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Findfamily vs Hauk: catalog facts
Findfamily	Hauk
Best for: Families who want location sharing without a big-tech account	Best for: People who want to share live location through a server they operate
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
Android	Android, Self-hosted
End-to-end encrypted location sharing No email or phone number needed All 4 strengths for Findfamily End-to-end encrypted location sharing No email or phone number needed Pause sharing with specific people Notifications for saved places	Real-time location sharing through a unique link Backend can be hosted on your own server All 3 strengths for Hauk Real-time location sharing through a unique link Backend can be hosted on your own server Android app is available through F-Droid
Android only Lives inside a large monorepo with many other apps, so its own documentation is hard to find	Requires a PHP server with Memcached or Redis Android 6 or later is required for the companion app
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Findfamily github.com/vayun-mathur/Modern-Apps f-droid.org/packages/com.vayunmathur.findfamily Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Hauk github.com/bilde2910/Hauk Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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