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FamiSafe Location vs Life360

FamiSafe Location logo

FamiSafe Location

Parenting & Family

Know where your family is anytime

From
$9.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Life360

Parenting & Family

Family safety and location sharing

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Life360 has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: FamiSafe Location monitoring requires installing a separate FamiSafe Kids app on the child's phone and pairing the two devices with a code; Life360 the Silver membership stores only 2 days of location history and allows only 2 Places with alerts
  • They diverge on capability: FamiSafe Location covers Real-time GPS tracking, Life360 covers Real-time location sharing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which FamiSafe Location and Life360 actually diverge.

Attributes where FamiSafe Location and Life360 differ
AttributeFamiSafe LocationLife360
Starting price$9.99/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsIos, AndroidIos, Android, Web
Founded20032008

Identical on both: 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 FamiSafe Location

  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Geofence alerts
  • Driving speed alerts
  • SOS button
  • Battery monitoring
  • Multi-device support
  • Privacy modes
  • Data encryption

Only in Life360

  • Real-time location sharing
  • Place alerts
  • Crash detection
  • Emergency SOS
  • Driving safety reports
  • Roadside assistance
  • Family messaging
  • Apple Watch

Both cover

  • Location history
  • 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.

FamiSafe Location

  • Setting different screen time limits for school days and weekendsnot Life360
  • Blocking adult apps and filtering inappropriate web pages on a child's phonenot Life360
  • GPS location tracking with location history and an SOS panic buttonnot Life360

Life360

  • Sharing family member locations on a shared mapnot FamiSafe Location
  • Alerting parents when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or worknot FamiSafe Location
  • Crash detection and roadside assistance for family driversnot FamiSafe Location

Where each one falls short

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

FamiSafe Location

  • Monitoring requires installing a separate FamiSafe Kids app on the child's phone and pairing the two devices with a code
  • Remote screen capture is limited to mobile devices, Windows and Mac
  • The parent must run the FamiSafe app on their own phone; there is no monitoring without the paired parent app

Life360

  • The Silver membership stores only 2 days of location history and allows only 2 Places with alerts
  • 30 days of location history and unlimited Place alerts require the Gold membership
  • Crash detection with emergency dispatch and live agent support, 24/7 roadside assistance and individual driver reports are Gold membership features
  • Stolen phone protection is capped at $250 on Gold and $500 on Platinum
  • Stolen fund reimbursement is capped at $25,000 on Gold, with $1 million only on Platinum
  • Free towing is limited to 50 miles and only on the Platinum membership
  • Travel support with disaster assistance and medical support are Platinum only
  • The Android app contains ads and in-app purchases

Pricing, plan by plan

FamiSafe Location

$9.99/month
  • Monthly$9.99/month
    • Real-time location
    • Geofencing
    • Location history
  • Annual$59.99/year
    • All Monthly features
    • Best value
    • Priority support

Life360

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Location sharing
    • Place alerts
    • 2 days location history
  • Silver$7.99/month
    • Everything in Free
    • 30 days location history
    • Unlimited place alerts
  • Gold$19.99/month
    • Everything in Silver
    • 24/7 emergency dispatch
    • Roadside assistance
  • Platinum$39.99/month
    • Everything in Gold
    • SOS emergency response
    • Medical assistance

Which should you pick?

Choose FamiSafe Location if

  • You need real-time gps tracking.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want geofence alerts.
FamiSafe Location review

Choose Life360 if

  • You need real-time location sharing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want place alerts.
Life360 review

Questions people ask

Is FamiSafe Location or Life360 better?
Neither clearly leads. FamiSafe Location starts at $9.99/month and Life360 at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, FamiSafe Location or Life360?
Life360 has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for FamiSafe Location and Free for Life360.
Does FamiSafe Location or Life360 run on more platforms?
FamiSafe Location runs on Ios, Android. Life360 runs on Ios, Android, Web.
Can I use Life360 for free?
Yes. Life360 has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. FamiSafe Location starts at $9.99/month.
What is FamiSafe Location best used for?
FamiSafe Location is most often used for setting different screen time limits for school days and weekends, blocking adult apps and filtering inappropriate web pages on a child's phone, gps location tracking with location history and an sos panic button. Of those, setting different screen time limits for school days and weekends and blocking adult apps and filtering inappropriate web pages on a child's phone are not what Life360 is typically brought in for.
What can FamiSafe Location do that Life360 cannot?
FamiSafe Location covers Real-time GPS tracking, Geofence alerts, Driving speed alerts, SOS button. Life360 covers Real-time location sharing, Place alerts, Crash detection, Emergency SOS. Both handle Location history, Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support.
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