Familo is a smartphone app for families, friends, couples, and other groups to stay in touch and share location information. Members can share live locations continuously and see where other group members are. Place alerts notify the group when someone arrives at or leaves a location they have set, and group chat works even when location sharing is turned off. A safety alert can send a user’s current location to their contacts. Groups can include up to 20 members. Users choose when and with whom to share their location, including modes that limit transmission. The free Basic plan is free. Premium adds unlimited places, a timeline of check-ins and check-outs beyond one day, a panic button, and unlimited live-location lookups; its price is shown at purchase, and subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Familo is available on Android and iOS, not computers. Its policy says precise live-location data is retained for up to two weeks and transfers use TLS/SSL encryption.
Who it is for
Familo suits families, friends, couples, and other groups who want shared live locations, place alerts, and group chat. It is available on Android and iOS, but not computers.
What is good
- Groups can include up to 20 members.
- Place alerts cover arrivals and departures.
- Group chat works with location sharing off.
- Users control when and with whom they share.
- Basic plan is free.
What to know first
- Not currently available on computers.
- Premium pricing is shown only at purchase.
- Precise real-time location data is stored for up to two weeks.
Verdict
Familo combines live location sharing, place alerts, group chat, and safety alerts for groups of up to 20. Check its location controls and Premium terms before choosing it.
Familo plans and pricing
All plansCompared on family locator apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Location alerts
- Yes
- Platform support
- both
- SOS tools
- Yes
