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ToLoShare vs Life360: catalog facts
ToLoShare	Life360
Best for: Sharing your live location with family over Tox instead of a big-platform service	Best for: Families who want to share locations and get arrival and driving alerts
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free + paid options Free to start, with paid plans that add more safety features.
Android	Android, iOS
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	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
Contacts need Tox-compatible software to see your location Limited documentation	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0	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 ToLoShare github.com/zoff99/ToLoShare f-droid.org/packages/com.zoffcc.applications.toloshare Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Life360 life360.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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