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Where vs Life360: catalog facts
Where	Life360
Best for: Friends who want to share live location without creating accounts	Best for: Families who want to share locations and get arrival and driving alerts
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free + paid options Free to start, with paid plans that add more safety features.
Android, iOS	Android, iOS
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	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 sharing depends on a 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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source	Not open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account 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 Where where.af0.net Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Life360 life360.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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