Comparison

COSMO vs Whencee

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

Head to head
About

COSMO

This app allows parents to manage a child's smart watch for safety and communication. It offers GPS tracking, contact management, and customizable alerts for peace of mind. Parents can also monitor activity and set quiet times for school.

Highlights
  • GPS location tracking
  • Approved contact management
  • Geo-fence 'SafeZone' alerts
  • School Mode for distraction-free learning
  • SOS emergency alerts
  • Activity tracking and goals
  • Customizable alarms and reminders
Features
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Keep your kids safe and connected with the COSMO Mission Control parent app and JrTrack kids smart watch. With Mission Control, you have all the tools you need for safety, connection, and convenience right in the palm of your hand. JrTrack is the all-in-one wearable phone, watch, and GPS tracker that’s safe for kids and trusted by parents. It pairs seamlessly with the Mission Control parent app where you can: - Add and manage approved contacts and guardians for safety & security - Check your child’s location with reliable GPS tracking - Set custom geo-fence “SafeZones” and receive check-in alerts when your child enters or leaves a designated area - Set School Mode days and times to limit distractions - Track your child’s steps and set activity goals - Receive emergency alerts when your child activates SOS mode - Set custom alarms and reminders - Manage settings for your child’s JrTrack watch Loved by Parents & Kids “This was easy to set up and works wonderfully...I recommend this watch 100%” - Michele S. (TN) “We use this watch to stay in touch with my kids during the day while I’m at work. It’s a really nice thing being able to text your young kid to make sure they are okay during the day.” - Katie L (VA) “It's given us a lot of freedom and confidence” - Eric E (TX) Safe & Secure Completely COPPA compliant, safety certified, and data secure. It’s the confidence parents need, and families deserve. Connection without Compromise Families shouldn’t have to choose between connection and kids’ safety. With JrTrack and the COSMO: Mission Control app, you’re in control - no internet browsing or social media access, plus a completely customizable approved safe contact list. **The COSMO: Mission Control app is not compatible with first-generation JrTrack 1 devices.

About

Whencee

Share a temporary live-location map with a group using a code. See each other's positions and chat, with all data automatically deleted when the group disbands. Offers end-to-end encryption and no accounts required.

Highlights
  • Temporary live-location maps
  • No accounts or sign-up required
  • End-to-end encrypted communication
  • Automatic data deletion after use
  • Meeting points and markers
  • Multiple simultaneous maps
Features
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Share a code. See each other on a map. Leave, and it's like it never happened. Whencee is a live-location map for small groups — family finding each other at a fair, friends converging on a restaurant, a crew on a road trip. Start a map, share the 6-character code, and everyone on it sees everyone else, sorted by distance, with a group chat that rides along. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • No accounts. No sign-up, ever. Open the app, pick a name, go. • Nothing is kept. A map lives only while people are on it. When the last person leaves, everything — positions, chat, all of it — is deleted within minutes. There is no history to leak, sell, or subpoena. • End-to-end encrypted. Give a map a passphrase and names, positions and messages are encrypted on your phone and readable only by your group. The server relays ciphertext it cannot open. • Fair by design. You see people only while you share your own position — enforced by the server, not the honor system. Nobody lurks invisibly. • Meeting points and markers. Long-press the map to drop a pin everyone sees, labelled with how far each person is from it. • Several maps at once. Family in one, friends in another — switch with a tap, each with its own code, passphrase and chat. Location is shared only while you are on a map you joined, with a visible indicator the whole time, and stops the moment you leave. Whencee has no ads, no analytics, and no trackers.

Screenshots

COSMO4 screens
Whencee3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Whencee at 5.0 against COSMO's 3.1. Whencee also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). COSMO's advantage is ratings volume (270 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whencee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COSMO has 270 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

COSMO ships an update every 2 months, Whencee every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
COSMO versus Whencee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOSMOWhencee
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (270 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings270 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developercom.cosmo.smartwatchDONALD HAROLD SHAPPELLE

Customer experience

COSMO

All ratings270 ratings
Positive50.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive59.8%
Neutral9.8%
Negative30.4%

Whencee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

COSMO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Activation and account setup issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent connectivity and service disruptions
  • Inability to disable watch without parental access

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved location tracking accuracy and real-time updates
  • Ability for all approved contacts to text the child
  • Integrated parental portal within the app
  • Additional features like video calling, night mode, and more customization

Whencee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

COSMO

No in-app purchases

None

Whencee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is COSMO free?
COSMO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whencee free?
Whencee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, COSMO or Whencee?
Whencee is rated higher. COSMO averages 3.1 out of 5 from 270 ratings, while Whencee averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do COSMO or Whencee have ads?
Neither COSMO nor Whencee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, COSMO or Whencee?
COSMO ships an update every 2 months, and Whencee every 2 days. Most recently, COSMO was updated on October 14, 2026 and Whencee on September 24, 2026.

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