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24 alternatives to Beacon

The most secure way to find family and friends.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Beacon launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Beacon▲84

   Navigation sharing made simple and easy

   2021 · jatter.ai · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Beacon▲204

   Signal your availability and hang with friends

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Beacon▲22

   Know the risk before you pick up or reply

   2025 · beacon.gtg.online · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Circles▲86

   A private place for the most important people in your life

   2022 · oncircles.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Find-a-Friend▲70

   Your best bet to finding long-lost friends.

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Beacon – a new open-source privacy and security-focused browser▲47

   Beacon is a privacy and security-focused browser with native DANE support and a decentralized p2p light client.

   2021 · impervious.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   GeoZilla Family Locator▲135

   Keep your valuables & loved ones safe

   2019 · geozilla.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TICE▲68

   Secure location sharing app

   2021 · ticeapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   fsociety▲64

   Easily find your friends at event, and a lot more

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Guardian▲66

    Your location automatically sent to a friend in an emergency

    2016 · goguardian.xyz · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Beacon Me▲82

    An emoji-laden discovery platform for travelers

    2017 · ask.brightrhq.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Palaround▲103

    Meet people you should be friends with.

    2016 · palaroundapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    FriendMap▲138

    Find My Friends got the glow up we all wanted

    2025 · friendmaps.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Transitory▲101

    The easiest way to share your location.

    2015 · transitory.me · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Beacon▲91

    Web analytics for social

    2018 · veracityai.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pathfix Beacon▲95

    Add real-time sync to your platform, in minutes.

    2020 · pathfix.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Lighthouse Internet Guardian▲56

    A child protection app that blocks inappropriate content.

    2023 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Presence▲70

    Family friendly digital privacy app for peace of mind online

    2021 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Guardians▲91

    A safety app for women

    2021 · getguardians.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wave (^‿^)ﾉ▲72

    Screenshot Friendly

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Track with Circles: Location Tracker App▲11

    Find my kids, family & friends with real-time GPS tracking

    2025 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Way - Where are you?▲57

    The fastest way to share location with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Signal Beacon▲100

    Team up around hashtags for more retweets, likes & traffic

    2019 · pensignal.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    MetaMap▲77

    Comments feed for everywhere.

    2021 · metamap.app · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →