Life360 Alternatives for Women in 2026: What You Need to Know About Your Data

If you use a safety or location app, here is a question worth asking. Do you know what happens to your location data? For one of the biggest location sharing apps in the world, the answer surprised a lot of people.

Did you know your safety app might be selling your data?

Life360, one of the most widely used family location-sharing apps, was the subject of a 2021 investigation by The Markup that reported the company was selling precise location data on its users, including families and children, to data brokers. According to that reporting, location data was a significant revenue source for the business. For an app marketed around keeping your loved ones safe, the idea that your whereabouts could be packaged and sold is a confronting one.

Life360 has since said it changed aspects of how it handles data. But the episode raised a question every woman should ask of any safety app she uses. Who profits from knowing where I am?

Why this matters for women

When you download a safety app, you are placing enormous trust in it. You are telling it where you are, who you are with, and when you are alone. That is some of the most sensitive information about you that exists. If an app's business model depends on selling that information, then you are not really the customer. You are the product.

For women in particular, location privacy is not a small thing. It is central to safety itself. Data that is sold can be bought, and the last thing any woman wants is her movements becoming a commodity.

Life360 alternatives for women in 2026

If you are looking for something built differently, here is what to look for in an alternative.

Privacy that is not for sale

Choose an app that is upfront about never selling your data. Your location should be shared only with the people you choose, never with brokers or advertisers.

Safety without constant surveillance

Life360 is built around always-on tracking, which suits families tracking each other but is not what every woman wants. Look for an app where the safety layer stays quiet in the background and only activates when you need it, rather than tracking you every minute of the day.

Built for women, not just families

Most location apps are designed for parents keeping tabs on kids. withHer was built specifically for women living their own lives. Its safety system lets you set a trusted circle once, then forget about it until you need it. One tap shares your live location and records audio in an emergency. No always-on tracking. No selling your data. Ever.

The difference comes down to why an app exists

An app that sells your location is in the business of data. An app built for your safety is in the business of you. withHer was created for exactly that reason, to be a tool that exists for the woman holding the phone, not for whoever wants to buy her data. You can read the personal story behind why withHer was built, and join the waitlist to be first to use it.