Apps like Zenly, now that it’s gone

Quick answer

Zenly shut down in 2023, and the apps like it split into two kinds: live-map trackers such as Life360 and Snap Map, and privacy-first apps that only nudge you. Parages is the second kind, sharing no live location and pinging you when you pass near a friend.

A lot of people are still looking for apps like Zenly, and you can feel why. Zenly was social and light. The replacements mostly leaned hard into tracking, which is exactly the thing Zenly fans didn’t want. Parages takes a softer route. You keep your friends on a private map and get a nudge when you cross paths, with no live dot for anyone to follow.

In one sentence

Parages pings you when you pass near a friend. It tracks nobody.

Comparison

How Parages compares

Same goal, opposite philosophy. The others track everyone. Parages tracks no one.

	Parages	Life360	Snap Map	Find My
Shares your live location	Never	Always	Always	Always
Others see where you are	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pings you near a friend	Yes	No	No	No
Keeps a history of your trips	No	Yes	Partly	No
Works without anyone tracking	Yes	No	No	No

How it works

Add your friends

Their neighborhood, not their exact address. Only you see your list, and nothing is shared.

Live your life

No continuous tracking, no shared location. Parages sleeps in your pocket.

Get a hello

You pass near a friend, and your phone says “You’re 300 m from Thomas 👋”. Right when it matters.

On the same topic

life360 alternative

find my friends alternative

Frequently asked questions

No. Parages never shares or stores your live location. It only checks, on your own phone, whether you are close to a friend you added, and pings you if so.

There will be a free plan that covers the core feature: getting pinged when you pass near a friend. A paid tier will add history and travel stats later.

No. You can add a friend just by noting roughly where they live. They never know they are in your private book.

Be there at launch.

Parages is coming soon. Drop your email, we’ll tell you first. No spam, just the day it opens.

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