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Care.com vs Find My Kids

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Care.com

Parenting & Family

Find the care your family deserves

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Find My Kids logo

Find My Kids

Parenting & Family

Child GPS tracker and parental control app

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Care.com the App Store listing states Care.com Premium Membership auto renews for the same duration and price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.; Find My Kids screen time limiting on Android depends on the accessibility services permission
  • They diverge on capability: Care.com covers Caregiver search, Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Care.com and Find My Kids actually diverge.

Attributes where Care.com and Find My Kids differ
AttributeCare.comFind My Kids
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidIos, Android
Founded20062016

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Parenting & Family).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Care.com

  • Caregiver search
  • Background checks
  • Secure messaging
  • Job posting
  • Payroll services
  • Tax assistance
  • Reviews and ratings
  • Identity verification

Only in Find My Kids

  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Location history
  • SOS button
  • Loud signal
  • App usage stats
  • Screen time control
  • Geofencing
  • Battery status

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • English language support
  • Spanish language support
  • German language support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Care.com

  • Finding babysittersnot Find My Kids
  • Hiring nanniesnot Find My Kids
  • Senior carenot Find My Kids
  • Pet sittingnot Find My Kids
  • Housekeepingnot Find My Kids

Find My Kids

  • Viewing a child's live location and the route they travelled during the daynot Care.com
  • Getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved placenot Care.com
  • Sending a loud signal that rings through silent mode and receiving SOS alertsnot Care.com

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Care.com

  • The App Store listing states Care.com Premium Membership auto renews for the same duration and price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

Find My Kids

  • Screen time limiting on Android depends on the accessibility services permission
  • The app requires camera and photo access to set a child avatar and microphone access to send voice messages in chat
  • Tracking requires the child to carry a phone running the paired child app

Pricing, plan by plan

Care.com

Free
  • BasicFree
    • Create profile
    • Browse caregivers
    • Post jobs
  • Premium$39/month
    • Unlimited messaging
    • Background checks
    • Priority listing

Find My Kids

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic location
    • SOS button
    • Limited history
  • Premium$2.99/month
    • Real-time tracking
    • Unlimited history
    • Multiple children

Which should you pick?

Choose Care.com if

  • You need caregiver search.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want background checks.
Care.com review

Choose Find My Kids if

  • You need real-time gps tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want location history.
Find My Kids review

Questions people ask

Is Care.com or Find My Kids better?
Neither clearly leads. Care.com starts at Free and Find My Kids at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Care.com or Find My Kids?
Care.com starts at Free and Find My Kids at Free.
Does Care.com or Find My Kids run on more platforms?
Care.com runs on Web, Ios, Android. Find My Kids runs on Ios, Android.
Can I use Care.com for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Care.com best used for?
Care.com is most often used for finding babysitters, hiring nannies, senior care, pet sitting. Of those, finding babysitters and hiring nannies are not what Find My Kids is typically brought in for.
What can Care.com do that Find My Kids cannot?
Care.com covers Caregiver search, Background checks, Secure messaging, Job posting. Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. Both handle Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support, English language support.
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