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OwnTracks vs Findfamily: catalog facts
OwnTracksFindfamily
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.

Android, iOS, Self-hosted Android
  • Location data goes to a server you control
  • Open protocols and open-source code
  • End-to-end encrypted location sharing
  • No email or phone number needed
  • Needs a server, which takes some setup to host yourself
  • Not a map or navigation app on its own
  • Android only
  • Lives inside a large monorepo with many other apps, so its own documentation is hard to find
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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