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Life360 vs FamilyWall

Life360 logo

Life360

Parenting & Family

Family safety and location sharing

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
FamilyWall logo

FamilyWall

Parenting & Family

Private family network for organizing and sharing

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; FamilyWall budget tracking, meal planning, family document storage and schedule management are Premium only
  • They diverge on capability: Life360 covers Place alerts, FamilyWall covers Private family network.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Life360 and FamilyWall actually diverge.

Attributes where Life360 and FamilyWall differ
AttributeLife360FamilyWall
PlatformsIos, Android, WebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20082012

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), 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

  • Place alerts
  • Crash detection
  • Emergency SOS
  • Driving safety reports
  • Roadside assistance
  • Apple Watch
  • Android Wear
  • Tile

Only in FamilyWall

  • Private family network
  • Shared calendar
  • Photo sharing
  • Shopping lists
  • Chore assignment
  • Google Calendar
  • Apple Calendar
  • Outlook

Both cover

  • Real-time location sharing
  • Location history
  • Family messaging
  • End-to-end encryption
  • 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 FamilyWall
  • Alerting parents when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or worknot FamilyWall
  • Crash detection and roadside assistance for family driversnot FamilyWall

FamilyWall

  • Running a shared colour-coded family calendar across phones and the webnot Life360
  • Keeping shared shopping, chore and to-do lists for a householdnot Life360
  • Planning meals and tracking family expenses on the Premium plannot 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

FamilyWall

  • Budget tracking, meal planning, family document storage and schedule management are Premium only
  • Google and Outlook calendar sync and subscribing to a calendar by URL are Premium only
  • Locating family members and arrival or departure notifications are Premium only
  • Premium storage is capped at 25 GB
  • Premium costs 4.99 USD per month or 44.99 USD per year in the US and Canada, with other countries priced only in-app
  • Premium features apply only to the first 5 circles created
  • The Premium subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends
  • Any unused part of the 30-day free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased

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

FamilyWall

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Shared calendar
    • Location sharing
    • Family messaging
  • Premium$4.99/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Unlimited members
    • Location history

Which should you pick?

Choose Life360 if

  • You need place alerts.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want crash detection.
Life360 review

Choose FamilyWall if

  • You need private family network.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want shared calendar.
FamilyWall review

Questions people ask

Is Life360 or FamilyWall better?
Neither clearly leads. Life360 starts at Free and FamilyWall at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Life360 or FamilyWall?
Life360 starts at Free and FamilyWall at Free.
Does Life360 or FamilyWall run on more platforms?
Life360 runs on Ios, Android, Web. FamilyWall 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 FamilyWall is typically brought in for.
What can Life360 do that FamilyWall cannot?
Life360 covers Place alerts, Crash detection, Emergency SOS, Driving safety reports. FamilyWall covers Private family network, Shared calendar, Photo sharing, Shopping lists. Both handle Real-time location sharing, Location history, Family messaging, End-to-end encryption.
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