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Life360
Family safety and location sharing
As of 30 August 2026, Life360 has a free plan and paid plans start at $7.99/month. Life360 is the world's leading family safety platform that brings families closer with smart features. Softwr lists it under Parenting. Life360 is made by Life360, Inc., launched in 2008, available on iOS, Android, Web.
Overview
What Life360 does
Life360 is the world's leading family safety platform that brings families closer with smart features. It provides real-time location sharing, driving safety reports, crash detection, and emergency assistance. Families can create private circles to stay connected and safe wherever they go.
What people use it 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
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Where it falls short
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- 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
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Pricing
What Life360 costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Location sharing
- Place alerts
- 2 days location history
- Crash detection
- 2 circles
Silver
$7.99 /mo
- Everything in Free
- 30 days location history
- Unlimited place alerts
- Crime reports
- Driving reports
Gold
$19.99 /mo
- Everything in Silver
- 24/7 emergency dispatch
- Roadside assistance
- Stolen phone protection
- ID theft protection
Platinum
$39.99 /mo
- Everything in Gold
- SOS emergency response
- Medical assistance
- Travel benefits
- Priority support
Capabilities
Features
Real-time location sharing
Place alerts
Location history
Crash detection
Emergency SOS
Driving safety reports
Roadside assistance
Family messaging
Apple Watch
Integration with Apple Watch
Android Wear
Integration with Android Wear
Tile
Integration with Tile
Smart home devices
Integration with Smart home devices
Behind it
Who makes Life360
- Company
- Life360, Inc.
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
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