Alternatives / Life360
Looking for an open source Life360 alternative? We found one open source family location-sharing app: Paralino, an end-to-end encrypted app for Android and iOS. It covers live location, places, and history, but it is a young project and not a full match for Life360's driving and safety features.
Written by Maxime DERAME
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| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| Paralino | Private, end-to-end encrypted location sharing | AGPL-3.0 |
We looked for open-source apps that cover Life360's core: sharing real-time location with family and friends, alerts for places, and location history. We verified the project's license, recent activity, stars, and platforms in its repository. Only one project met these criteria, so this page covers a single alternative and is honest about what it does and does not replace. See our methodology for the full criteria.
Paralino covers real-time location sharing, place alerts, travel history, and battery alerts. It does not advertise Life360's crash detection, driving reports, roadside assistance, or other paid safety features. It is also a young project, so expect fewer features and a smaller user base than Life360.
Paralino encrypts location, speed, battery level, and travel history on your device before they are uploaded, using modern cryptography such as XChaCha20-Poly1305, X25519, and Ed25519, and offers privacy zones that obscure your location. The service is hosted in the EU, and the company states it has no ads and does not share data.
Paralino's source code is licensed under AGPL-3.0, with Android and iOS apps in the repository. It is used through the hosted Paralino service rather than as a server you deploy yourself, so it is open source but not self-hosted. Check the project's documentation for any changes to self-hosting.
Paralino's repository was updated within weeks of this update, and it is a young project with a small but growing community.
Life360 is a proprietary family safety app that collects detailed location and driving data, and it has been criticized for selling aggregated location data to third parties. An open-source alternative lets you inspect the code and use end-to-end encryption so that even the service operator cannot read your location, at the cost of a smaller feature set and a young project.
| Alternative | Type | License | Platforms | Self-hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralino | Location sharing | AGPL-3.0 | Android, iOS | No, hosted in the EU |
Want private location sharing with family and friends
Paralino shares real-time location on a map with end-to-end encryption, multiple groups, privacy zones, and no ads.
Want alerts when someone arrives or leaves a place
Paralino offers place alerts with geofences, low battery alerts, and rich push notifications.
Want to track your own devices and trips
Paralino has a personal space for your own devices and location history, without sharing with anyone.