Life360 vs Google Maps, picking by need

Quick answer

Life360 is the full family-safety circle with driving data; Google Maps sharing is the free occasional toggle; Parages shares no location and only pings you when you pass near a friend's place.

Life360 is built for ongoing family safety: a standing circle, place alerts, crash detection, and driving reports you can actually act on. Google Maps sharing is the lightweight cousin, free and already on your phone, handy for telling one person your ETA. Life360 is a commitment; Maps is a quick toggle you forget about. Both still hand someone a live view of where you are. For anyone who wants the friend bond without the dot, neither is the answer.

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.

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