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Family Tracker app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 112 ratings )
Social Networking Lifestyle
Developer: LogSat Software LLC
1.99 USD
Current version: 3.6.0, last update: 3 years ago
First release : 14 Jan 2010
App size: 4.36 Mb

NEWS:
Family Tracker was used to locate a missing child - see news report on: http://www.reuters.com/article/net-us-app-missing-idUSBRE8460GZ20120507

***SUPPORT NOTICE****
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Family Tracker allows you to track your wife, husband, children and fiancée. You can now find out where they are, at anytime, as long as they have their phones with them. Family Tracker is available for other platforms as well, so you can track (and be tracked by) other devices as well - check our website for more details.

Please note that starting with the new iOS4 and supported hardware, Family Tracker runs in the background at all times, and, unlike previous versions of Family Tracker, user intervention is **NOT** needed for you to track them. Family Tracker runs at all times, continuously updating the GPS location of the device. Even if the iPhone is rebooted, Family Tracker will automatically resume tracking and updating its position!

So how does this work?

Simple. Install Family Tracker on the iPhone/iPad you want to track. From then on, you can use either a web browser or via the Family Tracker app itself installed on your own iPhone/iPad to locate your family member.

If the device you wish to track does not support multitasking (for example, older iPhones 3G, iPads), you can still use Family Tracker to locate the family member. Using the web or your own iPhone, you will be able to "ping" the other iPhone. This is done by sending the other iPhone a (free) “Apple Push Notification” which will cause an alert to sound on your family member’s iPhone, even if the phone in is stand-by, just as would happen if the iPhone receives an SMS. As soon as this alert is acknowledged, their GPS position will be recorded, and their location will be updated on a map. If you are using an iPhone yourself to track them, you will be sent a Push Notification to inform you that the family member has accepted your "ping". These notifications will be automatically re-sent every 60 seconds until they are acknowledged. If the recipient is trying to ignore them or does not hear them, this repetition will help acknowledging them.

Family Tracker does not need to know your iPhone cell number to function, as it does not send SMS messages for notifications. Your email address is instead used to send free Apple Push Notifications to the iPhones being tracked. These notifications are free, specific to our Family Tracker application, and work anywhere in the world as long as the iPhone and/or iTouch being tracked has internet access via the cellular network or WiFi.

Notice: ***Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.*** For this reason, we strongly recommend users to configure Family Tracker to use the "Driving Only" accuracy in the GPS setting. This special mode updates the GPS location only when a significant location change occurs, which results in a tremendous gain in battery life.

Additional pro features, such as the ability to see the past locations for the previous 2 weeks, and the ability to set geofences so you are alerted when users that you track enter or leave certain areas are available via an optional iTunes subscription.
Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions are available for either $1.99/month, or $5.99/3 months, or $9.99/6 months or $19.99/year. Privacy policy & terms of use: http://logsat.com/family-tracker-privacy.asp

Pros and cons of Family Tracker app for iPhone and iPad

Family Tracker app good for

Works perfectly. For those that dont want it to run after its installed, simply turn off Location Services under Settings (if you turn it off for too long, though, someone trying to track you will figure it out).
In order for it to be an EXCELLENT app, it should allow people to whom you have ALREADY given permission to follow your every move, to see you from the web browser WITHOUT having to ping you!!
Recently my husband was in a severe car crash in the middle of the highway. He called me confused and unable to know how badly he was hurt. After getting him on with 911 I was able to find him on Family Tracker and make sure he received proper care. I dont care what all those other reviews said, weve been using this app since June and now I appreciate it even more!!!
This works fine between my wifes iPhone and my own, but what make it special is the built-in ability to send a link to someone who doesnt have the app (or even an iPhone) so they can see where you are. GPS apps in general chew up battery life but this app has some configuration options to help with that problem. Ive had this app for about 8 months and its been great so far.
The app works great although the update period without sending a ping notice takes too long. I have used it frequently with no problems at all. The ping notice is extremely fast and reliable. The support has been great so far, I asked for a link and immediately received it the very next day. I have not experienced any significant battery drain on my iPhone so far. Overall rating is very good except for automatic updating without ping notice.
I dont know why this app has so many bad reviews, it has always worked well for me. The positions are sometimes late; ie @ 4pm I will check location and it will only tell me where he was at 2pm. I then ping for the update, but if the other person chooses not to allow, it will nit update position. The 5.0 upgrade is excellent, but still seems to have this problem.

Some bad moments

I purchased app was great for limited time then no way to access on either iPhones. Also app not accurate with location.
My phone has been having glitches, getting increasingly slower and even malfunctioning. I took it to the Apple store and I was specifically told that Family Tracker does not stop running in the background even if you close it and it appears to not be running in the background. This causes a pile up affect in the phones memory and will mess your phone up! I had to reset my phone back to scratch just to fix this issue!! Im very upset.
This program tracks people as stated, but it has an enormous battery drain problem... Like 1% every five-ten minutes. Their website says that when the program is set on "driving only" that it will only lose 3% every several hours. I emailed support more than 10 days ago at the address listed on the app page, and Ive heard nothing back. They shouldnt say on their app page that they reply to "everybody" if they dont do it. I want my money back for this expensive but useless app!
With the latest iphone 4s and OS, and with most frequent update selected, with good 3g connectivity, and phones turned on 24/7, this app continually spews errors "Error getting location from core location", not once, but twice for each phone. When I say "Show iphone on map" it often plops me in the Indian Ocean. Phone locations are out of date by days, if not hours. "Tracking", therefore, is highly unreliable.
Could not add anyone to track. Went through the process over and over with on luck. What a waste of money!!
Not always accurate. Never updates when you need it to. Besides, you can always turn it off in settings, so if u dont wanna be tracked, you wont be.