Findmykids: GPS Phone Tracker

Findmykids Review: Real Safety Tools, Sold in Too Many Pieces

What the free Basic plan keeps after the 7-day trial

Every feature is open for seven days after installation. When the trial ends, the Basic plan still shows family members on the map with route history, but according to the help center it allows only three Super Signals in total and arrival or departure alerts for one place per circle. Care lifts those caps and adds Ride and Walking history with stops, speed and a Dangerous Driving flag. App blocking, daily limits and the unknown-caller filter belong to Plus, a second, pricier tier. A circle holds up to 20 members, and a family plan covers up to three adults. Google Family Link, by comparison, shows no in-app purchases on Google Play.

Sound Around: Android-only listening the child is told about

Sound Around turns on the microphone of the child's phone so a parent can hear the surroundings live. It needs the child to carry an Android phone or a compatible GPS watch: Apple's platform rules keep it off iPhones, and Findmykids disables it whenever the parent or child is in Germany or Austria because of local law. The child's phone shows a notification each time it starts, and the company's blog says the child can switch the feature off. On Android, pressing SOS starts Sound Around automatically; an SOS can be cancelled within five seconds and rings adults even on Do Not Disturb. Listening minutes are not part of Care or Plus and are bought separately.

Kid and Adult roles, Removal Protection and the privacy labels

Every circle member is an Adult or a Kid. Adults can hide their own location; a Kid cannot, and a Kid's role changes only after an adult confirms it. On Plus, Removal Protection uses Android's device-admin setting and Disable Deletion installs a management profile on iPhone, both set up on the child's own phone. The privacy policy says children are notified when location or microphone features run, geolocation is stored encrypted and never sold, and all data is erased after three months of inactivity. Google Play's Data safety form lists optional voice recordings, contacts and installed apps but no location, while Apple's label lists precise location and identifiers used to track you. Read the terms before installing it on a child's phone.

Care, Plus and paid minutes: what 199 recent Play reviews report

Of the 199 newest English reviews on Google Play, posted September 8 to 30, 2026, 32 give one or two stars. By our count, 16 are mainly about billing: post-trial charges, cancelling, or a Plus upsell after buying Care. Five describe locations that lag or freeze, and four come from teenagers objecting to being tracked. Findmykids' terms exclude refunds, and deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. Apple's U.S. listing shows ten in-app purchases from $2.99 to $63.99, with Plus at $13.49; the company's site lists Care at €42.99 and Plus at €74.99 a year. Prices vary by region; check the current one in the app.