Family Beacon

About

Family Beacon provides private live location sharing for families through an Android app and web map. Users share with selected Gmail addresses and can revoke access at any time. The map displays live markers, movement trails, last-seen times, and battery levels; an SOS alert reaches everyone on the sender’s sharing list through the app and web map. Location updates are encrypted separately for each recipient device using ECIES with P-256 and AES-256-GCM, while private keys are generated and stored only on user devices. Ordinary location ciphertext is deleted after 48 hours, and SOS alerts after seven days. Movement history stays on the phone for up to 14 days; enabled shared history remains on the server for about three months. The free plan includes live location sharing and SOS. Premium adds messaging, Safe Zones, additional alerts, phone ringing, activity summaries, and sharing with more than 10 people. Google Sign-In is the only sign-in method. Activity summaries can send locally generated plain-language facts to Anthropic without coordinates or addresses.

Who it is for

Family Beacon is designed for families, including children whose phones are configured by a parent or guardian. It suits families who want live location sharing and SOS through Android and a web map.

Compared on family locator apps

Free plan

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Location alerts

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Location history

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Platform support

webfamilybeacon.oonak.ai

SOS tools

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Facts

Purpose

Family Beacon provides private live family location sharing through an Android app and web map.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

End-to-end encryption

Location updates use ECIES with P-256 and AES-256-GCM encryption separately for each recipient device.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Sharing control

Users share with specific Gmail addresses and can revoke sharing at any time.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Live map

The map shows live markers, movement trails, last-seen times and battery levels.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

SOS

The SOS button alerts everyone on the sender's share list through the app and web map.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Data retention

Ordinary location ciphertext is deleted after 48 hours and SOS alerts after 7 days.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

History limit

A private movement history is kept locally on the phone for up to 14 days, while enabled shared history is retained on the server for about 3 months.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Premium features

Premium unlocks messaging, allowed family-history viewing, sharing with more than 10 people, Safe Zones, speed, battery and nearby alerts, phone ringing and activity summaries.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Sign-in

Google Sign-In is the only sign-in method and requests only basic identity scopes.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Integrations

Activity summaries can send locally generated plain-language facts directly from the phone to Anthropic, without coordinates or addresses.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Security transport

Server communication uses HTTPS and WSS, and private keys are generated and stored only on user devices.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Privacy practices

The service has no advertising or analytics SDKs, does not sell data and does not track non-users.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Audience

Family Beacon is designed for families, including children whose phones are set up by a parent or guardian.familybeacon.oonak.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Support

The Google Play listing provides [email protected] as the support email.play.google.com · 1 Oct 2026

Company

Headquarters

Yerevan, Armeniafamilybeacon.oonak.ai · 28 Sept 2026

Where it ranks on Inferse

• Best Family Locator Apps in 2026#9 of 29

Sources

• familybeacon.oonak.ai· checked 1 Oct 2026
• familybeacon.oonak.ai/privacy· checked 1 Oct 2026
• play.google.com/store/apps/details· checked 1 Oct 2026