# Gather: GPS Location Sharing — user reviews > 60 indexed App Store user reviews of Gather by gather.life, rated 4.70/5 from 1,578 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gather-gps-location-sharing/id6553957231/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gather-gps-location-sharing/id6553957231.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,292 · 4★ 166 · 3★ 69 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 36 ## What do users think of Gather? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Accurate location tracking - 🔒 Respects privacy and data security - 💡 Consolidates vehicle management features **Cons** - 🔋 Battery draining issues - 🐛 Inconsistent location updates - 🐛 Login/sign-in problems **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes or gets stuck on loading screen - Inaccurate location reporting **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Improved trip/journey detection ## Newest reviews (15 of 60) ### 4/5 — Glitch *2026-07-29* Your apps had a glitch it showed us our community it said we had left our houses but we still at home. Is there a way to fix it. **Developer response:** Hello - Sometimes the phone's GPS can report some slight changes in location due to drops in connectivity. If you reach out to us at support@gather.life we can get the information we need to look into specifically what is happening in your case. In the meantime, you can customize the size of the place alerts to be larger to not trigger from this kind of GPS connectivity issue. Thank you! ### 4/5 — Glitch *2026-06-15* Your apps had a glitch it showed us our community it said we had left our houses but we still at home. Is there a way to fix it. **Developer response:** Hello - Sometimes the phone's GPS can report some slight changes in location due to drops in connectivity. If you reach out to us at support@gather.life we can get the information we need to look into specifically what is happening in your case. In the meantime, you can customize the size of the place alerts to be larger to not trigger from this kind of GPS connectivity issue. Thank you! ### 3/5 — Not always accurate *2026-05-24* Could be more accurate and update more frequently **Developer response:** Hello - Thank you for the feedback! If you could reach out to us via email at support@gather.life or using the support section of the profile -> settings area of the app, we can figure out exactly what is happening for you. One common cause of this is if the user's phone is in low battery mode, which shuts down apps from working in the background. ### 3/5 — Options *2026-05-15* I wish they had a satellite view option where you can see the trees and houses etc… **Developer response:** Good timing - we will be adding satellite view in the next few weeks! Thank you for your feedback. If you have any issues or other suggestions, don't hesitate to send them to us at support@gather.life. Thank you! ### 5/5 — PRETTY BIG QUEEN *2026-03-27, version 1.365.0* PRETTY BIG QUEEN ### 4/5 — Easy to use *2026-03-27, version 1.365.0* Easy to use. ### 5/5 — One app, many possibilities *2026-03-16* I am loving using this app as a split family, I can co-parent without sharing my location and manage all the vehicles in one place. It makes me feel safe and makes me very happy that they don’t sell or share my family’s data with 3rd party and there are no annoying ads! This is a win for me with privacy and safety and no subscription fees for the same things I was paying $15/month. Plus, they have a whole vehicle side for managing my family vehicles. **Developer response:** That's great to hear! We have a lot of new features coming out soon as well! If you ever have any issues, don't hesitate to reach out to us via email at support@gather.life. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Impressed *2026-03-12* So far so good, very accurate location. **Developer response:** That's great to hear! If you ever encounter any issues or need any help, just email us at support@gather.life. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Really good, but… *2026-03-05* I genuinely don’t have any complaints except for the location movement or update can lag a bit. It will still say a person is one place when they are in another. My mother uses it to keep track of me, but it will say I’m still home when I’m at work. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! Location updates should appear in real time, so the lag you’re seeing shouldn't be happening. If you’re able, please email us at support@gather.life or submit a support request in Profile → Settings so we can get to the bottom of what’s happening on your device. In the meantime, one common cause on iPhone is Low Power Mode, which can limit background location updates. We’d be happy to help get this working properly for you. ### 5/5 — Love *2026-02-23, version 1.340.6* Super sleek and simple interface ### 5/5 — Location *2026-02-10, version 1.338.0* Love this app ### 4/5 — Review *2026-01-19* Even trying to launch the app takes forever it gets stuck in the g and doesn’t do anything **Developer response:** Hello - I'm sorry you are having an issue here, it definitely should not be happening! Could you please email us at support@gather.life so that we can fix what is happening here for you? If you are able to get into the app, you can also go to the settings in the profile section of the app and submit a support ticket. We will get to the bottom of this for you - thank you for letting us know! ### 5/5 — WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FIND!!! *2026-01-15* I’ve been looking for an app that consolidates all my vehicle’s information, reminds me about necessary services, and allows me to book everything in one place. GATHER does all of that! Plus, I can create communities, add my family members, and track their locations. The best part? It’s completely FREE! I’m absolutely loving it! 🚘 **Developer response:** I'm glad you are enjoying Gather! We have many more features on the way soon that I think you'll love too! If you ever have any issues, you can always reach us by email at support@gather.life. