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Find My Kids vs Mydoh

Find My Kids logo

Find My Kids

Parenting & Family

Child GPS tracker and parental control app

From
Free
Rated
-
Mydoh logo

Mydoh

Parenting & Family

Smart money app for families

From
2.99/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Find My Kids has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Find My Kids screen time limiting on Android depends on the accessibility services permission; Mydoh free account is capped at 2 parents and 5 children per account
  • They diverge on capability: Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Mydoh covers Smart Cash Card.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Find My Kids and Mydoh differ
AttributeFind My KidsMydoh
Starting priceFree2.99/month
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
Founded20161869

Identical on both: platforms (Ios, Android), 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 Mydoh

  • Smart Cash Card
  • Instant money transfers
  • Chore assignment
  • Allowance automation
  • Spending tracking
  • Savings goals
  • Real-time notifications
  • Financial lessons

Both cover

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

Mydoh

  • Canadian family allowance and money management for households with a small number of kidsnot 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

Mydoh

  • Free account is capped at 2 parents and 5 children per account

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

Mydoh

2.99/month
  • Standard$2.99/month
    • Smart Cash Card
    • Allowance management
    • Chore tracking

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 Mydoh if

  • You need smart cash card.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want instant money transfers.

Questions people ask

Is Find My Kids or Mydoh better?
Neither clearly leads. Find My Kids starts at Free and Mydoh at 2.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Find My Kids or Mydoh?
Find My Kids has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Find My Kids and 2.99/month for Mydoh.
Does Find My Kids or Mydoh 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?
Yes. Find My Kids has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Mydoh starts at 2.99/month.
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 Mydoh is typically brought in for.
What can Find My Kids do that Mydoh cannot?
Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. Mydoh covers Smart Cash Card, Instant money transfers, Chore assignment, Allowance automation. Both handle Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support, English language support.

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