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Life360 vs OwnTracks: catalog facts
Life360	OwnTracks
Best for: Families who want to share locations and get arrival and driving alerts	Best for: Private location history and family location sharing on your own server
Free + paid options Free to start, with paid plans that add more safety features.	Free Free and open source.
Android, iOS	Android, iOS, Self-hosted
Shared family map with place-based arrival and departure alerts Crash detection and driving reports All 4 strengths for Life360 Shared family map with place-based arrival and departure alerts Crash detection and driving reports Discreet SOS alert Also locates Tile trackers in the same app	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
Location history is stored on the company's service Several safety features sit behind paid plans All 3 limitations for Life360 Location history is stored on the company's service Several safety features sit behind paid plans Only useful when everyone in the group agrees to share	Needs a server, which takes some setup to host yourself Not a map or navigation app on its own
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Life360 life360.com Catalog checked September 23, 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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