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Find My Kids vs OurFamilyWizard

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Find My Kids

Parenting & Family

Child GPS tracker and parental control app

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
OurFamilyWizard logo

OurFamilyWizard

Parenting & Family

Co-parenting made easier

From
$12.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; OurFamilyWizard each co-parent needs a separate paid subscription, so a two parent household pays twice
  • They diverge on capability: Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, OurFamilyWizard covers Shared parenting calendar.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Find My Kids and OurFamilyWizard differ
AttributeFind My KidsOurFamilyWizard
Starting priceFree$12.99/month
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsIos, AndroidIos, Android, Web
Founded20162001

Identical on both: 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 OurFamilyWizard

  • Shared parenting calendar
  • Secure messaging
  • Expense tracking
  • Payment requests
  • Info bank
  • Journal entries
  • ToneMeter
  • Court-admissible records

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

OurFamilyWizard

  • Documenting communication between separated or divorced co-parentsnot Find My Kids
  • Sharing a custody schedule, expenses and child information in one recordnot Find My Kids
  • Producing court admissible records of messages and parenting timenot 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

OurFamilyWizard

  • Each co-parent needs a separate paid subscription, so a two parent household pays twice
  • Subscriptions are sold in one year and two year terms rather than month to month
  • The Basic plan at $110 a year is receive only for calls and includes just 1 GB of storage
  • Essentials caps calling at 45 minutes a month and expense payments at 24
  • Call recording and transcription require the Max plan at $299.88 a year
  • Unlimited storage and unlimited certified records require the Premium plan or higher

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

OurFamilyWizard

$12.99/month
  • Monthly$12.99/month
    • Shared calendar
    • Secure messaging
    • Expense log
  • Annual$99/year
    • All Monthly features
    • 2 months free
    • Priority support

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 OurFamilyWizard if

  • You need shared parenting calendar.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want secure messaging.
OurFamilyWizard review

Questions people ask

Is Find My Kids or OurFamilyWizard better?
Neither clearly leads. Find My Kids starts at Free and OurFamilyWizard at $12.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Find My Kids or OurFamilyWizard?
Find My Kids has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Find My Kids and $12.99/month for OurFamilyWizard.
Does Find My Kids or OurFamilyWizard run on more platforms?
Find My Kids runs on Ios, Android. OurFamilyWizard runs on Ios, Android, Web.
Can I use Find My Kids for free?
Yes. Find My Kids has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. OurFamilyWizard starts at $12.99/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 OurFamilyWizard is typically brought in for.
What can Find My Kids do that OurFamilyWizard cannot?
Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. OurFamilyWizard covers Shared parenting calendar, Secure messaging, Expense tracking, Payment requests. Both handle Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support, English language support.
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