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Find My Kids vs FamCal

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Find My Kids

Parenting & Family

Child GPS tracker and parental control app

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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FamCal

Parenting & Family

Shared family calendar for coordinating activities

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Find My Kids screen time limiting on Android depends on the accessibility services permission; FamCal the whole family shares one account, logging in with individual email addresses but a single shared password
  • They diverge on capability: Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, FamCal covers Shared calendar.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Find My Kids and FamCal differ
AttributeFind My KidsFamCal
PlatformsIos, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20162015

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 Find My Kids

  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Location history
  • SOS button
  • Loud signal
  • App usage stats
  • Screen time control
  • Geofencing
  • Battery status

Only in FamCal

  • Shared calendar
  • Color-coded events
  • Event notifications
  • Multiple family members
  • Calendar syncing
  • Event reminders
  • Location tagging
  • Notes and details

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Privacy controls
  • 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 FamCal
  • Getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved placenot FamCal
  • Sending a loud signal that rings through silent mode and receiving SOS alertsnot FamCal

FamCal

  • Running a shared colour-coded family calendar across membersnot Find My Kids
  • Sharing grocery lists, chores and task assignments in a householdnot Find My Kids
  • Tracking and exporting shared trip expenses as PDF or CSVnot 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

FamCal

  • The whole family shares one account, logging in with individual email addresses but a single shared password
  • Subscriptions are sold only as weekly or annual terms
  • Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
  • The account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period
  • The iOS app requires iOS 15.0 or later

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

FamCal

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Shared calendar
    • Basic notifications
    • Up to 6 members
  • Premium$2.99/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Unlimited members
    • Advanced notifications

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.
Find My Kids review

Choose FamCal if

  • You need shared calendar.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want color-coded events.
FamCal review

Questions people ask

Is Find My Kids or FamCal better?
Neither clearly leads. Find My Kids starts at Free and FamCal at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Find My Kids or FamCal?
Find My Kids starts at Free and FamCal at Free.
Does Find My Kids or FamCal run on more platforms?
Find My Kids runs on Ios, Android. FamCal 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 FamCal is typically brought in for.
What can Find My Kids do that FamCal cannot?
Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. FamCal covers Shared calendar, Color-coded events, Event notifications, Multiple family members. Both handle Data encryption, Privacy controls, Cloud deployment, Ios support.
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