A private alternative to Google Maps location sharing

Quick answer

Parages replaces Google Maps location sharing without sending your location anywhere. The proximity check runs on your phone and only nudges you when you pass near a friend you added.

Sharing your location in Google Maps means a live dot tied to your account, running until you remember to turn it off. Convenient, yes, but it is one more stream of your movements sitting on someone's servers. Parages was built to avoid that entirely. You list where friends live, the proximity match happens locally, and a gentle nudge tells you when you are nearby. No live dot, no link to send, no record kept anywhere but your device.

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

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.