Parenting & Family · head to head
FamilyAlbum vs Find My Kids
Find My Kids
Parenting & Family
Child GPS tracker and parental control app
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: FamilyAlbum premium One covers only the subscriber at $2.99 a month while Premium Family and Premium Family Pro cost $5.99 and $10.99 a month respectively to cover the rest of the household; Find My Kids screen time limiting on Android depends on the accessibility services permission
- They diverge on capability: FamilyAlbum covers Unlimited photo storage, Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FamilyAlbum and Find My Kids actually diverge.
| Attribute | FamilyAlbum | Find My Kids |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Ios, Android, Web | Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2015 | 2016 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), 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 FamilyAlbum
- Unlimited photo storage
- Video sharing
- Private family groups
- Auto-generated slideshows
- Comments & reactions
- Growth record
- Photo print ordering
- Photo books
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
- Data encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Ios support
- Android support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
FamilyAlbum
- Sharing family photos and videos privately with invited relativesnot Find My Kids
- Auto-generating monthly highlight videos of a child's growthnot Find My Kids
Find My Kids
- Viewing a child's live location and the route they travelled during the daynot FamilyAlbum
- Getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved placenot FamilyAlbum
- Sending a loud signal that rings through silent mode and receiving SOS alertsnot FamilyAlbum
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
FamilyAlbum
- Premium One covers only the subscriber at $2.99 a month while Premium Family and Premium Family Pro cost $5.99 and $10.99 a month respectively to cover the rest of the household
- Subscriptions renew automatically every month or year and the first month free trial converts to a paid plan unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends
- Free tier slideshow features are capped at up to 3 photos or videos
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
FamilyAlbum
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited photo storage
- Unlimited video (3 min)
- Up to 50 members
- Premium$7.99/month
- Everything in Free
- 10-minute videos
- Original quality storage
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 FamilyAlbum if
- You need unlimited photo storage.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want video sharing.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is FamilyAlbum or Find My Kids better?
- Neither clearly leads. FamilyAlbum 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, FamilyAlbum or Find My Kids?
- FamilyAlbum starts at Free and Find My Kids at Free.
- Does FamilyAlbum or Find My Kids run on more platforms?
- FamilyAlbum runs on Ios, Android, Web. Find My Kids runs on Ios, Android.
- Can I use FamilyAlbum for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is FamilyAlbum best used for?
- FamilyAlbum is most often used for sharing family photos and videos privately with invited relatives, auto-generating monthly highlight videos of a child's growth. Of those, sharing family photos and videos privately with invited relatives and auto-generating monthly highlight videos of a child's growth are not what Find My Kids is typically brought in for.
- What can FamilyAlbum do that Find My Kids cannot?
- FamilyAlbum covers Unlimited photo storage, Video sharing, Private family groups, Auto-generated slideshows. Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. Both handle Data encryption, Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support.