Google Maps vs Life360 for sharing where you are

Quick answer

Google Maps sharing is a free, occasional toggle; Life360 is a permanent family-safety circle; Parages shares no position at all and simply pings you when you pass near a friend's place.

Google Maps lets you share live location with anyone for an hour or indefinitely, no extra app, no circle to set up. Life360 is purpose-built for families: persistent circles, place alerts, driving reports, SOS. Maps is the casual, occasional pick; Life360 is the always-on dashboard. One is a feature you toggle, the other a routine you live inside. Both still mean a person can watch your dot move. There's room for an app that pings instead of tracks.

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.

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