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Where vs Findfamily: catalog facts
Where	Findfamily
Best for: Friends who want to share live location without creating accounts	Best for: Families who want location sharing without a big-tech account
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Android, iOS	Android
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	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
Location sharing depends on a server	Android only Lives inside a large monorepo with many other apps, so its own documentation is hard to find
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Where where.af0.net Catalog checked October 8, 2026	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

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