Software · head to head
Life360 vs Care.com
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Life360 the Silver membership stores only 2 days of location history and allows only 2 Places with alerts; Care.com the App Store listing states Care.com Premium Membership auto renews for the same duration and price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
- They diverge on capability: Life360 covers Real-time location sharing, Care.com covers Caregiver search.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Life360 and Care.com actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Life360
- Real-time location sharing
- Place alerts
- Location history
- Crash detection
- Emergency SOS
- Driving safety reports
- Roadside assistance
- Family messaging
Only in Care.com
- Caregiver search
- Background checks
- Secure messaging
- Job posting
- Payroll services
- Tax assistance
- Reviews and ratings
- Identity verification
Both cover
- Cloud deployment
- Ios support
- Android support
- Web support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Life360
- Sharing family member locations on a shared mapnot Care.com
- Alerting parents when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or worknot Care.com
- Crash detection and roadside assistance for family driversnot Care.com
Care.com
- Finding babysittersnot Life360
- Hiring nanniesnot Life360
- Senior carenot Life360
- Pet sittingnot Life360
- Housekeepingnot Life360
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Life360
- The Silver membership stores only 2 days of location history and allows only 2 Places with alerts
- 30 days of location history and unlimited Place alerts require the Gold membership
- Crash detection with emergency dispatch and live agent support, 24/7 roadside assistance and individual driver reports are Gold membership features
- Stolen phone protection is capped at $250 on Gold and $500 on Platinum
- Stolen fund reimbursement is capped at $25,000 on Gold, with $1 million only on Platinum
- Free towing is limited to 50 miles and only on the Platinum membership
- Travel support with disaster assistance and medical support are Platinum only
- The Android app contains ads and in-app purchases
Care.com
- The App Store listing states Care.com Premium Membership auto renews for the same duration and price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Pricing, plan by plan
Life360
Free- FreeFree
- Location sharing
- Place alerts
- 2 days location history
- Silver$7.99/month
- Everything in Free
- 30 days location history
- Unlimited place alerts
- Gold$19.99/month
- Everything in Silver
- 24/7 emergency dispatch
- Roadside assistance
- Platinum$39.99/month
- Everything in Gold
- SOS emergency response
- Medical assistance
Care.com
Free- BasicFree
- Create profile
- Browse caregivers
- Post jobs
- Premium$39/month
- Unlimited messaging
- Background checks
- Priority listing
Which should you pick?
Choose Life360 if
- You need real-time location sharing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want place alerts.
Choose Care.com if
- You need caregiver search.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want background checks.
Questions people ask
- Is Life360 or Care.com better?
- Neither clearly leads. Life360 starts at Free and Care.com at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Life360 or Care.com?
- Life360 starts at Free and Care.com at Free.
- Does Life360 or Care.com run on more platforms?
- Life360 runs on Ios, Android, Web. Care.com runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Life360 for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Life360 best used for?
- Life360 is most often used for sharing family member locations on a shared map, alerting parents when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or work, crash detection and roadside assistance for family drivers. Of those, sharing family member locations on a shared map and alerting parents when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or work are not what Care.com is typically brought in for.
- What can Life360 do that Care.com cannot?
- Life360 covers Real-time location sharing, Place alerts, Location history, Crash detection. Care.com covers Caregiver search, Background checks, Secure messaging, Job posting. Both handle Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support, Web support.