Comparisons
Already using a location app?
Then compare it with glancy - feature by feature, with sources, and without hiding where glancy falls short.
Life360
Shares locations inside circles, but never tells you who looked.
Find My
Preinstalled on every iPhone, does not exist for Android, and keeps no log.
Google Maps
Works without an app on the other side, but never notifies you about access.
Snapchat (Snap Map)
Puts you on a map for your Snapchat friends, with privacy questions of its own.
WhatsApp (Live Location)
Shares your location in a chat for a set time, with nothing else to control.
Zenly
DiscontinuedShut down in 2023. Everyone who was there is looking for a replacement today.
Compared fairly: with sources, a check date and the strengths of the others.
All six at a glance
The same rows for every app, with sources and a verification date. Where an app partly covers something, it says "partial", not "no".
| Feature | glancy | Life360 | Find My | Google Maps | Snapchat (Snap Map) | WhatsApp (Live Location) | Zenly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifies on view | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Access log | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | not stated |
| iOS ↔ Android | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Approximate location | Yes | Partial* | Partial* | No | No | No | Yes |
| Time-limited sharing | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | not stated |
| Scheduled sharing | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | not stated |
| Pause sharing | Yes | Yes | Partial* | Partial* | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mutual connection required | Yes | Yes | Yes | not stated | Yes | not stated | Yes |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* see sources below
Sources
Life360
Find My
Google Maps
Snapchat (Snap Map)
WhatsApp (Live Location)
Zenly
What the others do better
We compare fairly, including where it counts against us.
Life360
Life360 bundles family-safety extras glancy does not aim to replace: automatic crash detection, driving reports (speeding, hard braking), and SOS alerts.
Find My
Built into every iPhone at no extra cost, with three sharing durations (one hour, until end of day, indefinitely).
Google Maps
Works everywhere Google Maps already is - no separate app install needed for the person you share with, just a link.
Snapchat (Snap Map)
Ghost Mode lets you hide from Snap Map entirely while keeping specific friend exceptions, with no notification sent to anyone when you turn it on or off.
WhatsApp (Live Location)
Live Location is end-to-end encrypted - WhatsApp states neither it nor Meta can see the shared coordinates themselves.
Zenly
Zenly's Ghost Mode offered three precision levels per friend - precise, blurred (10 m to 1.2 km off), or frozen at the last known spot - more granular than most still-active apps.
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