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Findfamily vs OwnTracks: catalog facts
Findfamily	OwnTracks
Best for: Families who want location sharing without a big-tech account	Best for: Private location history and family location sharing on your own server
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source.
Android	Android, iOS, 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	Location data goes to a server you control Open protocols and open-source code All 4 strengths for OwnTracks Location data goes to a server you control Open protocols and open-source code Works as a personal diary or for family sharing Setup guide for running your own server
Android only Lives inside a large monorepo with many other apps, so its own documentation is hard to find	Needs a server, which takes some setup to host yourself Not a map or navigation app on its own
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License not stated
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 OwnTracks owntracks.org f-droid.org/packages/org.owntracks.android apps.apple.com/us/app/owntracks/id692424691 Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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