For most of us, friends and family hold a special place in our heart. It always feels good to spend some time with our best friends and there is no other feeling that gives such an immense pleasure. But if you find it hard to track your friend’s or family’s location on the map, your smartphone could be an answer to this query. Though you can ask your friends or family to update their status on social media, but no one loves sharing such information on a public platform. The best way to avoid this is to make the use of GPS-based tracking apps that allow your loved ones to track your location without causing any kind of interruption in your privacy.
Let’s have a look at some of the popular Android apps meant for this purpose.
1# Familonet
It is certainly the best-in-class tracking app in the market. It is free and well appreciated by its users worldwide. Even though a tracking app is always going to set off privacy alarm bells, Familonet does it feasible to reduce the risk. It never asks you for an email address and it doesn’t link to your Facebook or Google account. Give your name and phone number to register on it. You can choose to transmit your location and your added contacts would be able to see you moving on a real-time basis. To stop, you just need to press a button.
It also has “Places” feature that helps save frequented location such as office, home, and college.
2# Glympse
The app has been around for quite some time and is popular among corporate executives. It is primarily meant for temporary sharing of information. Each “Glympse” only lasts for a maximum of four hours at a time. That is why this is not an ideal option for people who want to track friends or family, but it’s a great way to coordinate with a large group of people in a new city.
3# Foursquare Swarm: Check In
The best part of this app is that it turns the job into a game. The more places you check into the more points you get. You can check your score anytime on a leaderboard. However, you can also choose to share your location with your contacts whenever you need. Though it doesn’t offer real-time updates like Familonet and Glympse, but it’s still a good way to organize a night out or keep track of large groups on a vacation.
4# Life360 Family Locator
True to its name, the app uses “Circles” to manage contacts. You can choose what information you share with each group of people. You can add contacts to as many circles as you wish. It comes with a wonderful phone tracking feature that is quite helpful in case you lose your phone.
5# GeoZilla Family GPS Locator
Considered the biggest contender of Familonet, the app enables people to broadcast their location to all their social networks with just a tap. They can also sync any check-ins you make on Facebook and Swarm back into the app. The best thing about the app is its location history. This is good if you want to retract your steps if you’ve lost something. Its premium version costs you $1.50 per month.
