Real-time map
Where everyone is right now, with their battery level and whether they are charging.
AndroidBeta in testing
Your family on the map. Only for your family.
FamilyPin shares location with your loved ones with no accounts and everything encrypted on the phone. The server stores the data but cannot read it. Neither can we.
Beta for testers: only people on the list can install it. Email us at familypin.antihero412@passinbox.com and we’ll add you.
- No accounts
- End-to-end encrypted
- No ads or analytics
- Data in the EU
The Velascos4 members
- Anaadmin82%
- Paco (you)owner64%
- Leomember15%
- Martamember47%
What your family sees: names, places, battery and the live map.
How it works
Up and running in three steps
No forms, no email and no passwords to remember.
Create your family
Open the app and give it a name. Your phone generates the family key, which never leaves your phones unencrypted.
Invite with a QR code or link
Each invite works for one person only and expires in 24 hours. It is the only way in.
See each other on the map
Everyone shows up on the map with their battery level, and you get alerts when they arrive at or leave the places that matter.
Features
Everything a family needs, nothing more
Made for everyday life: knowing they got there safely without having to ask.
Places with alerts
Home, school, practice… Get an alert when someone arrives or leaves.
Low battery
Get an alert when someone is running low on battery, before they drop off the map.
Daily routes
Everyone chooses who can see their trips (by default, the owner and admins). Older days are kept only on their phone for 90 days and fetched on demand.
Clear roles
Owner, admins and members. The owner can hand over ownership, appoint admins or remove someone.
Pause any time
Pause your location from the app whenever you like. Your family will see that you are paused.
Privacy
A blind mailbox
Everything is encrypted on your phone before it leaves. The server passes sealed packages between your family’s phones without being able to open any of them.
Your phone encrypts
Names, location, battery and places are encrypted with the family key.
The server stores
It receives sealed packages. It has no key, so it cannot read them.
Your family decrypts
Only your family’s phones hold the key to open them.
What your family sees
- Your names and the family name
- Where everyone is, live
- Battery level and charging state
- Places and arrival and departure alerts
- Today’s routes, only from those who let you see them
Older routes are requested from their owner’s phone, which sends them encrypted for you only.
What the server sees
- Random identifiers for each phone and each family
- Each member’s role and the date they joined
- Each phone’s public key and when each item expires
- The IP address, like any internet service
It never sees names, locations, places or routes.
- No accountsNo email, no phone number, no password. Just a random identifier per phone.
- The key rotatesWhen someone leaves or is removed, the family key changes and they cannot read anything new.
- No adsNo analytics, no trackers and no data selling. Not on this website either.
- In the EUEncrypted data is stored in Firestore, in the europe-west1 region.
Read the full privacy policy.
Screenshots
Simple outside, secure inside
This is how FamilyPin looks on your phone.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Why don’t I need an account?
Because we don’t need to know who you are. When you open the app, your phone gets a random identifier that isn’t tied to your email or phone number. All it takes to join a family is an invite.
Can you see where my family is?
No. Everything you share is encrypted on your phone with XChaCha20-Poly1305 before it is sent, and only your family’s phones hold the key. The server stores the data but cannot read it, and neither can we.
How does someone join my family?
Show them a QR code from the app or send them a link. Each invite works for one person only and expires in 24 hours, so a leaked link isn’t much use.
Who can see my routes?
You decide. By default, the family owner and admins. Older routes are not on the server: they are kept only on your phone for 90 days, and if someone with permission asks for them, your phone sends them encrypted for that person only.
What happens when someone leaves the family?
Their profile, location and today’s route are deleted, and the family key changes so they can’t read anything new. The same happens if someone is removed.
Can I stop sharing my location for a while?
Yes. You can pause it from the app whenever you like, and your family will see that you are paused. You can also revoke the permission in your phone’s settings.
Are there ads or analytics?
No. FamilyPin has no ads, no analytics and no trackers, and we never sell or share data with anyone. This website doesn’t load anything from third parties either.
Where is the data stored?
Encrypted data is stored in Google Firebase (Firestore) in the European Union, region europe-west1. Maps come from OpenStreetMap, served by OpenFreeMap, which only receives the map area you are looking at.
How do I install it? What about iPhone?
FamilyPin is in testing on Google Play for Android. If you are on the testers list, install it with the “Get the beta on Google Play” button. To be added to the list, email us at familypin.antihero412@passinbox.com. There is no iPhone version for now.
Which languages is it in?
Spanish, English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. You choose the language on the first screen and can change it later in the Family tab.
How do I delete my data?
From the app itself: leave the family or, if you are the owner, delete it entirely. The steps are on Delete your data.
Your family, close. Your data, safe.
FamilyPin is in testing on Google Play. Want to try it, or have a question? Write to us at familypin.antihero412@passinbox.com
Get the beta on Google Play (opens in a new tab)Only people on the testers list can install it.