Parenting & Family · head to head
Find My Kids vs BabyCenter
Find My Kids
Parenting & Family
Child GPS tracker and parental control app
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
BabyCenter
Parenting & Family
Comprehensive pregnancy and baby information app
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Find My Kids screen time limiting on Android depends on the accessibility services permission; BabyCenter babyCenter is free to use with no subscription tier of its own, monetising through advertising and partnerships rather than a user fee
- They diverge on capability: Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, BabyCenter covers Week-by-week pregnancy updates.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Find My Kids and BabyCenter actually diverge.
| Attribute | Find My Kids | BabyCenter |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | free |
| Platforms | Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2016 | 1997 |
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 Find My Kids
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Location history
- SOS button
- Loud signal
- App usage stats
- Screen time control
- Geofencing
- Battery status
Only in BabyCenter
- Week-by-week pregnancy updates
- Baby development tracker
- Milestone tracking
- Parenting tips
- Expert articles
- Community forums
- Growth charts
- Vaccine schedules
Both cover
- 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.
Find My Kids
- Viewing a child's live location and the route they travelled during the daynot BabyCenter
- Getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved placenot BabyCenter
- Sending a loud signal that rings through silent mode and receiving SOS alertsnot BabyCenter
BabyCenter
- Pregnancy informationnot Find My Kids
- Baby trackingnot Find My Kids
- Community supportnot Find My Kids
- Health informationnot Find My Kids
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
BabyCenter
- BabyCenter is free to use with no subscription tier of its own, monetising through advertising and partnerships rather than a user fee
Pricing, plan by plan
Find My Kids
Free- FreeFree
- Basic location
- SOS button
- Limited history
- Premium$2.99/month
- Real-time tracking
- Unlimited history
- Multiple children
BabyCenter
Free- FreeFree
- Week-by-week updates
- Baby tracker
- Community forums
Which should you pick?
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.
Choose BabyCenter if
- You need week-by-week pregnancy updates.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want baby development tracker.
Questions people ask
- Is Find My Kids or BabyCenter better?
- Neither clearly leads. Find My Kids starts at Free and BabyCenter at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Find My Kids or BabyCenter?
- Find My Kids starts at Free and BabyCenter at Free.
- Does Find My Kids or BabyCenter run on more platforms?
- Find My Kids runs on Ios, Android. BabyCenter runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Find My Kids for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Find My Kids best used for?
- Find My Kids is most often used for viewing a child's live location and the route they travelled during the day, getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved place, sending a loud signal that rings through silent mode and receiving sos alerts. Of those, viewing a child's live location and the route they travelled during the day and getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved place are not what BabyCenter is typically brought in for.
- What can Find My Kids do that BabyCenter cannot?
- Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. BabyCenter covers Week-by-week pregnancy updates, Baby development tracker, Milestone tracking, Parenting tips. Both handle Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support, English language support.