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Rede vs Life360
A Life360 alternative for the whole family
Life360 is built around safety on the road. In Rede the map is one of five things, next to the calendar and the chat where you sort out who's picking up Alfie.
For crash detection, SOS and driving reports, get Life360. Rede's map is simpler. It shows where everyone is and how much battery they have left, in the same app as the family's calendar, chat, photos and email, and you pay for it once instead of every month.
Pick Rede if
- You'd like the map in the same app as the calendar and the family chat
- $10 to $25 a month for a map feels like a lot
- Everyone in the family has an iPhone
Pick Life360 if
- You want crash detection, SOS and driving reports
- Someone in the family uses Android
- You want a notification when Alfie gets to school or Emma leaves work
Side by side
| Life360 | Rede | |
|---|---|---|
| Map of where everyone is | Yes | Yes |
| Alerts when someone arrives or leaves | Yes | No |
| Crash detection and SOS | Paid plan only | No |
| Shared family calendar | No | Yes |
| Shared photos and videos | No | Yes |
| The family's own email address | No | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Coming |
| How you pay | Subscription | Once, for the whole family |
| Price | Free; Silver $9.99, Gold $16.99, Platinum $24.99 a month | $149.99 once |
What it costs over five years
Life360's free plan has the live map with two days of history. Below are its two most common paid plans, kept for five years, next to Rede's one price.
| 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life360 Silver | $119.88 | $359.64 | $599.40 |
| Life360 Gold | $203.88 | $611.64 | $1,019.40 |
| Rede | $149.99 | $149.99 | $149.99 |
Life360's monthly prices from the US App Store, read 30 October 2026, times twelve. Yearly plans may cost less, but we couldn't confirm their prices.
What Life360 does better
Safety. Crash detection, driving reports, alerts when someone arrives somewhere, and SOS with emergency dispatch on the higher plans. Rede has none of that. Life360 also works on Android today. In 2021 The Markup reported that Life360 sold precise location data to data brokers, and the company later said it had moved to aggregated data only. Rede has no ads and sells no data.
Questions
Is Life360 free?
Yes, there's a free plan with the live map, two days of location history and two place alerts. Crash detection, longer history and the emergency features need Silver, Gold or Platinum, from $9.99 a month.
How much does Life360 cost a month?
$9.99 for Silver, $16.99 for Gold and $24.99 for Platinum, on the US App Store in October 2026. Rede is $149.99 once, for the whole family.
Life360 or Find My?
Find My, if you only want to see where someone is. It's free and already on every iPhone, while Life360 adds safety features and Rede puts the map next to the family's calendar, chat, photos and email.
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