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Findfamily vs Where: catalog facts
Findfamily	Where
Best for: Families who want location sharing without a big-tech account	Best for: Friends who want to share live location without creating accounts
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Android	Android, iOS
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	End-to-end encrypted location sharing No account or persistent identity required All 3 strengths for Where End-to-end encrypted location sharing No account or persistent identity required Apps for Android and iOS
Android only Lives inside a large monorepo with many other apps, so its own documentation is hard to find	Location sharing depends on a server
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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 Where where.af0.net Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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