Is Life360: Family Safety & GPS Safe for Kids?
Age rating is set by Google Play, not by Unstar. This page explains it and adds what parents report in reviews. Not affiliated with Life360.
What Life360: Family Safety & GPS's age rating means
Life360: Family Safety & GPS holds a family-friendly Everyone rating on the Google Play. It is broadly appropriate, but a low age rating does not remove every risk: check whether it has chat, ads, or in-app purchases below.
Things for parents to check
- Life360: Family Safety & GPS offers in-app purchases. Without a purchase password or spending limit, a child can run up charges. Set up Ask to Buy (iOS) or a Play purchase PIN (Android).
- Life360: Family Safety & GPS shows ads. Ads inside kids' apps can lead to unexpected content or accidental taps that open other stores or links.
What parents and users report about Life360: Family Safety & GPS
Users frequently complain about inaccurate location tracking, with many reporting that the app shows incorrect positions or movement when they are stationary. Another major issue is unexpected charges, with users claiming their accounts were debited without consent or proper notification. Additionally, many users are frustrated with the removal or malfunction of key features like manual location refresh and distance indicators after updates.
Summarized from 175 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Life360: Family Safety & GPS
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Life360: Family Safety & GPS if it is above your child's age.
Use Google Family Link to approve installs, set a Play Store content rating limit, require purchase approval, and block or uninstall Life360: Family Safety & GPS on your child's device.
Life360: Family Safety & GPS for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Life360: Family Safety & GPS safe for kids?
Life360: Family Safety & GPS carries a family-friendly official rating (Everyone) on the Google Play. That makes it broadly suitable, but even family-rated apps can include chat, ads, or in-app purchases, so check the factors below.
What age rating does Life360: Family Safety & GPS have?
The Google Play rates Life360: Family Safety & GPS as Everyone. This is the store's own content rating, set from the app's features and content, not our opinion. Use it as the starting point for whether it fits your child's age.
Can my child use Life360: Family Safety & GPS safely?
If you decide to allow it, use device parental controls: Screen Time and Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone, or Family Link and Play Store parental controls on Android. Turn on purchase approval, set age-appropriate content limits, and keep the account under your family group so you can see activity.
How do I block or remove Life360: Family Safety & GPS from my child's phone?
On iPhone, open Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, then restrict or delete the app and block reinstalling it. On Android, open Family Link, select your child, find Life360: Family Safety & GPS and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.