FamilySeen is a family location-sharing and safety service organized around a live map for family circles. Circle owners can invite people by phone number, QR code, or link, and invitees can join with a display name. Each person controls their own location sharing and can pause it. Members can save places for arrival alerts, share check-ins with a place and time, or send a ping that asks someone to respond without retrieving their location. SOS alerts are free on every plan and show the circle the sender's last known location; they go to family, not emergency services. Location history includes routes and daily summaries. The free plan includes two days of history and two saved places; Premium costs 9.99 USD per month and supports up to 10 members, 20 places, and 30 days of history. The maker says it does not sell location data and automatically deletes history after 30 days. Live maps, arrival alerts, and SOS may be delayed or unavailable because they depend on device settings, battery, and network coverage.
Who it is for
FamilySeen is for families who agree to share locations. Account holders must be at least 18; children may join with parental or guardian consent.
What is good
- Each person can pause location sharing
- Free SOS alerts show the sender's last known location
- Check-ins share a place and time
- Premium supports up to 10 members and 20 places
What to know first
- SOS alerts go to family, not emergency services
- Free plan includes only two days of location history
- Live map and alerts depend on device, battery, and network
- Premium costs 9.99 USD per month
Verdict
FamilySeen combines location sharing with check-ins, pings, arrival alerts, and family SOS notices. Its availability depends on device and network conditions, and SOS is not an emergency-services alert.
Get started with FamilySeen
- Visit the FamilySeen website or use the Android or iOS app.
- Have a circle owner invite people by phone number, QR code or link.
- Join an invitation with a display name.
- Choose whether to share your location; sharing can be paused at any time.
- Use the free plan or subscribe to Premium for $9.99 USD per month.
Limits to know first
The free plan allows two saved places and two days of location history. Premium costs $9.99 USD per month and supports up to 10 members, 20 places and 30 days of history.
Questions about FamilySeen
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The free plan includes two saved places and two days of location history. SOS alerts are available on every plan.
How much does Premium cost?
FamilySeen Premium costs $9.99 USD per month. It includes up to 10 members per circle, 20 places and 30 days of location history.
Which platforms does FamilySeen support?
FamilySeen is available on Android, iOS and the web.
Does an SOS alert contact emergency services?
No. It reaches the family circle and shows the sender’s last known location.
Can members control location sharing?
Yes. Each person controls their own location sharing and can pause it at any time.
How does FamilySeen handle location history?
History includes routes and daily summaries and is retained for up to 30 days. The maker says it automatically deletes history after 30 days and does not sell location data.
FamilySeen plans and pricing
All plansCompared on family locator apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9.99/mo
- Location alerts
- Yes
- Member limit
- 10 members
- Geofence limit
- 20 places
- Location history
- limited
- Platform support
- both
- SOS tools
- Yes