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Scam *2026-01-10* Down loaded and get absolutely nothing other than than the home page **Developer response:** Hi - I'm sorry you are running into issues! This usually happens if you have low connectivity or if you are trying to access Gather from a connection outside of the United States. If you could reach out to us at support@gather.life, we can figure out what is going on here for you. Thank you! ### 5/5 — One app, many possibilities *2025-12-12* I am loving using this app as a split family, I can co-parent without sharing my location and manage all the vehicles in one place. It makes me feel safe and makes me very happy that they don’t sell or share my family’s data with 3rd party and there are no annoying ads! This is a win for me with privacy and safety and no subscription fees for the same things I was paying $15/month. Plus, they have a whole vehicle side for managing my family vehicles. **Developer response:** That's great to hear! We have a lot of new features coming out soon as well! If you ever have any issues, don't hesitate to reach out to us via email at support@gather.life. Thank you! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t work *2026-06-07, version 1.400.1* Downloaded it but it don’t work on my iPhone. The logo just appears and flashes. Left it on for 45 minutes and nothing ### 1/5 — broken sign in and lowkey creepy features *2026-03-29, version 1.365.0* the continue with apple feature is broken and will not let you sign in. also, certain features like the section that builds up a history of your gps data every day just seems really unnecessary and creepy/abusive. ### 1/5 — I don’t get it *2025-09-11, version 1.256.0* I don’t really understand the purpose of this app. It feels like there is no true focus. Is this supposed to replace the features already built into iPhone? ### 1/5 — Ugh *2025-07-16, version 1.203.8* I keep trying and it’s giving me a log in error makes me suspicious ### 1/5 — App doesn’t even load *2024-12-13, version 1.116.17* Been stuck on the logo screen forever, haven’t been able to get past it ### 1/5 — to buggy *2024-12-12, version 1.116.17* app kept on bugging and say “An unknown error occurred. Please try again” when trying to make an account ### 2/5 — Location *2026-06-15* I find that even though I am Within 3 miles of a tower and my family, I have to refresh the page 2 or three times to get it to open and fully load. When I check tracking or locating, it says last updated an hour ago my loved one could be a long distance in an hour. **Developer response:** Hello - I'm sorry you are having issues. If you could send us an email at support@gather.life or use the Customer Support section of the Profile -> Settings area of the app, it will give us the information we need to look into the details of this for you. ### 2/5 — Won’t work *2026-04-18, version 1.374.2* When I click on the app it crashes ### 2/5 — Battery killer *2026-04-01, version 1.365.0* The app does what it should, but good golly it drains my battery faster than having Pokémon Go open (and for those that’ve played you know how bad that drain is). Every time I leave the house, the clock turns blue which means an app is actively tracking my location (unlike Google Maps location services in which runs silently in the background and doesn’t kill my battery). If I swipe up to switch apps, Gather is right there running - and it shouldn’t be! @developers - please learn to properly implement location services running in the background, because this ain’t that. ### 2/5 — Not consistent *2025-10-22, version 1.267.10* Had multiple issues logging in. Get code and it is in a constant state of load. Sometimes you get in and sometimes for days you do not. Used this for travel purposes, but the amount of issues is inane. 3 users were using this app and only 1 stayed logged in. Def needs to be re worked or something. Very aggravating but great when it DOES work. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great location service *2026-08-16* Very helpful in keeping track of my family members and friends. **Developer response:** That's great to hear - thank you! If you need anything, just let us know by email at support@gather.life or in the support area of the profile section of the app. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Just what ziI need for logging times to calls I respond to. My own personal dispatcher! *2026-08-10* A+ **Developer response:** That's a great way to use Gather! If you need anything or have any suggestions for what we can improve, just email us at support@gather.life. Thank you for the feedback! ### 5/5 — LOVE IT *2026-08-09, version 1.431.2* I love this app so much it really helped me keep track where my friends and fam were LOVE IT!!!! ### 5/5 — Family *2026-08-06* Great app but has real time glitches also wish GPS options were there too **Developer response:** Hello - Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad you are liking Gather and would love to hear more about what GPS options you'd like to see. If you would like, please us an email to support@gather.life with your feedback and suggestions. Thank you! ### 5/5 — I LOVE THIS APP *2026-07-26, version 1.431.2* I LOVE THIS APP, BECAUSE I AM BEDRIDDEN, AND CAN KEEP AN EYE ON MY FAMILY ### 5/5 — Gbs *2026-05-31, version 1.400.1* Tirol Aima ### 5/5 — Great *2026-05-13, version 1.400.0* Great ### 5/5 — great app and it's free *2026-04-26, version 1.374.2* my family used to use Life360 and it was $14.99 a month. This app has the same features, for free. ### 5/5 — Gather is so refreshing! *2026-04-24* It’s such great eco-system for my family to use, I see a steady flow of improvements & features from month to month. These people care! **Developer response:** Thank you for the kind words! We’re glad Gather is working well for your family. Our team is constantly working to improve the experience and add meaningful features. Appreciate you being part of it! ### 5/5 — Get it *2026-04-13, version 1.374.2* Great so far --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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