CLUSTER FAMILY-FRIENDS-LOCATION · 58 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2017-10-05
Family location sharing apps
This cluster comprises family-oriented real-time location-sharing apps that let relatives see each other on a map, with features like check-ins, SOS alerts, safe zones, and battery status. Entries were sparse before 2025 (mostly one per month from 2011 to 2024), then a concentration of roughly two dozen entries appeared between February and July 2025, with a few later entries into 2026. Findmykids: GPS Phone Tracker, Starling, and SafeChildAI lead on traction, though all show zero stars.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 20 unlabelled
Operator · 9 hobby · 6 commercial · 2 open source · 3 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01Findmykids: GPS Phone Tracker0★9 dayslivecommercialFamily locator app that shows children's real-time GPS location, location history, app usage, place alerts, and SOS notifications for parents.
- 02community-atlas0★today—Mobile-friendly app that helps families track household members' locations on a shared interactive map.
- 03Starling0★8 daysliveopen sourcePrivate location-sharing app that lets family and friends share encrypted real-time positions without accounts or server visibility.
- 04SafeChildAI0★6 days—hobbyAndroid app for parent-child safety that shares live locations, sends check-ins and SOS alerts, and tracks trusted places.
- 05App0★23 days—hobbyChild safety app that notifies parents when a child leaves a set distance and helps them find each other using location and Bluetooth signals.
- 06visit-app0★7 days—hobbyCollaborative web app that lets family members prepare a visit by sharing a private link and syncing updates across phones.
- 07FamilyPulse0★20 dayslivehobbyFamily location-sharing app that lets parents request a child's location and view it on a map.
- 08AT&T amiGO0★10 dayslivecommercialCompanion app for AT&T devices that provides location services, parental controls, communication features, and family monitoring.
- 09BugsLife0★9 days—hobbyAndroid app for peer-to-peer mutual safety monitoring that alerts family members when a person's phone is inactive or left unused for 24 hours.
- 10iSharing: GPS Location Tracker0★18 dayslivecommercialMobile app that shares real-time GPS location among family and friends with place alerts, panic alerts, and location history.
- 11qinqilu0★28 days—hobbyOffline personal app to store detailed profiles of relatives, track gift exchanges and birthdays, and display their locations on a map.
- 12Suivi-famille0★27 days—hobbyLocation tracking web app that shows a person's real-time position and trip history on a map for authorized family members.
- 13yuuvii | Parental Control App0★1 molivecommercialFamily safety app that shares real-time child location with parents, sends safe-zone alerts, and offers check-in and SOS messages.
- 14pinghome0★1 mo—hobbyWeb app that lets users send family a one-tap live link via WhatsApp with ETA and optional GPS location that auto-expires after the trip.
- 15FamilyGo: Locate Your Phone0★1 moliveApp for family members to share real-time locations on a private map, with arrival and battery alerts, group chat, and shared tasks.
- 16OwnTracks0★4 moliveopen sourceMobile app that records a user's location history and shares it with chosen family or friends using open communication protocols.
- 17Find My Family Friends & Phone0★3 molivecommercialLocation sharing app that displays family and friends on a map, with battery status, check-ins, and phone tracking features.
- 18cercania-app1★4 mo—hobbyMobile app that shows family members' real-time locations on a map, with groups, SOS alerts, and privacy controls.
- 19MapUs - Phone Tracker Location0★1 yrabandonedliveA phone tracker that lets users locate friends and family by sharing live locations via secure links.
- 20Trakio: Find Family Location0★1 yrabandonedlivecommercialLocation-sharing app that lets family and friends see each other's real-time whereabouts with consent and stay connected without constant check-ins.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.