Life360 is a family location-sharing app from Life360, Inc. Its free plan shows your circle’s live location on a map, sends up to 2 place alerts, keeps 2 days of location history and includes crash detection and an SOS alert to family and emergency contacts. Paid Silver, Gold and Platinum plans add more history, more alerts and, on Gold and Platinum, emergency dispatch and roadside help. Its SOS alerts people you choose; in danger, call 999.
Updated 8 October 2026 · Sources: Life360’s UK plans page, the Life360 App Store and Google Play listings, the Life360 Privacy Policy (last modified 26 August 2026), the ICO, legislation.gov.uk, Apple Support and Google Help (all checked 8 October 2026). Disclosure: we make Safety App UK, one of the options compared below.
Location-sharing apps tell your family where you are; they are not a 999 call. If you are in danger, call 999 (or 112). If you can’t speak, see how to make a silent 999 call.
Life360 at a glance
Facts from Life360’s UK plans page and its App Store and Google Play listings, checked 8 October 2026. We have not included store ratings or reviews.
What is Life360?
Life360 (listed as “Life360: Family Safety & GPS”) is a location-sharing app made by Life360, Inc. You create a private group called a circle, and everyone in it can see each other on a shared map. It adds place alerts, location history, driving reports, crash detection and an SOS alert, and it links to Tile Bluetooth trackers for keys, bags and wallets. Google Play shows more than 100 million downloads.
Is Life360 free in the UK?
Yes, there is a free plan. On Life360’s UK plans page it includes live location sharing, 2 place alerts, 2 days of location history, a Family Driving Summary, Tile tracking, Crash Detection and the SOS Help Alert. Silver, Gold and Platinum are paid, priced in pounds with a monthly or yearly option and a 7-day free trial. Prices change, so check the current price in the app before you subscribe.
What do Silver, Gold and Platinum add?
According to Life360’s UK plans page, checked 8 October 2026:
- Silver: 7 days of location history and 5 places with unlimited alerts.
- Gold: 30 days of location history, unlimited place alerts, Emergency Services Dispatch, 24/7 Roadside Assistance and individual driver reports.
- Platinum: everything in Gold plus free towing, stolen funds reimbursement (stated in US dollars), disaster response, medical assistance and travel support.
Life360’s page says conditions and limitations apply, and it does not set out UK-specific terms for dispatch, so read them in the app before you pay for a plan to get help in an emergency.
What can your family see on Life360?
Everyone in a circle can see the others on the map while location sharing is on. Depending on the plan, they can also get alerts when you arrive at or leave a saved place, look back through your recent location history and see driving reports. These are the four things to agree on before anyone joins:
Does Life360 have an SOS button?
Yes. Life360’s UK plans page lists the SOS Help Alert on every plan and describes it as a silent, immediate alert with your location to your family members and emergency contacts. Emergency Services Dispatch is listed only on Gold and Platinum. For a direct 999 call from your phone, set up Emergency SOS on your iPhone or Android, which is free.
What do Life360’s privacy labels say?
On the App Store, Life360’s own privacy label lists location among the data linked to you, lists identifiers as data used to track you, and names third-party advertising among the purposes. Its Google Play data safety section says the app may share location and health and fitness data with third parties, that data is encrypted in transit and that you can ask for data to be deleted. Life360’s privacy policy says ad settings are under “Your Privacy Choices” in the app, and that it does not share or sell the personal information of members it knows to be under 18.
Life360 privacy: myths and facts
How do I delete my Life360 data?
Life360’s privacy policy says you can delete your account in the app under the Privacy section of account settings (Additional Data Rights, then Delete Your Account), or by emailing privacy@life360.com. In the UK you have a right to ask for your data to be erased, and the ICO says an organisation has one calendar month to respond.
Is it legal to track someone with Life360 in the UK?
Sharing location with people who know and agree is legal. Tracking a partner or family member who hasn’t really agreed, or pressuring them to stay visible, can be part of controlling or coercive behaviour under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (England and Wales), which carries up to five years in prison. Read what coercive control is and where to get help.
Life360 and the free alternatives compared
Green ▲ = yes, amber ▬ = partly or only in some cases. Features change, so check each official page before you rely on one. We make Safety App UK and have not ranked the options.
Checked 8 October 2026 on Life360’s UK plans page, Apple Support and Google Help. For step-by-step set-up of the free tools, see how to share your live location on iPhone and Android, and for walk-home apps see our fair comparison of personal safety apps.
Should I use Life360 for my teenager?
That is a family decision, and it works best with agreement. Talk about why you want it, which alerts you’ll set and when the sharing stops, and let your teen see what you can see. Life360 is rated 4+ on the App Store and PEGI 3 on Google Play. For the wider conversation, read our guide to what to teach children today and can my child walk to school alone? To look up recorded crime on a regular route, use the postcode checker on safety-app.uk.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, there is a free plan with live location sharing, 2 place alerts, 2 days of history, crash detection and the SOS Help Alert. Silver, Gold and Platinum are paid, with a 7-day free trial.
Not on the free plan. Its SOS Help Alert goes to your family and emergency contacts; Emergency Services Dispatch is listed only on Gold and Platinum. If you are in danger, call 999 yourself.
Yes. It is on the App Store (iOS 18 or later, checked 8 October 2026) and on Google Play, so a mixed iPhone and Android family can share one circle.
Location apps don’t show crime. Look up recorded street-level crime on the safety-app.uk crime map, and read how to check crime in your area for what the data can and can’t tell you.
Sources
- Life360: UK plans and pricing
- App Store: Life360
- Google Play: Life360
- Life360 Privacy Policy
- ICO: your right to get your data deleted
- Serious Crime Act 2015, section 76
- Apple Support: share your location with iPhone
- Google Maps Help: location sharing
- Google Android Help: personal safety features
General information, checked 8 October 2026. App features and prices change; check the official page before you rely on one. We are not affiliated with Life360 or any other service listed. In an emergency, always call 999.
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Want location sharing with a live safety map?
Safety App UK shares your live location and live video with a trusted circle, sends Safe Zone arrival and leave alerts, and adds a live safety map built from police data and community reports, including police stations and Ask for Angela venues, plus safer routes and an SOS by button, shake, or automatically in higher-crime zones. It does not call the emergency services, so in an emergency always dial 999. Free for 7 days, then £2.99 a month. For ages 16+.