# Ikune — Location sharing to meet up

> Location sharing to meet up (iPhone/iPad app by Horikiri Seiu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ikune/id6751098490 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Horikiri Seiu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1480680977)
- Category: Navigation, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 84 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-03-09
- Data updated: 2026-10-13

## What is Ikune?

Ikune shares your location only while you are on your way to meet someone.

No more "I just left" and "where are you?". One map answers both.
Sharing stops on its own when the timer runs out, and nothing is kept afterwards.

WHEN TO USE IT
- Meeting a friend at a station or in a busy street
- Finding someone you lost in a crowd
- Knowing when family is nearly home
- Meeting up with someone at an event or on a trip

FEATURES

One tap to start
Press the Ikune button and sharing starts with the person you shared with last. Pick someone else from your friends list. You share with one person at a time.

It stops by itself
Choose 15 minutes, 30 minutes or an hour, or set anything from 5 minutes to 3 hours. Sharing ends automatically, so you can never forget to turn it off.

See them on the map
When someone shares with you, you see them move in real time on the map, with the distance between you. Share back and you both appear.

Add friends with an 8-digit ID
No phone number, no email address. Share eight digits, or let someone scan your QR code.

Notifications
You are told when a friend starts sharing, and when sharing ends.

Home screen widget
Start sharing from the widget without opening the app.

Battery saver
Update less often to make the battery last longer.

PRIVACY
- Sharing is always time limited and stops on its own
- You can stop it by hand at any moment
- Locations are deleted when a session ends. No history is kept
- No home address or other personal details are collected
- No account required

Your location goes only to the person you are sharing with, only while you are sharing.

Location accuracy depends on your device and signal. Underground or indoors it may differ from where you actually are.

Privacy policy: https://ikune.web.app/en/privacy/

## Is Ikune safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Ikune.

## Is Ikune legit?

Ikune appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Ikune is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.15 — 2026-10-06

What's new

- Redesigned chat. Tap the button next to the message box to send a quick message like "On my way" in one tap.
- While sharing, one card on the home screen shows your friend's status, time left, the latest message, and chat, extend and stop buttons.
- Unread counts on the home screen.
- Map messages and Friends chat share one screen.
- Quick messages no longer include emoji.
- You can open chat from home even without location access.
- Fixed sharing again right after stopping.

### 1.3.14 — 2026-09-30

What's new

- Redesigned chat. Tap the button next to the message box to send a quick message like "On my way" in one tap.
- While sharing, one card on the home screen shows your friend's status, time left, the latest message, and chat, extend and stop buttons.
- Unread counts on the home screen.
- Map messages and Friends chat share one screen.
- Quick messages no longer include emoji.
- You can open chat from home even without location access.
- Fixed sharing again right after stopping.

### 1.3.13 — 2026-09-27

What's new

- Redesigned chat. Tap the button next to the message box to send a quick message like "On my way" in one tap.
- While sharing, one card on the home screen shows your friend's status, time left, the latest message, and chat, extend and stop buttons.
- Unread counts on the home screen.
- Map messages and Friends chat share one screen.
- Quick messages no longer include emoji.
- You can open chat from home even without location access.
- Fixed sharing again right after stopping.

### 1.3.11 — 2026-09-26

What's new

- Added a screen, shown before the location permission is requested, that explains what your location is collected for and who it is sent to.
- The app now states clearly that your location is not collected while you are not sharing, and that no record is kept once sharing ends.
- The system location prompt no longer appears unless you have read the explanation and chosen to allow it.
- Settings now also explains why your location is collected and who receives it.

### 1.3.5 — 2026-09-22

What's new

- Fixed sharing where your location could never reach the other person. Your position is now sent every 30 seconds, even while you stand still and wait.
- Fixed the screen staying on "Sharing location" after you ended sharing.
- Reduced battery drain and device heating while sharing.

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