Glympse
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It can sometimes be difficult to plan for lunch with friends or track their location when meeting with them in a specific place. Find my Friends is a good app for this, but there are other good alternatives out there. Here is a list of friend-tracking-apps for your consideration.
The built in GPS features really came in handy recently during a camping trip we took to Yosemite. It works great when you take trips with your family and don't want anyone to get lost. I can't recommend the convenience and security of Glympse enough! It's great for meeting up in crowded places like Times Square or in a new place you've never been to before. Amazing app! More
by Alfredo Castellanos
I didn't really like the Find My Friends app because your friends have to be an Apple or android user to be found. Glympse lets you find anyone with just a web browser and you can use a dynamic map that comes with app. I prefer Glympse. More
by Ralph Munoz
Glympse is a fantastic application for Android users that replaces Find My Friends. You can keep track of friends and family in your groups and share your location easily. It doesn't require signing up and it's completely safe. It will run in the background so it's not always eating up too much energy and screen space. More
by Dhruv Mukopadhyay
I was looking for an alternative to the "Find My Friends" app and came across Glympse. I have to say that I am very impressed! It was free to sign-up and quite easy to use. My friends and I can all see each other on a single map! It also has a lot of great features and makes it much easier to keep in touch with family! They've convinced me ;] More
Google+ lets you discover amazing things created by passionate people and explore your interests. You can also join communities of people around any topic, group things you love into collections or build a home stream, and more.
by Ryan Peters
Google+ is awesome substitute for those who have an Android but love the Find My Friends App for iPhone! Not only can you find your own friends but you can also explore communities of people who like the same thing as you. Google+ also gives you the opportunity to group these individuals into something called "Circles" so they are easy to find. More
by Mildred Hawkins
Not really sure how this app can help me find my friend? I mean yeah maybe it works but not really sure how?? Do I have to download the maps or what? Please help!! More
by Timothy Palmer
Google+ is the only solution available for finding apps for Android phones. This is a good solution and easy to use, just type in the name of the app and it will give you that app, plus some alternatives if you are doing a general search. More
by Ronald Pena
Super useful and informative app! This app is like a little community and you can join groups based on your interests or certain topics. You can communicate with other users in each group. I've learned so much from this app and found so much interesting content. It's so fun to gain knowledge by learning from others...there's so much out there. More
With Foursquare Swarm, you can remember the places you go and celebrate your accomplishments with stickers and coins. Stay connected to your inner explorer and have more fun along the way.
by Joseph Medina
I was looking for a good app that would allow my friends and I to share locations of dinners, meet-ups, and parties. I found a solution in the App Foursquare Swarm: Check In. Not only does the app allow me to track my own life, allowing me to take pictures of location and track them in a life log, it also allows me to share locations and information with firends. This is a great alternative to Find my friends, and it works for Android OS. More
by Dylan Hayes
This is a pretty worthless app. I do not need an app to tell my how many times I have hung out with a friend or visited a place.
by Henry Walsh
This app does more than just the find my friends app. It allows you to keep track of previous interactions with people and where. They also have small little competitions making things fun. More
GPS Phone Tracker is an application makes it easy to keep track of life's essentials. This can be used to find your friends, your phone and stay updated with your friends' location.
by Elvira Barragán
At first I thought GPS phone tracker is literally for tracking your phone when it got lost. But my best friend told me to install it so we can get to see each other when we find that we're actually in almost the same area. That's when I found out that this is for finding your friends, which is much cooler than expected. More
by Michael Clark
This app allows you to not only locate your friends and get directions to them, but it also allows you to track and find a lost or stolen phone. This app would be very useful for just about anyone. More
by Ishan Chavan
I was looking for something to find where my friends were at. I know a lot of apps can do similar things, but this one seemed to be just what i was looking for. More
by Walter Castillo
So I was looking for an alternative to Find My Friends app on Android because i needed to stalk my girlfriend, and I found GPS Phone Tracker! It is a really easy tool and helps me find her wherever she is! More
Family Locator is an easy way to stay connected with the people who matter most. With Life360, you can create your own groups called "Circles", view the real-time location of Circle Members, locate both Android phones and iPhone, and more.
