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FamiSafe vs Find My Kids

FamiSafe logo

FamiSafe

Software

Comprehensive family monitoring and control app

From
$9.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Find My Kids logo

Find My Kids

Software

Child GPS tracker and parental control app

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Find My Kids has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: FamiSafe device coverage is tied to billing period rather than sold separately: 5 devices monthly, 8 quarterly and 10 annually; Find My Kids screen time limiting on Android depends on the accessibility services permission
  • They diverge on capability: FamiSafe covers GPS location tracking, Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where FamiSafe and Find My Kids differ
AttributeFamiSafeFind My Kids
Starting price$9.99/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidIos, Android

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2016).

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

  • GPS location tracking
  • App blocking
  • Screen time management
  • Activity monitoring
  • Call tracking
  • Message monitoring
  • Real-time alerts
  • Usage reports

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
  • Spanish language support

What people use each for

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

FamiSafe

  • Parental controls and screen time limits across a family's phones and tabletsnot Find My Kids
  • Location tracking and content filtering for children's devicesnot Find My Kids

Find My Kids

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

Where each one falls short

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

FamiSafe

  • Device coverage is tied to billing period rather than sold separately: 5 devices monthly, 8 quarterly and 10 annually
  • A family needing more than five devices has to buy at least a quarterly plan
  • Auto renewal is on by default on every subscription
  • The monthly plan at $9.99 costs double the annual rate of $4.99 a month

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

FamiSafe

$9.99/month
  • Basic$9.99/month
    • Location tracking
    • App blocking
    • Screen time limits
  • Premium$19.99/month
    • Everything in Basic
    • Call tracking
    • Message monitoring

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 FamiSafe if

  • You need gps location tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want app blocking.
FamiSafe 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 FamiSafe or Find My Kids better?
Neither clearly leads. FamiSafe starts at $9.99/month and Find My Kids at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, FamiSafe or Find My Kids?
Find My Kids has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for FamiSafe and Free for Find My Kids.
Does FamiSafe or Find My Kids run on more platforms?
FamiSafe runs on Web, Ios, Android. Find My Kids runs on Ios, Android.
Can I use Find My Kids for free?
Yes. Find My Kids has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. FamiSafe starts at $9.99/month.
What is FamiSafe best used for?
FamiSafe is most often used for parental controls and screen time limits across a family's phones and tablets, location tracking and content filtering for children's devices. Of those, parental controls and screen time limits across a family's phones and tablets and location tracking and content filtering for children's devices are not what Find My Kids is typically brought in for.
What can FamiSafe do that Find My Kids cannot?
FamiSafe covers GPS location tracking, App blocking, Screen time management, Activity monitoring. Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. Both handle Data encryption, Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support.
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