Where they are, in words
“At Lincoln High” or “12 min from Home” — not just a dot you have to interpret.
Live location, not a dropped pin
A location sharing app that works on every phone in the family
A dropped pin shows where someone was. My Family Location keeps a live location on one shared map — across iPhone and Android, for as long as each person chooses to share.
Try it nowEveryone can pause, any time.
iPhone
DDad · 4 min away
Y
Updated just now
Android
MMaya · At Riverside Park
Y
Updated just now
Real time
What a real time location sharing app should tell you
Live location is only useful when it’s current and says what it means. For every person in your circle you see three things.
How fresh it is
Every spot carries its time. If a phone goes quiet for three hours, the map says Quiet with the last-seen time instead of guessing.
What changed
Arrivals and departures at your saved places come to you as notifications, so the map doesn’t have to stay open.
Which way of sharing location fits a family?
Most phones can already share a location in some form. Here’s how the common ways compare for a family that wants to stay in touch every day.
| Location sharing app | Updates live | iPhone ↔ Android | Stays on until paused | Arrival alerts | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A pin dropped in a chat | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Timed live location in a messaging app | ✓ | ✓ | Ends after a set time | ✗ | ✗ |
| Your phone’s built-in sharing | ✓ | Often one platform | ✓ | Varies | Varies |
| My Family Location | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Up to 30 days |
Built-in and messaging features change often; check your own phone’s settings for what it offers today.
Share location between iPhone and Android in one circle
Mixed-phone families are normal, and that’s exactly where built-in tools tend to stop. Here, the phone doesn’t matter.
One map for both
Everyone joins the same circle with the same invite. Nobody needs to switch phones or create a matching account.
No install? Use the browser
Grandparents can open the invite on a computer or tablet. Their location updates while the tab is open.
Each in their own language
Everyone picks the app language on their own phone — twelve are available.
Live location with the off switch in plain sight
Real-time sharing only works when people trust it, so the controls sit at the top of the menu instead of deep in settings.
See what SOS sends- Turn off Share my location and you leave the map; your circle sees “Paused sharing”.
- Pausing also pauses history — nothing is recorded while you’re paused.
- SOS still works while sharing is paused, so privacy never costs you help.
- Leave a circle and your location leaves with you.
FAQ
Location sharing questions
What is the best location sharing app for a family?
The one everyone will actually keep on. It has to work on every phone in the house, stay on without re-sharing every day, and make it obvious who can see whom. That’s the bar we built this location sharing app to clear.
Does live location keep working when the app is closed?
On Android and iPhone, yes: once you allow location access all the time, the app keeps sharing in the background. In a browser it updates only while the tab is open.
Can I share location between iPhone and Android?
Yes. Everyone joins the same circle with the same invite, and the map looks the same on both.
Can I share with someone for just one afternoon?
You can invite anyone, and they can pause or leave whenever they like. For a one-off meetup, a messaging app’s timed live location may be simpler — this app is built for people you share with every day.
Start a live map your whole family can see
Five quick questions, then you’re in the app with an invite ready to send.