by Bruce He
Family Locator is a free alternative to the "Find my Friends" app for Android that allows you to create groups of people with whom you can chat and track their location. It works particularly well for families who want to keep in touch and parents who want to keep track of where their children are going, especially because families can create private groups that are visible only to other members. The app can also be used to receive real-time alerts for when members are arriving or leaving destinations and to track the location of a phone if it's lost or stolen. After all, you are giving the app GPS access. More
by Anna Lawson
For me, this app is the best alternative to Find my Friends since it is also designed to find not just family members but also friends. I even tried it a couple of times and yeah I really found a friend somewhere near my current location.. More
by Kyle Carter
You'll want to get Family Locator because it offers so many features and functions not found on the Find My Friends app for Android. It is simply the most comprehensive app for staying in touch with your circle of friends and family. More
by Jennifer Anderson
Family Locator is an excellent alternative to Find My Friends. Even though it's designed for families, which is how I use it, it allows for multiple group creations. Friends can definitely create a group so that they can easily locate each other when they need to. More
Find My Friends for Android is the premier friend locator app that helps you find your friends, locate your friends on a Map, let friends find you, chat with friends, and much more.
by Amanda Carter
THE BEST alternative!!! I was checking out who my friends near me, and I got to see some pictures popping up from different locations close to mine. (these are the friends who are also using the find my friends for android application) It's cool to be able to share your location to them as well so they can find you as well!! More
by Craig Burns
This is about all you have. But you will see this has been updated and is very user friendly now!
by Richard Robertson
I love apps like this--it is so good to feel connected to family and friends. Plenty of cool options for you with this app. Very helpful, recommended highly. More
GeoZilla GPS Locator allows you to easily locate a friend or a family in real time using the GPS tracker. It lets you know when a family leaves or arrives at a place, see where they have been during the day on the map, and much more.
by Brenda Flores
I wanted an alternative to another app I have that helps you find friends. GeoZilla fit the bill perfect, with its Family GPS locator. I can see where my friends and fam are at, and that just what I wanted. It solved my issue perfectly. More
by Jerry Daniels
This is a great alternative to the Find My Friends app, it has all of the same features. There is really no difference in functionality.
by Eugene Barnes
I like this app to find out where my kids are. My child was always claiming to go to the library but I was suspicious. I downloaded this app and was able to track exactly where she went after school. More
The ZoeMob Family Locator is a very accurate cell phone tracker service to monitor your family with GPS tracking technology. A safe way to track the location of your kids using an exclusive and private family map feature.
by Bruce Bowman
This Family Locator app gives me so much peace of mind! When I do not know where my children are and begin to worry I can pull out this app and instantly find their locations. This is a lifesaver because now I don't have to call and bother them every few hours to make sure they are where they said they were! More
by Roy Alvarez
Family Locator & GPS Tracker is a good way to keep tabs on family. We've mostly used it when on road trips, especially when caravanning with other vehicles, to keep track of everyone and so our group stays mostly together. More
by carlos casillas
I hate it
by Nicholas Lewis
Well this is a game changer for my family. I can now monitor my kids, Brad and Kim, when they are out in the neighborhood. They will not like it but they know I can;t trust them to tell me honestly where they are at any given time so this app is great for parents! More
Familonet - Family Location Sharing is a free locator that lets you stay connected with your family and friends. It offers real-time location tracking on a map, automatic push notifications when a family member arrives at or leaves a place, and more.
by Alan Obrien
I've never really been fond of Find My Friends and find that it slows down my phone and cause weird errors. But I like the idea, and I found Familonet is a good option for the same task. It keeps track of where people are in real life. You can see where someone is on the road, and you can be notified if one of your friends is at the same mall, etc. It doesn't seem to use a lot of data or memory, and is easy to make chances about your preferences. I've been using this a month and this is definitely working out for me. More
by Austin Ford
This is a great app for making sure that I can locate my family. It is a wonderful, free app that is a great substitute to Find My Friends.
by Carl Hansen
I needed an alternative to Find my friends. I found the app a bit laggy and thought it was too much on the operating system. With Familonet I was able to keep track of all my friends and family in one app. With push notifications and real time tracking, I was able to monitor exactly where everyone was at wherever and whenever I wanted. More
by Humberto Rendón