Parenting & Family · head to head
Find My Kids vs FamilyAlbum
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; FamilyAlbum premium One covers only the subscriber at $2.99 a month while Premium Family and Premium Family Pro cost $5.99 and $10.99 a month respectively to cover the rest of the household
- They diverge on capability: Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, FamilyAlbum covers Unlimited photo storage.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Find My Kids and FamilyAlbum actually diverge.
| Attribute | Find My Kids | FamilyAlbum |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Ios, Android | Ios, Android, Web |
| Founded | 2016 | 2015 |
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 FamilyAlbum
- Unlimited photo storage
- Video sharing
- Private family groups
- Auto-generated slideshows
- Comments & reactions
- Growth record
- Photo print ordering
- Photo books
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 FamilyAlbum
- Getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved placenot FamilyAlbum
- Sending a loud signal that rings through silent mode and receiving SOS alertsnot FamilyAlbum
FamilyAlbum
- Sharing family photos and videos privately with invited relativesnot Find My Kids
- Auto-generating monthly highlight videos of a child's growthnot 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
FamilyAlbum
- Premium One covers only the subscriber at $2.99 a month while Premium Family and Premium Family Pro cost $5.99 and $10.99 a month respectively to cover the rest of the household
- Subscriptions renew automatically every month or year and the first month free trial converts to a paid plan unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends
- Free tier slideshow features are capped at up to 3 photos or videos
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
FamilyAlbum
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited photo storage
- Unlimited video (3 min)
- Up to 50 members
- Premium$7.99/month
- Everything in Free
- 10-minute videos
- Original quality storage
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 FamilyAlbum if
- You need unlimited photo storage.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want video sharing.
Questions people ask
- Is Find My Kids or FamilyAlbum better?
- Neither clearly leads. Find My Kids starts at Free and FamilyAlbum at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Find My Kids or FamilyAlbum?
- Find My Kids starts at Free and FamilyAlbum at Free.
- Does Find My Kids or FamilyAlbum run on more platforms?
- Find My Kids runs on Ios, Android. FamilyAlbum runs on Ios, Android, Web.
- 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 FamilyAlbum is typically brought in for.
- What can Find My Kids do that FamilyAlbum cannot?
- Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. FamilyAlbum covers Unlimited photo storage, Video sharing, Private family groups, Auto-generated slideshows. Both handle Data encryption, Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support.