CircleUs is a location-sharing app for families and other invited circles, available on Android and iOS. Members appear on a live map refreshed every eight seconds. A privacy bubble lets someone share a general neighborhood area instead of an exact address, with visibility set per circle. People join through an invite link and must agree before being added. Place alerts report when a member arrives at or leaves a selected location, 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 daily routines, flag unusual inactivity, monitor battery, and send check-in pings. CircleUs says location data is end-to-end encrypted, not sold or used for advertising, and can be exported or deleted in app settings. Free Forever supports up to five members, two circles, and three place alerts. Gold costs 9.00 USD per month billed annually; Gold location history is retained for 30 days before deletion.
Who it is for
It suits families, teens and adults seeking location privacy, drivers, and caregivers monitoring older relatives. The free plan provides core location sharing and SOS for small circles.
What is good
- Map refreshes every eight seconds
- Consent is required before someone joins a circle
- Privacy bubble shares a general neighborhood area
- SOS can contact emergency services with live coordinates
- Location data can be exported or deleted
What to know first
- Free plan limits circles to two
- Free plan includes only three place alerts
- Gold history is deleted after 30 days
- Gold is 9.00 USD per month billed annually
Verdict
CircleUs combines consent-based location sharing with privacy controls, alerts, and tools for driving and elder care. The free tier has member, circle, and alert limits; Gold adds more tools and keeps location history for 30 days.
Get started with CircleUs
- Visit https://circleus.net/ or use CircleUs on Android or iOS.
- Choose Free Forever or review the Gold plan and its 7-day trial.
- Invite people to a circle with an invite link.
- Have each person agree before they are added.
- Set a privacy bubble or place alerts for the circle.
What the free plan stops at
Free Forever supports up to five members, two circles, and three place alerts. Gold is $9.00 USD per month billed annually or $14 monthly; its listed features include unlimited members and alerts and 30-day location history.
Questions about CircleUs
Is CircleUs free?
Yes. Free Forever costs $0.00 USD and supports up to five members, two circles, three place alerts, real-time location, SOS, temporary sharing, and a privacy bubble.
What does Gold cost?
Gold is $9.00 USD per month billed annually, or $14 monthly. A 7-day trial is listed.
Which platforms are supported?
CircleUs is available on Android and iOS.
What does Gold add?
Gold includes crash detection with 911 dispatch, drive score and safety reports, 30-day location history, unlimited members and alerts, elder care monitoring, and AI smart alerts and routines.
How do people join a circle?
People join through an invite link and must agree before being added.
Can Gold be cancelled?
Gold can be cancelled through the App Store or Google Play. Access continues until the billing period ends, then the account returns to Free.
CircleUs plans and pricing
All plansCompared on family locator apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9/mo
- Location alerts
- Yes
- Location history
- limited
- Platform support
- both
- SOS tools
- Yes
