CircleUs

Overview

CircleUs is a location-sharing app for families and other invited circles, available on Android and iOS. Its live map refreshes every eight seconds. A privacy bubble lets members share a general neighborhood rather than an exact address, with visibility set per circle; people must accept an invitation before joining. Place alerts report arrivals and departures at selected locations, and one-tap SOS can notify circle members and contact emergency services with live GPS coordinates. Drive reports cover speed, phone use, hard braking, and a score after each trip. Elder care mode can learn routines, flag unusual inactivity, monitor battery, and send check-in pings. CircleUs says location data is end-to-end encrypted, is not sold or used for advertising, and can be exported or deleted in settings. The Free Forever plan is free and supports up to five members, two circles, and three place alerts. Gold costs 9.00 USD per month billed annually; its listed features include unlimited members and alerts, 30-day location history, crash detection with 911 dispatch, driving reports, elder care monitoring, and AI smart alerts and routines. Gold's location history is deleted after 30 days.

Who it is for

CircleUs suits families, teens and adults who want consent-based location sharing, as well as drivers and people caring for older relatives. The free plan's member, circle, and alert limits may matter to larger groups.

Compared on family locator apps

Free plan

Yescircleus.net

Paid from

$9/mocircleus.net

Location alerts

Yescircleus.net

Location history

limitedcircleus.net

Platform support

bothcircleus.net

SOS tools

Yescircleus.net

Facts

Purpose

CircleUs provides real-time location sharing for families, presented as a trust-focused alternative to surveillance.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Live map

The site says members appear on a live map refreshed every 8 seconds.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Privacy bubble

The privacy bubble lets users share a general neighborhood area instead of an exact address, with visibility controlled per circle.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Consent

The site says people join through an invite link and must agree before being added to a circle.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Alerts

Place alerts notify users when a circle member arrives at or leaves a set location.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Emergency

One-tap SOS alerts circle members and can contact emergency services with live GPS coordinates.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Driving

Drive reports include speed, phone use, hard braking, and a drive score after each trip.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Elder care

Elder care mode can learn daily routines, flag unusual inactivity, monitor battery, and send check-in pings.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Location privacy

The site says location data is end-to-end encrypted, is not sold or used for advertising, and can be exported or deleted in app settings.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

History limit

Gold location history is kept for 30 days and then deleted.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Battery

The site says adaptive GPS checks location more often during movement and slows down when a user is stationary.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Platforms

CircleUs says it is available on iOS and Android, and that members can mix those devices in one circle.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Cancellation

Gold can be cancelled through the App Store or Google Play; access continues to the end of the billing period, after which the account returns to Free.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Target users

The site presents CircleUs for families, teens and adults seeking location privacy, drivers, and caregivers monitoring older relatives.circleus.net · 7 Oct 2026

Where it ranks on Specifiction

• Best Family Locator Apps in 2026#4 of 29

Sources

• circleus.net· checked 7 Oct 2026