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Family Locator
Limassol, Cyprus
What it is
Family Locator displays family members’ real-time locations on a map and supports instant messaging. Location sharing requires mutual consent from every member. Users can create safe and unsafe zones and receive alerts when children enter or leave them; an SOS button can send a child’s exact GPS location. Other listed features include lost-phone location, destination notifications, groups, augmented reality, and check-in sharing. Premium adds unlimited location alerts, location history for all family members, augmented-reality finding, and automated SOS calls. Lifetime Premium includes GPS points and movement history from the past seven days, while the privacy policy says movement history is retained for two weeks. Premium In-flight mode uses FlightAware data to show a plane’s location and notify family about departure, landing, delays, or cancellation. The free version is listed as offering complete functionality. Lifetime Premium costs $14.99 once, and Monthly Premium Subscription costs $19.99 a month. The maker says the app is supported on Android and iOS and warns that background GPS use can significantly reduce battery life.
For and against
For
- Free version offers complete functionality
- Location sharing requires mutual consent
- SOS can send a child’s exact GPS location
- Safe and unsafe zone alerts
- Premium includes automated SOS calls
Against
- Background GPS use can reduce battery life
- Maker lists Android and iOS support only
- Monthly Premium Subscription costs $19.99 a month
- Lifetime Premium location history covers the past seven days
The verdict
Family Locator combines location sharing, messaging, and alerts, with premium options for added history and notifications. Users should consider the background GPS battery warning and the consent requirement.
Who it suits
Family Locator suits families who want consensual location sharing, zone alerts, and messaging. Its terms limit use to individuals and prohibit unauthorized tracking or surveillance.
Plans and prices
Free
complete functionality available in free version
Read 30 Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com
Lifetime
premium features
Read 30 Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com
Monthly Premium Subscription
premium features
Read 30 Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com
On the record
- Additional features
- The app offers location history, lost-phone location, destination notifications, GPS safe zones, groups, augmented reality, and check-in sharing.apps.apple.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Battery limitation
- The App Store listing warns that continued background GPS use can dramatically decrease battery life.apps.apple.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Core purpose
- Family Locator shows family members’ real-time locations on a map and supports instant messaging.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Data retention
- The privacy policy says movement history is retained for two weeks.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Family consent
- Location sharing requires mutual consent from all members.smart.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- In-flight mode
- Premium In-flight mode uses FlightAware data to show a plane’s location and notify family about departure, landing, delays, or cancellation.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Intended use
- The terms describe the app as exclusively for individual, non-commercial use and prohibit unauthorized tracking or surveillance.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Location history
- Lifetime Premium provides GPS points and movement history from the past 7 days.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Platform limit
- The maker states Family Locator is currently supported only on Android and iOS.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Premium features
- Premium subscription features include unlimited location alerts, location history for all family members, augmented-reality finding, and automated SOS calls.smart.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The maker says it encrypts location-based data and uses secure transmission protocols.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- SOS alerts
- An SOS button sends a child’s exact GPS location immediately.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Support is available at [email protected].family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Third-party integrations
- The privacy policy lists Google and Facebook login, Google Places, Trax, Firebase, Braintree, Stripe, Telesign, Facebook, AdMob, AppsFlyer, and Amplitude integrations or data sharing.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Zone alerts
- Users can create safe and unsafe zones and receive notifications when children enter or leave them.family-locator.com · read 30 Sep 2026
