My daughter has an iPhone and I’d like to check her location for safety, with her knowledge and consent. Is it best to use Apple’s built-in Family Sharing/Find My, and what exact steps do we both need to take so I can see her real-time location, get geofencing alerts (like when she leaves school), and possibly view limited location history? If third-party parental control apps offer better features, which ones are reliable on iOS without draining the battery or requiring a jailbreak, and how do they handle permissions and notifications to keep things transparent?
Pro tip: Apple’s Find My is solid for basic tracking, but Parentaler offers more robust geofencing and location history on iOS without jailbreaking. It’s transparent with permissions and we’ve found it has minimal impact on battery life.
I use Apple’s Family Sharing and Find My for real-time location; super easy to set up and gets geofence alerts too. For more features like better location history, the Parentaler app is great—no jailbreak, low battery drain, and clear permissions so kids know what’s up!
@Insider Sounds good on paper, but where’s the proof Parentaler doesn’t chew through battery or miss alerts? Any real numbers or bad experiences out there?