# Phone Tracker vs AppForCare

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AppForCare at none against Phone Tracker's 10. AppForCare also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Phone Tracker's advantage is chart position (#139 vs unranked). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Phone Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. AppForCare asks for nothing beyond the download.

Phone Tracker ships an update fortnightly, AppForCare every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Phone Tracker | AppForCare |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (12K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phone-tracker-gps-location/id1559708047/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **12K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#139** | — |
| Size | 163 MB | 10 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **15.6** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [ZED LATINOAMERICA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1615580025) | [Parcs App B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1025329355) |

## What reviewers say

### Phone Tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phone-tracker-gps-location/id1559708047)

**Currently charting:** #139 Top Grossing · Lifestyle (US App Store)

This app helps you stay connected with loved ones by sharing live GPS locations. It offers smart alerts for arrivals and departures, location history, and emergency safety features like SOS alerts and fall detection.

**Highlights:** Live GPS tracking, Private family circles, Place alerts and geofencing, SOS emergency alerts, Automatic fall detection, Location history, Find my phone

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Plan | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| premium | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Friends phone location tracker | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Plan | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Plan | $8.49 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Plan | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| premium | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Friends phone location tracker | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Friends & family phone locator | $89.99 | per year |


### AppForCare

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/appforcare/id1596737290)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Phone Tracker free?

Phone Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is AppForCare free?

AppForCare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Phone Tracker or AppForCare have ads?

Phone Tracker shows ads; AppForCare does not.

### Which is updated more often, Phone Tracker or AppForCare?

Phone Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and AppForCare every 3 weeks. Most recently, Phone Tracker was updated on November 12, 2026 and AppForCare on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*