Family Beacon

Android only

9.0No. 4 of 28
in Family Locator Apps

Recognised40% of the score71
Phone app26% of the score100
Documented20% of the score91
Free plan14% of the score100

Free plan: Yes
Runs on: Android, Web

Summary

Family Beacon is ranked #4 of 28 in family locator apps on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Android, Web. There is a free plan.

Family Beacon plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free Free while in development live location sharing · SOS familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on family locator apps

Free plan: Yesfamilybeacon.oonak.ai
Location alerts: Yesfamilybeacon.oonak.ai
Location history: limitedfamilybeacon.oonak.ai
Platform support: webfamilybeacon.oonak.ai
SOS tools: Yesfamilybeacon.oonak.ai

Facts

Purpose: Family Beacon provides private live family location sharing through an Android app and web map.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
End-to-end encryption: Location updates use ECIES with P-256 and AES-256-GCM encryption separately for each recipient device.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Sharing control: Users share with specific Gmail addresses and can revoke sharing at any time.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Live map: The map shows live markers, movement trails, last-seen times and battery levels.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
SOS: The SOS button alerts everyone on the sender's share list through the app and web map.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Data retention: Ordinary location ciphertext is deleted after 48 hours and SOS alerts after 7 days.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
History limit: A private movement history is kept locally on the phone for up to 14 days, while enabled shared history is retained on the server for about 3 months.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Premium features: Premium unlocks messaging, allowed family-history viewing, sharing with more than 10 people, Safe Zones, speed, battery and nearby alerts, phone ringing and activity summaries.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Sign-in: Google Sign-In is the only sign-in method and requests only basic identity scopes.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Integrations: Activity summaries can send locally generated plain-language facts directly from the phone to Anthropic, without coordinates or addresses.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Security transport: Server communication uses HTTPS and WSS, and private keys are generated and stored only on user devices.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Privacy practices: The service has no advertising or analytics SDKs, does not sell data and does not track non-users.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Audience: Family Beacon is designed for families, including children whose phones are set up by a parent or guardian.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026
Support: The Google Play listing provides [email protected] as the support email.play.google.com · 1 Oct 2026