Best Family Locator Apps in 2026

Family Locator suits people who want consent-based location sharing, zone alerts, and messaging among family members.

Be Closer

Be Closer suits families, partners, siblings, or roommates who want location sharing among invited members.

CircleUs suits families, teens and adults who want consent-based location sharing, as well as drivers and people caring for older relatives.

Hauk suits people who want to share a live location with friends or family and can install and maintain a PHP-based backend.

OpenFamily

OpenFamily suits households that want location sharing and can have a member run a small Docker stack.

Findmykids

Findmykids suits parents who want to monitor a child's location, routes, app use and safety alerts.

Family Safety: GPS Locator

It suits families or invited groups wanting opt-in location sharing, places, alerts, check-ins, and limited route history on Android or iOS.

Familo

Familo suits families, friends, couples, and other groups who want location sharing, place alerts, and group chat on Android or iOS.

Family Nest

Family members who want location sharing, saved-place alerts, and safety tools on Android or iOS may find it suitable.

Family Beacon

Family Beacon is designed for families, including children whose phones are set up by a parent or guardian.

Glympse

The free app suits people sharing temporary locations with family, friends, or groups.

I'M SAFE

It suits families and friends who want shared location, trip monitoring, place alerts, and contact-based SOS tools.

OtoZen

OtoZen suits families, parents, caregivers, and drivers who want location sharing and driving alerts.

It may suit parents and caregivers who want to keep track of loved ones, or family members and close friends who want location sharing and alerts.