Comparison

Protego vs ParentDocket

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

Head to head
About

Protego

This app provides real-time location tracking for family members, allowing users to set up safe zones and receive alerts. It offers a family bond spell to connect unlimited members and includes 30 days of location history. The service prioritizes privacy with enterprise-grade encryption.

Highlights
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Geofencing with instant notifications
  • 30 days of location history
  • Battery-efficient operation
  • Connect unlimited family members
  • Privacy-focused with encryption
Features
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Protego is a family locator and GPS tracker that turns location sharing into something your family will actually enjoy. See your kids, partner, parents and friends moving in real time across a hand-illustrated magic map: parchment paths, winding footprint trails, tiny castles on the horizon. Every person is a small animal in a wizard hat, every home and school a little enchanted landmark glowing on the family map. Where is everyone? Open the map and know. That small moment of relief, a dozen times a day — that's Protego. FAMILY LOCATOR ON A MAGIC MAP • Real-time location sharing for your whole family circle • Live GPS tracking with precise position and last-seen time • A hand-drawn magic map instead of boring blue dots • 7 magical avatars: Owl, Fox, Wolf, Raccoon, Panda, Cat and Frog FIND MY FAMILY, FIND MY KIDS, FIND MY FRIENDS One family tracker for parents, co-parents, teens, couples and friends. Find your kids after school, check that your teen made it to practice, see when your partner is heading home, or make sure grandma got home safe and put her feet up. Everyone you invite shares their location with you, and you with them — by choice, never in secret. PLACE ALERTS (GEOFENCING) Add home, school, work or grandma's house as magical places and get an instant alert when someone arrives or leaves. No more "are you there yet?" texts — the map taps you on the shoulder instead. LOCATION HISTORY Look back at 30 days of routes and journey chronicles: yesterday's adventures, drawn in little footprints across the map. Peace of mind for parents of teens, new drivers and anyone who worries. FAMILY CIRCLES Create a private family circle and invite the people you trust: family, co-parents, caregivers, close friends. A circle is a promise: only the people you choose, no one else. Free plan for 2 people with no time limit. Premium unlocks unlimited members, place alerts and location history. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your location data stays inside your circle. We never sell your family's data and never share it with advertisers. Location sharing in Protego is always visible to the person being located. Protego is a family safety app, not a spy app. Good magic doesn't spy. BATTERY-FRIENDLY GPS TRACKING Background location tracking tuned to go easy on your battery. The map works its quiet magic all day and still leaves you enough charge for the evening. WHO USES PROTEGO • Parents who want a kids location tracker without helicopter parenting • Families with teens who are always on the go • Co-parents coordinating shared custody • Couples and friends who like to share their location • Adult children checking in on aging parents • Anyone who grew up loving magical worlds WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE PROTEGO The same core family locator features you expect from a GPS tracker: live location, place alerts, location history. Wrapped in a map your kids will want to open. Family safety should feel good, not invasive. Checking on someone you love should feel like opening a storybook, not reading a report. FEATURES AT A GLANCE • Family locator app, family tracker and GPS location tracker • Real-time location sharing • Works as a kids tracker, teen tracker or couples tracker — always mutual, always visible • Find my kids, find my friends, find my family • Geofence place alerts on arrival and departure • 30-day location history • Private family circles, free for 2 • Magical avatars and an enchanted map Download Protego, invite your people into your circle, and start seeing your family on a map that finally feels like magic. Questions? Write to us from the app or at protegoapp.org. Answers come by hand, not by owl. Protego Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a8bN5NIE9tX1Os6xoeKa3EkW9sJJLh2UPjSFrIFIRZo/edit

About

ParentDocket

Features
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ParentDocket keeps co-parenting communication civil, organized, and documented. Every message between you and your co-parent is sealed with an authentication code the moment it is sent. Messages can never be edited or deleted - by either parent - so what was said is never in dispute. ONE SUBSCRIPTION COVERS BOTH PARENTS You subscribe; your co-parent joins free with a link code. No forced double subscription. WHAT YOU GET - Sealed messaging: tamper-evident, with per-message authentication codes - Tone check: optional AI review flags hostile phrasing before you hit send - Custody schedule: swap requests, responses, and a documented change log - Shared expenses: log, track, and keep both parents on the same page - Certified record export: re-verified PDF of the full message history - Professional access: give your attorney, mediator, or GAL read access, gated behind BOTH parents' signed consent BUILT FOR DIFFICULT SITUATIONS ParentDocket assumes communication may end up in front of a mediator or judge. Write it like a judge will read it - and have the record to back it up. PRICING $9.99/month or $99.99/year after a 14-day free trial. One subscription covers both parents. Invited co-parents use ParentDocket free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Account Settings. Privacy policy: https://parentdocket.com/privacy.html Terms: https://parentdocket.com/terms.html Support: support@parentdocket.com

Screenshots

Protego4 screens
ParentDocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Protego at every 9 days against ParentDocket's every 2 months. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Protego sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and ParentDocket sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Protego ships an update every 9 days, ParentDocket every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Protego versus ParentDocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProtegoParentDocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (122 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings122 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHanna TsylindzJohn Shoufler

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Protego

Subscriptions6
  • Protego Premium — Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • GPS Location Tracker Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Protego GPS Tracker Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Protego Premium — Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Family GPS Tracker Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Protego Premium — Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

ParentDocket

Subscriptions2
  • ParentDocket Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • ParentDocket Annual14 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Protego free?
Protego is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ParentDocket free?
ParentDocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Protego or ParentDocket have ads?
Neither Protego nor ParentDocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Protego or ParentDocket?
Protego ships an update every 9 days, and ParentDocket every 2 months. Most recently, Protego was updated on October 14, 2026 and ParentDocket on October 13, 2026.

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