Geozilla
Depends
Confidence: Medium
A reasonable pick for budget, consent-based family location sharing with optional hardware trackers.
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Geozilla vs Life360
Geozilla and Life360 both land on Depends.
Life360
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Reasonable pick for parents of teen drivers who accept that location data is monetized.
| Compare | Geozilla | Life360 |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Parents tracking kids' whereabouts | Parents of teen drivers |
| Who it's not for | Covert tracking . requires the app installed on the tracked phone (Guess) | Privacy-conscious adults . location data is monetized |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁷ | 2024 API breach exposed data on ~500k users; documented history of selling precise location data. |
| Support quality | Refund friction; unauthorized-charge complaints | Scaled support capacity 5x with Ada chatbot |
| Public sentiment | Feedback is split: some praise battery-friendly budget tracking, while others report reliability failures and billing complaints.¹ | Parents generally find it easy and useful for teen drivers, while tracked teens and some users report resentment and reliability gripes. |
| Biggest gotcha | Users report unauthorized charges from GeoZilla-linked brands (SOOUYA, Famradar)13 | The business model monetizes family location data . you are partly the product |
Pick Geozilla when
- Parents tracking kids' whereabouts
- Couples sharing locations
- Budget Life360 alternative seekers
- Families wanting app + wearable tracking
When Geozilla is not a fit
- Covert tracking . requires the app installed on the tracked phone (Guess)
- Reliability-critical use . users report it may not work properly
- Businesses needing employee or fleet monitoring . built for families
- Privacy-wary households uneasy sharing location with a third party
Pick Life360 when
- Parents of teen drivers
- Families already sharing locations
- Basic tracking on a $0 budget
- Mixed iPhone/Android households
When Life360 is not a fit
- Privacy-conscious adults . location data is monetized
- Teens who want autonomy; documented resentment and trust damage
- Businesses tracking employees . this is a consumer family app
- Anyone avoiding breach history and data-broker ecosystems
Sources
- Geozilla Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- Geozilla - Family GPS Locator on Google Playplay.google.comreview
- GeoZilla Phone Location Finder on App Storeapps.apple.comreview
- Geozilla Plansjoin.geozilla.comofficial
- Geozilla Premium planspremium.geozilla.comofficial
- Geozilla Wear devicesgeozilla.comofficial
- Geozilla security pagegeozilla.comsecurity
- Geozilla Privacy Policysupport.geozilla.comsecurity
news
- The Verge: Geozilla reviewtheverge.comnews
- Review: GeoZilla Family Locator (2016)mactrast.comreview
- Best Life360 Alternatives 2026trytovi.comreview
- Unauthorized charges complaintsikayetvar.comreview
- GeoZilla BBB complaintsbbb.orgreview
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- Life360 Plans & Pricinglife360.comofficial