiplagged

Originally a travel-oriented website offering information on cheap hotels and flights, the site is now cashing on the success of "Pokemon Go" by offering map tracking services to users. Sites like this have been previously banned but many users seem to find the map tracker still useful.

Meanwhile, a new "Pokemon Go" update adds a captcha feature to deter cheaters from using bots and a slew of third-party apps to work around the system. As of the moment, Niantic hasn't deployed the feature yet. However, some tech observers indicate that use of any third party app-based tools will become more difficult once the feature gets rolled out per Business Insider report.

However, nothing is sure yet if the new captcha feature will have a severe impact on the use of mapping trackers by players. Reports suggest that the upcoming anti-cheat feature will focus on Pokestop and Pokemon capture. But if the developer decides to use the captcha to detect suspicious activities, mapping trackers may get players banned soon, BGR reported.