The private alternative to Google Maps sharing.
Google Maps location sharing is conveniently built into Google Maps, but your location is then used against you to fund an advertising business. Paralino gives you and your family a better experience, more control and much more privacy.
Location sharing in Google Maps is also accompanied by Google’s Find Hub, it is preinstalled on most Android phones, it’s free and it is tied to your Google account. Find Hub can also help you integrate various Android trackers, but it is also used to analyze your every move to serve you more ads.
Paralino is a dedicated app for one job: best and private location sharing between people who trust each other. Powerful yet simple, end-to-end encrypted, open-source and paid for by subscriptions instead of ads.
Differences that matter.
Choose exactly what you share, and with whom.
Paralino has no compromise: privacy zones that blur your position automatically in areas you choose, approximate sharing when a general area is enough, and full control over what exact data you want to share.
Encrypted before it leaves the phone.
Locations you and your family share through Maps are readable by Google and are analyzed to serve you more ads. Paralino can not access your location data, it is fully locked up on your phone before it is sent to other people.
Paralino
- you are the customer
- no ads
- no data selling
- no profiling
- you are the product
- ads & ad SDKs
- location used for ads
- tracking every interaction
The same closeness, without the trade-off.
Comparison based on publicly available information. Google Maps is a trademark of Google LLC.
When Google's ecosystem can make sense for you.
Google's tools are already installed on most Android phones, they are free and could make sense for you if these apply:
Is Google Maps location sharing secure and private?
Google’s systems are very secure, but your location is absolutely not private. Google has access to it and it is using your every location update to make more money from ads.
What does Paralino do that Google Maps sharing doesn't?
Besides all the privacy benefits, Paralino adds place alerts, privacy zones, approximate sharing, low-battery alerts, full device metrics, family-friendly location history, private groups and much more.
Is Paralino free like Google Maps?
There’s a free plan for the essentials; advanced features are part of paid plans. That’s necessary because subscriptions are the only way to pay for the service.
Does Paralino work without Google services?
Yes. Paralino runs on de-googled Android without Google Play Services (such as GrapheneOS).
Can I use both side by side?
Of course. Many families keep Google Maps for navigation, Google Find Hub for finding items, and use Paralino for the always-on sharing between each other.
How Paralino stacks up elsewhere.
See the same feature-by-feature breakdown against the other apps families usually weigh up.