A Life360 alternative with no subscription and no tracking
Quick answer
Parages is a no-subscription Life360 alternative. It is free, never shares live location, and only pings you on your own phone when you pass near a friend you added.
Life360 keeps its better features behind a monthly fee, and even the free tier watches everyone all day. Parages skips both problems. There is no subscription gating a circle, no premium tier dangling location history. You note roughly where your friends live, the check runs on your phone, and you get a tap on the shoulder when you happen to be close. Nothing about your whereabouts leaves the device.
In one sentence
Parages pings you when you pass near a friend. It tracks nobody.