Life360 alternatives for friends
Life360 is a good app for what it was built for: families, with place alerts, crash detection and SOS. Between friends, that can feel like too much. The best alternatives to Life360 for friends are Find My (iPhone groups), Google Maps (mixed iPhone and Android), Snap Map and Bump.
Switch options on and off to match your friends. Tap the card for the next pick.
For nights out, Dronk shows you on the map only while you're out and only for the friends you pick. Draw a pick below to see which app is like Life360, minus the family part.
- Alternatives
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- All free
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- Work on Android
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- Friends
Why look for a Life360 alternative?
Life360 is a family safety app. Families join a Circle and see each other on a map, with alerts when someone arrives at a place, crash detection, SOS and driving reports. The free plan covers the basics, and paid plans from $7.99 a month in the US add more places, longer history and roadside help. For a family, that is exactly the point.
Between friends, the same features can feel heavy. Driving reports and arrival alerts are about looking after someone, not hanging out with them. Life360 even added Bubbles, which blur your exact spot to a wider area for a few hours, after teens on TikTok criticised its tracking. If you want to see your friends, not check on them, an app made for friends usually fits better.
Friends, not a Circle
Show your glass, not your route
Life360 is about where people are all day. Dronk is about the night: snap your glass, beer, water or coffee, and the app cuts it out like a sticker and prints a polaroid with the time. Your friends see it on the map while you're out, and the next day the night is ready as a video.
The best Life360 alternatives for friends
Find My (Apple)
Find My is built into every iPhone. Share your location with a friend for one hour, until the end of the day or indefinitely, and stop at any time. No driving reports, no Circles, just a map. It only works between Apple devices.
Best for: friends who all have an iPhone.
Google Maps location sharing
Google Maps lets you share your real time location on Android and iPhone for a set time or until you turn it off. The people you share with need a Google account. It is free and does nothing beyond showing where you are.
Best for: mixed iPhone and Android groups who want a free app like Life360 without the extras.
Snap Map
Snap Map is the map inside Snapchat. You choose which friends see you, and Ghost Mode hides you completely for 3 hours, 24 hours or until you turn it off. Free on both platforms, if your friends use Snapchat.
Best for: friend groups on Snapchat.
Bump
Bump comes from people who made Zenly. It is a live map of your friends with chat, battery level, the places you go and a scratch map of everywhere you have been. It is free on iPhone and Android, and you can ghost one friend at a time.
Best for: friends who want an always on map with a social feel.
Dronk
Dronk is a party game app with 16 games and a map for nights out. You are only on the map while you're out, from your first snapped glass, and only for the friends you pick. You can send a cheers, ask people to come over or write to them from the map. It is iPhone only and has no family features at all.
Best for: seeing who is out tonight, without sharing your location all week.
Life360 vs the alternatives
| App | iPhone / Android | Price | Best for | What it doesn't do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life360 | Both | Free plan, paid plans from $7.99 a month (US) | Families: alerts, crash detection, SOS | Not built for friends going out |
| Find My | iPhone only | Free, built in | iPhone friend groups | No Android, no chat |
| Google Maps | Both | Free | Mixed iPhone and Android groups | Needs a Google account, no chat |
| Snap Map | Both | Free | Friends on Snapchat | Only works inside Snapchat |
| Bump | Both | Free | An always on friend map | Shares all the time unless you ghost someone |
| Dronk | iPhone only | Free to download | Nights out with friends | No Android, no family or daytime tracking |
A friend map that switches off when the night does
In Dronk you snap your glass and land on the map for the friends you pick. They see which bar you're in and can send a cheers or ask you to come over. It only shows while you're out, and you choose who sees you, friend by friend.
Get Dronk free on iPhone
Which app like Life360 should you use?
The same picks as in the card at the top of the page, sorted by your group.
Your friends all have iPhones
2- Find My: free, built in, share for an hour, a day or indefinitely
- Dronk: on the map only while you're out, with cheers and come over
iPhone and Android
3- Google Maps: free on both, pick how long you share
- Bump: free on both, a social friend map from people who made Zenly
- Snap Map: free on both, if everyone uses Snapchat
You want to share less
3- Find My for one hour: switches itself off
- Snap Map with Ghost Mode: hide for 3 hours, 24 hours or until you turn it off
- Dronk: switch friends on one by one, or all off with one tap
You still need a family app
2- Life360: keep it for the family, it is built for that
- Find My with Family Sharing: free if the family is all on iPhone
Questions people ask
What is the best Life360 alternative?
For friends: Find My if everyone has an iPhone, Google Maps for mixed groups, Snap Map or Bump for a social map, and Dronk for nights out. For families, Life360 itself is hard to beat.
Is there a free alternative to Life360?
Yes. Find My, Google Maps location sharing, Snap Map and Bump are all free. Life360 also has a free plan with the basics.
What apps are like Life360?
Find My, Google Maps location sharing, Snap Map, Bump and, in Japan, whoo all share your live location. Life360 is the one built around family safety.
Is Life360 good for friends?
It works, but it was made for families, with arrival alerts, crash detection and driving reports. Many friend groups prefer an app that only shows the map.
What are Life360 Bubbles?
A Life360 feature that blurs your exact location to a wider area for 1 to 6 hours. Your Circle can see the bubble, and it bursts if a crash or emergency is detected.
Is Dronk on Android?
No, Dronk is iPhone only. For mixed iPhone and Android groups, Google Maps location sharing or Bump work on both.
Keep the night going
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