Parenting & Family · head to head
Life360 vs FamilyAlbum
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; 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: Life360 covers Real-time location sharing, FamilyAlbum covers Unlimited photo storage.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Life360 and FamilyAlbum actually diverge.
| Attribute | Life360 | FamilyAlbum |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2015 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (Ios, Android, Web), 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 Life360
- Real-time location sharing
- Place alerts
- Location history
- Crash detection
- Emergency SOS
- Driving safety reports
- Roadside assistance
- Family messaging
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
- 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 FamilyAlbum
- Alerting parents when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or worknot FamilyAlbum
- Crash detection and roadside assistance for family driversnot FamilyAlbum
FamilyAlbum
- Sharing family photos and videos privately with invited relativesnot Life360
- Auto-generating monthly highlight videos of a child's growthnot 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
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
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
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 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 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 Life360 or FamilyAlbum better?
- Neither clearly leads. Life360 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, Life360 or FamilyAlbum?
- Life360 starts at Free and FamilyAlbum at Free.
- Does Life360 or FamilyAlbum run on more platforms?
- Both run on Ios, Android, Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 FamilyAlbum is typically brought in for.
- What can Life360 do that FamilyAlbum cannot?
- Life360 covers Real-time location sharing, Place alerts, Location history, Crash detection. FamilyAlbum covers Unlimited photo storage, Video sharing, Private family groups, Auto-generated slideshows. Both handle Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support, Web support.