Software · head to head
Glow Baby vs Find My Kids
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Glow Baby glow Premium is $59.99 a year after a 7 day free trial and is required for the GlowGPT health assistant, advanced analytics, comparative health insights and an ad free experience; Find My Kids screen time limiting on Android depends on the accessibility services permission
- They diverge on capability: Glow Baby covers Nursing & bottle tracking, Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Glow Baby and Find My Kids actually diverge.
| Attribute | Glow Baby | Find My Kids |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 | 2016 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Glow Baby
- Nursing & bottle tracking
- Pumping log
- Diaper tracking
- Sleep tracking
- Growth tracking
- Milestone tracking
- Multiple caregivers
- Breast pump sync
Only in Find My Kids
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Location history
- SOS button
- Loud signal
- App usage stats
- Screen time control
- Geofencing
- Battery status
Both cover
- Data encryption
- 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.
Glow Baby
- Tracking ovulation, pregnancy and newborn care across linked appsnot Find My Kids
- Building a baby registry and logging feeding and sleep for a newbornnot Find My Kids
Find My Kids
- Viewing a child's live location and the route they travelled during the daynot Glow Baby
- Getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved placenot Glow Baby
- Sending a loud signal that rings through silent mode and receiving SOS alertsnot Glow Baby
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Glow Baby
- Glow Premium is $59.99 a year after a 7 day free trial and is required for the GlowGPT health assistant, advanced analytics, comparative health insights and an ad free experience
- The free trial has no stated cancel-anytime disclaimer beyond a general cancel anytime note, and converts to the paid annual charge unless cancelled first
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Glow Baby
Free- FreeFree
- Basic tracking
- Feeding log
- Diaper log
- Premium$47.99/year
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited data history
- Advanced insights
Find My Kids
Free- FreeFree
- Basic location
- SOS button
- Limited history
- Premium$2.99/month
- Real-time tracking
- Unlimited history
- Multiple children
Which should you pick?
Choose Glow Baby if
- You need nursing & bottle tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android.
- You also want pumping log.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Glow Baby or Find My Kids better?
- Neither clearly leads. Glow Baby starts at Free and Find My Kids at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Glow Baby or Find My Kids?
- Glow Baby starts at Free and Find My Kids at Free.
- Does Glow Baby or Find My Kids run on more platforms?
- Both run on Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Glow Baby for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Glow Baby best used for?
- Glow Baby is most often used for tracking ovulation, pregnancy and newborn care across linked apps, building a baby registry and logging feeding and sleep for a newborn. Of those, tracking ovulation, pregnancy and newborn care across linked apps and building a baby registry and logging feeding and sleep for a newborn are not what Find My Kids is typically brought in for.
- What can Glow Baby do that Find My Kids cannot?
- Glow Baby covers Nursing & bottle tracking, Pumping log, Diaper tracking, Sleep tracking. Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. Both handle Data encryption, Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support.