Find My vs Google Maps for location sharing

Quick answer

Find My is the slick Apple-only tracker; Google Maps sharing is the cross-platform pick; Parages is the private alternative that pings you near a friend without ever sharing where you are.

Find My comes baked into Apple devices and pairs people with lost AirTags and iPhones in one clean view. Google Maps sharing crosses platforms, so an iPhone and an Android can see each other, with timed or open-ended links. Find My wins on integration if everyone's on Apple; Maps wins on reach. Both rely on a live dot someone can check whenever they like. If that constant visibility is the part you'd rather skip, neither quite fits.

In one sentence

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

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Those apps share your live location with a group, all the time. Parages shares nothing. It checks on your own phone whether you are near a friend you added, and only then pings you.

Find My broadcasts your position to everyone you share with, continuously. Parages keeps your position on your device and sends it nowhere, so there is no map of you to leak or sell.

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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