An Instagram location sharing alternative that stays off the grid

Quick answer

Instagram lets friends share live location through DMs. Parages keeps location off any social network; the near-a-friend check runs on your phone and only you see it.

Instagram added location sharing to DMs, so now your dot can sit beside your messages for friends to glance at. Folding your whereabouts into a social feed is exactly what Parages avoids. There is no network, no profile, and no dot to share. You keep a private list of where your friends live, and the app nudges you when you drift near one of those places. The proximity check runs on your own phone, so nothing about your movement ever reaches a platform.

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.