Parenting & Family · head to head
Life360 vs FamiSafe
FamiSafe
Parenting & Family
Comprehensive family monitoring and control app
- From
- $9.99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Life360 has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Life360 the Silver membership stores only 2 days of location history and allows only 2 Places with alerts; FamiSafe device coverage is tied to billing period rather than sold separately: 5 devices monthly, 8 quarterly and 10 annually
- They diverge on capability: Life360 covers Real-time location sharing, FamiSafe covers GPS location tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Life360 and FamiSafe actually diverge.
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 Life360
- Real-time location sharing
- Place alerts
- Location history
- Crash detection
- Emergency SOS
- Driving safety reports
- Roadside assistance
- Family messaging
Only in FamiSafe
- GPS location tracking
- App blocking
- Screen time management
- Activity monitoring
- Call tracking
- Message monitoring
- Real-time alerts
- Usage reports
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 FamiSafe
- Alerting parents when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or worknot FamiSafe
- Crash detection and roadside assistance for family driversnot FamiSafe
FamiSafe
- Parental controls and screen time limits across a family's phones and tabletsnot Life360
- Location tracking and content filtering for children's devicesnot 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
FamiSafe
- Device coverage is tied to billing period rather than sold separately: 5 devices monthly, 8 quarterly and 10 annually
- A family needing more than five devices has to buy at least a quarterly plan
- Auto renewal is on by default on every subscription
- The monthly plan at $9.99 costs double the annual rate of $4.99 a month
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
FamiSafe
$9.99/month- Basic$9.99/month
- Location tracking
- App blocking
- Screen time limits
- Premium$19.99/month
- Everything in Basic
- Call tracking
- Message monitoring
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 FamiSafe if
- You need gps location tracking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want app blocking.
Questions people ask
- Is Life360 or FamiSafe better?
- Neither clearly leads. Life360 starts at Free and FamiSafe at $9.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Life360 or FamiSafe?
- Life360 has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Life360 and $9.99/month for FamiSafe.
- Does Life360 or FamiSafe run on more platforms?
- Life360 runs on Ios, Android, Web. FamiSafe runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Life360 for free?
- Yes. Life360 has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. FamiSafe starts at $9.99/month.
- 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 FamiSafe is typically brought in for.
- What can Life360 do that FamiSafe cannot?
- Life360 covers Real-time location sharing, Place alerts, Location history, Crash detection. FamiSafe covers GPS location tracking, App blocking, Screen time management, Activity monitoring. Both handle Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support, Web support.