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Life360 vs ToLoShare: catalog facts
Life360ToLoShare

Best for: Families who want to share locations and get arrival and driving alerts

Best for: Sharing your live location with family over Tox instead of a big-platform service

Free + paid options

Free to start, with paid plans that add more safety features.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

Android, iOS Android
  • 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
  • Live location sharing over peer-to-peer Tox
  • OpenStreetMap map display
All 3 strengths for ToLoShare
  • Live location sharing over peer-to-peer Tox
  • OpenStreetMap map display
  • Desktop version available
  • 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
  • Contacts need Tox-compatible software to see your location
  • Limited documentation
Downloadable app, Hosted service Downloadable app
Not open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0
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
Sources for Life360

Catalog checked September 23, 2026

Sources for ToLoShare

Catalog checked October 2, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.