Link360 vs DropWhere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Link360
This app helps you stay connected with loved ones by sharing real-time locations within private, encrypted circles. It offers features like location history, SOS alerts, and place notifications for enhanced safety and connection.
- Real-time location sharing
- End-to-end encrypted circles
- Location history
- SOS alerts
- Place entry/leave notifications
- Private chat
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Family Locator: Link360 is a new location tracker app that helps you stay connected with your family, friends, and the people in your life. With your family members' consent, Link360 makes it easy to keep a closer bond with them. Stay connected with your loved ones! Create a Circle Set up an end-to-end encrypted Circle with 5 to 30 people to keep your family safe. Use Link360 to check their locations anytime you need! Share real-time location on map Create private Circles. Within the Circle (private network), you can see real-time location sharing for all members. Location History View the location history of Circle members. Perfect for parents looking for a parental control app with a find-my-kids feature. SOS & Notification Send or receive SOS signals within your Circle. Get alerts when Circle members drive over the speed limit or have a low battery. Private Chat Start a Private Chat with your loved ones in a Private Channel and check their location on the map to strengthen your family connection. Place entry/leave Set up an E-fence to get notified when Circle members enter or leave specific places. Download Link360 now to build a strong, safe, and accurate family connection! Please note: Link360, the family phone number tracker, can only be used with the consent of other Circle members. 【Subscription Service Description】 1. Membership benefits: By subscribing, users can enjoy features like removing ads, joining 10 circles, creating 10 circles, increasing the number of circle members to 5, becoming an administrator, viewing 3 days of location history, receiving member location reminders, and more. 2. Subscription periods: Monthly membership (1 month), quarterly membership (3 months), annual membership (12 months). 3. Subscription prices: Prices are based on the in-app package, such as $9.99/month, $19.99/quarter, and $49.99/year. 4. Payment: Once the purchase is confirmed, the payment will be charged to your iTunes account. 5. Your iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the subscription expires. After the charge, the subscription will automatically renew for the next period. 6. To cancel auto-renewal, turn off the subscription at least 24 hours before the current period ends. 7. To cancel, go to your iPhone [Settings] -> tap [iTunes & App Store] -> tap [Apple ID] -> [View Apple ID] -> [Subscriptions], and select to cancel. If you don’t cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, it will automatically renew. Privacy Policy: https://www.soul-apps.com/iosPrivacyPolicy.html User Agreement: https://www.soul-apps.com/iostermsofuse.html
DropWhere
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DropWhere — Live Location Sharing, Briefly Share exactly where you are with the people you choose, for as long as you choose. No app install needed for them — just send the link. WHEN TO USE IT • Heading home — let your family see your ETA without ten "where are you?" texts • Meeting at the park, station, or busy venue — drop a pin so they can find you in the crowd • Picking up the kids — share your location with the school or sitter for the next 15 minutes • Road trip with friends — keep everyone in sync without forcing them onto a tracking platform • Solo hike, jog, or late-night walk — share with a trusted contact, set a timer, peace of mind for them HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app, pick a duration (15 min, 1 hour, 4 hours, up to 8 hours). 2. Tap Start — DropWhere generates a short link like dropwhere.app/abc123. 3. Send the link by message, email, or any chat app you already use. 4. Recipients open the link in any browser. They see your live location, ETA to your destination if you set one, and your battery level. No app install, no account, no sign-up. 5. The share stops automatically when the timer expires, or you can stop it any time from the app. PRIVACY THAT ACTUALLY MEANS SOMETHING • Sign in with Apple — we never see your name, email, or any identifying info unless you choose to share it. • Your live location is held in memory only while a share is active. The instant the share ends or expires, the location, destination, and any chat messages are immediately deleted from our servers. • A "share expired" tombstone is kept for 24 hours so late visitors see a friendly message instead of "Not found", then the entire share record is permanently destroyed. • No advertising. No analytics. No data sold. No data used to train any AI. • Delete your account from Settings — all your data is gone in seconds. DESTINATION + ETA Drop a destination pin and recipients see your distance + estimated arrival time, calculated live from your speed. PINNED MESSAGE Add a quick status that everyone sees at the top of the share — "Heading home, ETA 10 min", "Stuck in traffic", "Be there in 5". TWO-WAY CHAT Recipients can reply right from the share page. You get a notification on your iPhone when someone messages you. LOCK SCREEN, DYNAMIC ISLAND, AND APPLE WATCH The share countdown lives in your Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen — see the time remaining and viewer count without opening the app. WHAT IT'S NOT DropWhere is not a tracking platform. There is no "always on" mode, no ability to share without the other person's consent, no historical location playback. Every share has a duration, the duration runs down, and then it's over. FREE — WITH OPTIONAL PRO DropWhere is free. The core flow — pick a duration up to 1 hour, share a link, see a live location — will always be free. DropWhere Pro adds: • 4-hour and 8-hour share durations (free is capped at 1 hour) • Unlimited chat history (free keeps the most recent 50 messages per share) • Same privacy promise — your location is still deleted the second a share ends DropWhere Pro is $2.99/month or $19.99/year, with a 7-day free trial. Auto-renewable subscription. Cancel any time in your Apple ID account settings — at least 24 hours before the end of the current period to avoid charges. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Your subscription auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://dropwhere.app/privacy Terms: https://dropwhere.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DropWhere at none against Link360's shown. DropWhere also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Link360's advantage is iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Link360 sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DropWhere sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Link360 ships an update every 2 months, DropWhere every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Link360 | DropWhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pin Creation Technology Co., Ltd. | MOBILE ALCHEMY LTD |
In-app purchases
Link360
- Circle VIP month1$4.991 Month
- Circle Premium Monthly New1$4.991 Month
- Circle Premium Monthly New20$4.991 Month
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- Circle Upgrade Week Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Circle VIP quarter20$9.993 Months
- Personal Premium Yearly New$9.991 Year
- Circle Premium Quarterly New19$9.993 Months
- Circle Premium Quarterly New20$9.993 Months
- Personal Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Personal Premium Quarterly$19.993 Months
- Circle VIP year1$29.991 Year
- Circle VIP year20$29.991 Year
- Circle Premium Yearly New1$29.991 Year
- Circle Premium Yearly New18$29.991 Year
- Circle Premium Yearly New19$29.991 Year
- Circle Premium Yearly New20$29.991 Year
- Personal Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
- Circle Upgrade Month$19.99
- Circle Upgrade Quarter$39.99
- Circle Upgrade Year$99.99
DropWhere
- DropWhere Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- DropWhere Pro Yearly$19.991 Year









