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24 alternatives to Location SMS

Locate your device with a text, even when it's offline 📱🌎

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Location SMS launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Spacetime locates a contact on a map by texting them a link to click on▲89

   I find myself often texting people, "where are you?" so I wrote this little iPhone app that lets me text them a special link. When they click the link, it uses the HTML5 geolocation API to report their location and shows it on a map. http://whru.at/ It's only as accurate as the HTML5 geolocation API, but I've been finding it pretty useful. What do you think?

   2012 · whru.at · its alternatives →

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   TAP▲76

   Tap your phone to share location & message your friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Gpsms▲3

   Find your phone with sms

   2019 · apkpure.com · its alternatives →

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   Live Location in Messenger▲209

   Share your location with your friends right in Messenger

   2017 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →

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   Holo▲120

   Leave a message at a certain location and share it

   2017 · holoapp.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Getmobi▲128

   Clap to Find My Phone

   2024 · getmobi.ai · its alternatives →

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   Whereabouts▲66

   Write posts and chat (group or 1-on-1) with people nearby!

   2017 · aelchim.com · its alternatives →

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   Phone 2 Location▲7

   Know location of any phone number

   2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Task Nearby▲78

   Tailor-made, battery efficient location reminders using AI

   2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Lo▲195

    Ask and answer "Where you at?" with one tap.

    2014 · lo-yo.co · its alternatives →

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    Google Lost Phone Finder▲204

    Locate, lock, and secure a lost phone

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Nomad Text▲94

    Get SMS anywhere while traveling.

    2019 · nomadtext.com · its alternatives →

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    LocationChecker▲137

    You won’t have to worry the next time to visit a city

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Clap To Find My Phone▲119

    Clap your hands and find your lost phone

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Nomad SMS▲128

    Receive a local SMS anywhere in the world

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Fake GPS Location Changer▲68

    GPS spoofing app to change phone location

    2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    TT911 – Text 911 your location and name without unlocking your phone▲31

    2014 · smsto911.com · its alternatives →

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    The Texting Doorbell▲97

    A doorbell that texts you "here" instead of ringing

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Find Phone With SMS▲5

    Lost your phone in your house? Set it to silent? Worry not!

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    poke▲75

    We remember so you don't have to

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Plane Finder for iMessage▲76

    Share your real-time flight status with iMessage

    2016 · planefinder.net · its alternatives →

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    HereHere▲68

    Location based chat app for Android

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Phone Tracker▲8

    An online mobile phone location tracking tool worldwide.

    2024 · gps-phone.net · its alternatives →

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    Please Help▲4

    Stay in Touch, Stay Safe

    2021 · apps.apple.com · 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 →