Comparison

TICE vs FMLY Location

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TICE

Easily coordinate meetups by sharing your live location with friends and family on a private map. Enjoy secure, end-to-end encrypted communication and anonymous usage, with full control over your shared data.

Highlights
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Private map view
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Anonymous usage
  • Group chat messages
  • Set meeting points
  • Unlimited group sizes
Features
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Locate your friends, family, and colleagues with TICE when meeting up. Share your live location while preserving your privacy. Start a secure meeting and send the invitation link to the people you want to meet up with. See yourself and the others on a private map in real-time. Set a meeting point, communicate with the others, and see how everyone gets together. Meet up with a single person or big groups. With TICE, messages like “where are you?” and “when do you arrive?” are a thing of the past. Looking for an easy way to meet up but you want your location to stay private? We were, too. That is why we protect all your sensitive data and messages with modern end-to-end encryption. We do not ask for any personal details – no phone number or e-mail address needed. Use TICE completely anonymous with our strong privacy-by-design approach. A huge step towards sustainable user data handling on the internet. FEATURES • View the real-time location of friends or family members on the map • Create meetups of unlimited sizes • Be safe with 100% secure end-to-end encryption • Send group chat messages • Get real-time notifications SIMPLE COORDINATION Invite to a TICE meetup, the participants can see each other in real-time on a private map. Chat with the group to communicate details of your meeting and coordinate effectively. MEETING POINTS Set a meeting point for everyone. See how the participants arrive at the chosen place. PRIVATE AND SECURE The architecture of TICE is based on privacy-by-design. Real end-to-end encryption guarantees a high level of protection of user data. ANONYMOUS Using the app is completely anonymous. No personal contact details, no mobile phone number, or e-mail address. FULL CONTROL You always keep full and fine-grained control over sharing your location. Choose the contacts you want to share it with and disable it anytime. FOR EVERYONE AND ANYONE TICE is universal. Use it for private meetings with your family, locate friends, or coordinate your companies staff. 100% FREE TICE is a project developed out of passion. We have the goal to create more awareness for a responsible and secure way of handling data on the internet. TICE is the secure alternative we always wanted to have. We do not track your location and we do not sell your information. TICE was funded by the EXIST founder scholarship in 2019 in Germany. We are looking for further support and partnerships enabling sustainable growth of TICE. USE CASES • Family, friends and acquaintances • Coordination of small and big groups • Meeting up at concerts, festivals, and other crowded places • Effective outdoor meetings BECOME A PART OF THE TICE MOVEMENT Official website: https://ticeapp.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ticeapp Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ticeapp Get inspired on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ticeapp Music in the App Preview: The Great Break-off by The Insider

About

FMLY Location

Track loved ones' locations and see how much time you spend together. Get notifications for arrivals and departures from favorite places. Analyze interaction data to strengthen bonds.

Highlights
  • Real-time family location tracking
  • Statistics on time spent together
  • Favorite places marked on map
  • Arrival/departure notifications
  • Advanced tools for staying in touch
Features
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Find out which places your loved ones visit most often and where they are right now! Enjoy advanced tools to keep in touch with your loved ones and protect them when needed. Get statistics about the time spent with your loved ones, analyze this information in order to become even closer to each other. In FMLY, you can find useful features for you: - Statistics on the time spent with loved ones; - Current location of your family members; - Favorite places marked on the map for ease of use of the app; - Instant notification of arrivals in and out of added places. Using FMLY is simple and intuitive: just add your loved ones to the app, see them on the map, and get data on the frequency of your interaction! Subscription information: - Payments will be credited to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews if automatic renewal is not turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period and determine the cost of renewal - Subscriptions can be managed by the user, and automatic updating can be disabled by going to the user account settings after purchasing - During the active subscription period, the current subscription is not canceled - Any unused part of the free trial period, if offered, will be confiscated when the user purchases a subscription to this publication, if applicable. Terms: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sfeo1a4k71J4uK2R4nUX6NXMOYQwjyZ-QbM1hybnJiU/edit?usp=sharing Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aUS-30q8fYdNwjdMiuuAaHBUSGLdYPrJ_ReO9enbIkU/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

TICE4 screens
FMLY Location4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TICE at none against FMLY Location's 3. TICE also leads on ads (none vs shown). FMLY Location's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (86% vs 71%). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FMLY Location sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. TICE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FMLY Location holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FMLY Location has 60 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of TICE's written reviews are positive against 86% of FMLY Location's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TICE ships an update fortnightly, FMLY Location every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TICE versus FMLY Location: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTICEFMLY Location
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)4.6 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings660 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTICE GmbHDenis Kondratovich

Customer experience

TICE

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.4%

FMLY Location

All ratings61 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

TICE

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FMLY Location

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium Quarterly$39.993 Months

Questions

Is TICE free?
TICE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FMLY Location free?
FMLY Location is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TICE or FMLY Location?
FMLY Location is rated higher. TICE averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while FMLY Location averages 4.6 from 60 ratings.
Do TICE or FMLY Location have ads?
FMLY Location shows ads; TICE does not.
Which is updated more often, TICE or FMLY Location?
TICE ships an update fortnightly, and FMLY Location every 2 weeks. Most recently, TICE was updated on November 3, 2026 and FMLY Location on November 3, 2026.

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