Parenting & Family · head to head
Find My Kids vs Brili Routines
Find My Kids
Parenting & Family
Child GPS tracker and parental control 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; Brili Routines the free trial lasts 10 days, after which a subscription is required to keep using the app
- They diverge on capability: Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Brili Routines covers Visual routine builder.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Find My Kids and Brili Routines actually diverge.
| Attribute | Find My Kids | Brili Routines |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Parenting & Family), 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 Find My Kids
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Location history
- SOS button
- Loud signal
- App usage stats
- Screen time control
- Geofencing
- Battery status
Only in Brili Routines
- Visual routine builder
- Task timers
- Reward system
- Progress tracking
- Multi-child support
- Morning routines
- Bedtime routines
- Custom task lists
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.
Find My Kids
- Viewing a child's live location and the route they travelled during the daynot Brili Routines
- Getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved placenot Brili Routines
- Sending a loud signal that rings through silent mode and receiving SOS alertsnot Brili Routines
Brili Routines
- Building and timing daily routines for people with ADHDnot Find My Kids
- Visualising remaining time in a routine with a countdown clocknot Find My Kids
- Gamifying morning, bedtime and study routines with rewardsnot 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
Brili Routines
- The free trial lasts 10 days, after which a subscription is required to keep using the app
- There is no permanently free tier; plans are $7.99 for 1 month, $34.99 for 6 months or $49.99 for 1 year
- Prices in countries outside the US vary and are converted to local currency
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
Brili Routines
Free- FreeFree
- 3 routines
- Basic timer
- Simple rewards
- Premium$7.99/month
- Unlimited routines
- Multiple children
- Custom rewards
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 Brili Routines if
- You need visual routine builder.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android.
- You also want task timers.
Questions people ask
- Is Find My Kids or Brili Routines better?
- Neither clearly leads. Find My Kids starts at Free and Brili Routines at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Find My Kids or Brili Routines?
- Find My Kids starts at Free and Brili Routines at Free.
- Does Find My Kids or Brili Routines run on more platforms?
- Both run on Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 Brili Routines is typically brought in for.
- What can Find My Kids do that Brili Routines cannot?
- Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. Brili Routines covers Visual routine builder, Task timers, Reward system, Progress tracking. Both handle Data encryption, Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support.