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24 alternatives to Location Sharing for Google Maps

Share your real-time location with your contacts on Maps

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Location Sharing for Google Maps launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Real-time location sharing on Google Maps▲7

   Share your location directly inside Maps, in real time

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Google Maps List Sharing▲5

   Track and share your favorite places

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Google Contacts Map▲84

   See all your Google Contacts on a Google Map

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Destinations on Google▲178

   Explore cities and book flights with Google

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Way - Where are you?▲57

   The fastest way to share location with friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Meet In The Middle▲243

   Share a link & meet your friends midway

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Live Location in Messenger▲209

   Share your location with your friends right in Messenger

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Instant Map Chat▲198

   Chat with people in real-time on a Google Map

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Local Guides by Google Maps▲140

   Reviews, photos & knowledge about the places around you

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Google Maps Timeline▲211

    See a map of your daily activity inside Google Maps

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Locationscout▲101

    Find the best places for photography and travel with ease

    2024 · locationscout.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Google Maps Gallery▲59

    User-created maps shared with the world

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pathshare▲122

    Realtime location sharing app

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Facebook Places Directory▲96

    Find the best places across the world

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Map Pod▲64

    Quick, easy real-time location sharing for iOS

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tag▲90

    Simple location sharing to meet up with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Steven 1.1▲68

    See what your friends are doing w/o sharing your location

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    FriendMap▲138

    Find My Friends got the glow up we all wanted

    2025 · friendmaps.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mapmelon▲68

    Upload your next location and check where your friends are

    2022 · mapmelon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Views▲118

    Discover spots by locals

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Spot▲125

    Map-based video sharing app

    2021 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SPOT▲102

    Discover the best places according to your friends & experts

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Maps.me▲84

    Fast, detailed & completely offline maps for mobile devices.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Google Hangouts for iOS▲106

    Updated w/ location sharing, stickers and material design

    2015 · 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 →