Family Safety: GPS Locator is a location-sharing app for families and invited circle members, available on Android and iOS. Members who choose to share can appear on a shared map, where other circle members can view their location updates. The app also supports manual check-ins and invitations through a circle code. Users can set places such as Home or School and receive arrival and departure notifications when available. Trip history and recent routes are available when the app can provide them. Location sharing is opt-in: each member decides whether to share and grants the device permissions needed for the features they use. Location freshness, route availability, and notification timing depend on permissions, device settings, connectivity, app state, and operating-system behavior. Family Safety describes itself as a coordination tool, not an emergency service. A free plan is available, while some capabilities require optional in-app purchases; Unlimited circles is a one-time 1.99 USD purchase. The service uses Firebase services, Google Maps and related location services, and relevant app-store billing infrastructure. Its privacy policy says it does not sell personal information for third-party advertising or use feature analytics for targeted advertising. The maker is itWorksinUA Software Limited, based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Who it is for
Family Safety: GPS Locator may suit families or invited groups who want opt-in location sharing, place alerts, check-ins, and trip information. It is for coordination rather than emergency response, and each member must grant permissions for the features they use.
What is good
- Free plan is available on Android and iOS.
- Circle members can view shared location updates on a map.
- Place alerts can notify members about arrivals and departures.
- Manual check-ins and circle-code invitations are supported.
- The privacy policy says personal information is not sold for third-party advertising.
What to know first
- Some capabilities require optional in-app purchases.
- Location freshness, routes, and alert timing depend on device and network conditions.
- The service is not an emergency service.
- Users under 18 need parent or legal guardian consent.
Verdict
Choose Family Safety if your family or invited circle wants opt-in map sharing, check-ins, and place notifications on Android or iOS. Look elsewhere for an emergency service, since the app is intended for coordination and feature availability can depend on device and network conditions.
Get started with Family Safety: GPS Locator
- Install Family Safety: GPS Locator on Android or iOS.
- Create an account; users must be at least 13, and users under 18 need parent or legal guardian consent.
- Invite members using a circle code.
- Choose whether to share location and grant the device permissions needed for the features you use.
- Use the free plan or purchase Unlimited circles for a one-time 1.99 USD.
What the free plan stops at
The free plan is available, but some capabilities require optional in-app purchases. Unlimited circles is a one-time 1.99 USD purchase; route availability, location freshness, and notification timing depend on permissions, device settings, connectivity, app state, and operating-system behavior.
Questions about Family Safety: GPS Locator
Does Family Safety: GPS Locator have a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan is listed at no cost, and some capabilities require optional in-app purchases.
How much does Unlimited circles cost?
Unlimited circles is listed as a one-time 1.99 USD purchase.
Which platforms are supported?
The app is available on Android and iOS.
Is location sharing automatic?
Sharing is opt-in: each member chooses whether to share and grants the permissions needed for the features they use.
Is Family Safety an emergency service?
No. Family Safety describes itself as a coordination tool, not an emergency service.
Who makes Family Safety?
The maker's about page lists itWorksinUA Software Limited at an address in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Family Safety: GPS Locator plans and pricing
All plansCompared on family locator apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Location alerts
- Yes
- Location history
- limited
- Platform support
- both
- SOS tools
- Yes
