Trackd is an AI soccer camera designed for parents who'd rather watch the match than film it. Plug your iPhone into the motorised mount, set it on a tripod near the half-way line, press record. The camera follows the ball automatically for the whole game. No subscription, US$199 hardware once, and the footage saves to your phone so you can share clips with grandparents the same evening.
Why parents end up filming
Most parents start filming for a simple reason — there's no record of any of it otherwise. A child's whole season of soccer can pass with no footage. Five years later, the goals, the assists, the moments the family wants to remember are gone. That's the universal pain. Trackd's pitch is straightforward: get the footage automatically, without giving up watching the game live.
The two-hands problem
Manual filming on a phone has a cost most parents underestimate: you're watching the match through a tiny rectangle, your hands are full, you can't drink coffee, you can't sit with the other parents. After a season, the social cost adds up. Trackd removes the hands-on requirement entirely. The mount is on a tripod next to you; the camera follows the action; you sit with your coffee.
What setup looks like in practice
Saturday morning, 8:55am
Park, walk to the pitch
Carry Trackd in a backpack alongside your folding chair. The mount itself is about the size of a small water bottle.
Plug iPhone in, mount on tripod
Set the tripod 2.5 to 3 metres high near the half-way line. Clip the phone in, connect the cable. Total time: 60 seconds.