Built for the moment that matters most.

You already know apps that show a dot on a map or limit a child’s screen time. Those are good tools. Protect Our Family does a different job: it gets complete, police-ready information to the people who can help — in seconds, for your whole family — while allowing you to be able to track without selling your data. Here is an honest, side-by-side look with individual breakdowns followed by a comparison table and a deeper comparison to Life360.

  • Life360

    What it is:  A location and driving-safety app for a group (a “Circle”). It shows where members are, gives place alerts, and — on paid tiers — adds crash detection, roadside help, and driver reports.

    What it costs:  Free $0; Silver $7.99/mo; Gold $14.99/mo ($99.99/yr); Platinum $24.99/mo ($199.99/yr).

    What Protect Our Family adds:  A police-ready missing-person packet, the Special Conditions Alert for medical and cognitive needs, one-tap community emergency broadcast, and age progression — plus a lifetime promise that your family’s data is never sold.

    → Source — Life360 Plans & Pricing:  https://www.life360.com/plans-pricing

  • Google Family Link

    What it is:  Free parental controls from Google — screen-time limits, app approvals, content filters, and device location for a child’s phone.

    What it costs:  Free. (Works best on Android; limited on iPhone; built for children, not aging parents or special-needs adults.)

    What Protect Our Family adds:  Coverage for the whole family — kids, aging parents, and special-needs adults — plus the missing-person packet, Special Conditions Alert, and community broadcast that a screen-time tool simply doesn’t do.

    → Source — Google Family Link — official page:  https://families.google/familylink/

  • Apple Find My

    What it is:  Free location sharing built into Apple devices — see a person or device on a map, share your location, and use precision finding.

    What it costs:  Free. (Apple devices only; no profiles, medical flags, or case packet.)

    What Protect Our Family adds:  Works for every family member on any phone, and turns “where are they?” into a complete, share-ready recovery packet with medical and condition flags — not just a dot on a map.

    → Source — Apple — Set up and use Find My:  https://support.apple.com/en-us/105104

  • Qustodio

    What it is:  A parental-control app for screen-time limits, app blocking, and web filtering across a child’s devices.

    What it costs:  Free (1 device); Basic $59.95/yr (5 devices); Complete $109.95/yr (unlimited devices).

    What Protect Our Family adds:  Everything beyond screen-time: a police-ready packet, the Special Conditions Alert, community broadcast, and protection for aging parents and special-needs adults — not just kids’ screens.

    → Source — Qustodio — Premium plans:  https://www.qustodio.com/en/premium/

  • AngelSense

    What it is:  A wearable GPS device and service made for children and adults with autism, special needs, or dementia — real-time location, a 2-way speakerphone, and alerts.

    What it costs:  Plans about $44.99–$64.99/mo; the device is free the first time (valued about $229) with a plan; one wearer per device.

    What Protect Our Family adds:  No extra hardware to buy, lose, or charge — the whole family is covered in one app, with the same Special Conditions Alert, a police-ready packet, and community broadcast.

    → Source — AngelSense — Pricing:  https://www.angelsense.com/pricing/

  • Medical Alert (e.g., Medical Guardian)

    What it is:  A wearable SOS button or watch for seniors that connects to a 24/7 monitoring center, often with fall detection.

    What it costs:  About $28–$47/mo, plus equipment ($150–$200) and fall detection (about +$10/mo); one wearer per device.

    What Protect Our Family adds:  One app for the whole family instead of a single-person pendant — with the missing-person packet, condition flags, and community broadcast that a call-center button doesn’t provide.

    → Source — NCOA — Medical Guardian review:  https://www.ncoa.org/product-resources/medical-alert-systems/medical-guardian-review/

    → Source — Aging in Place — Medical alert system costs:  https://aginginplace.org/medical-alert-systems/medical-alert-systems-cost/

  • FBI Child ID app

    What it is:  A free FBI app that stores a child’s photo and details on your phone so you can email them to police in an emergency.

    What it costs:  Free. (Children only; info is stored on the phone — if the phone is lost, so is the info; no GPS, geofencing, broadcast, or condition flags.) Additionally, the app is know to crash and is not well maintained.

    What Protect Our Family adds:  Secure cloud storage so nothing is lost with the phone, coverage for the whole family (not just kids), the Special Conditions Alert, age progression, geofencing, and one-tap community broadcast.

    → Source — FBI — Child ID app:  https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/child_080511/child-id-app