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Oomoyo vs Apple Find My

One family map for iPhone and Android, with locations only your family can read.

If everyone in your family has an iPhone, Apple Find My is hard to beat for ease: it is built into the phone, and Apple says that when you and your friend are both on iOS 17 or later, your shared location is not accessible to Apple [1]. Oomoyo is built for families that do not all use one brand of phone, and adds places with check-in deadlines, an SOS for the family, and history you control. It runs on iPhone and Android, plus the web console as a Linked browser.

Differences that matter

What each company can read, and for how long

On encryption Apple and Oomoyo are close. Apple says that if you and your friend are both on iOS 17 or later, "your location will not be accessible to Apple"; if a friend is on an older version, Apple may be able to access it when a friend actively requests it, and Apple keeps your location for up to 24 hours to run the service [1]. In Oomoyo every update from a phone is encrypted on the phone with Messaging Layer Security, an open standard (RFC 9420) built on an open-source library, before it leaves the phone, so only your family's own devices can read it. The server still sees when a phone last checked in, deadline times and days (not the place), the SOS flag and push tokens. A linked browser in Oomoyo carries the plain label "Linked browser" and is not called end-to-end encrypted.

Which phones can join

Apple's pages describe Find My on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch [2][4], and sharing runs through Family Sharing [2]. There is no Android version. Oomoyo is designed for mixed families: it runs on iPhone and Android, and the web console works as a Linked browser. Each person joins on their own phone and accepts for themselves, whatever phone they have, and no email address is needed to start.

Who runs the account, and what the company does with it

Apple says it does not sell your personal data and that its advertising platform does not track you, and you can turn off personalised ads [5]. Apple says data collected worldwide is generally stored by Apple Inc. in the United States, and that for the EEA the controller is Apple Distribution International Limited in Ireland [5]. Oomoyo's only income is the subscription; it shows no ads and has no data partners. Oomoyo is proudly EU-hosted: our servers run in the EU, under EU privacy law.

How they compare

Oomoyo compared with Apple Find My
FeatureOomoyoApple Find My
End-to-end encryptionPhones: end-to-end encrypted. A linked browser carries the label "Linked browser".Apple says shared location is not accessible to Apple when both people are on iOS 17 or later, and may be when one is on an older version [1]
Who can read locationsOnly your family's devices. The server sees check-in times, deadline times, the SOS flag and push tokens.People you share with see your location in Find My, Maps and Messages, including direction and speed with iOS 15 or later [3]; Apple keeps it up to 24 hours [1]
Business model and data salesSubscription only. No data partners."Apple does not sell your personal data" [5]
Ads and trackersNo ads. No third-party analytics or crash SDKs in the apps."Apple's advertising platform does not track you"; you can disable Personalized Ads [5]
Where data is storedProudly EU-hosted. Our servers run in the EU, under EU privacy law.Data collected worldwide "is generally stored by Apple Inc. in the United States"; the EEA controller is Apple Distribution International Limited in Ireland [5]
HistoryThe guardian picks how long history is kept, from none to forever; every member can choose less for their own data and delete it.No history of other people's locations. People you share with see your current location, and Live Location with iOS 15 or later [3]
Places and alertsPlaces with arrive and leave alerts, and check-in deadlines such as "tell me if Mila is not at School by 08:15".Recurring notifications when a family member arrives at or leaves a location [2]; Check In in Messages [8]
SOSAlerts your family with your live position. It does not call the emergency services; if you are in danger, call 112.Emergency SOS calls the emergency services and then texts your emergency contacts, with your location if available [7]
Devices and watchesPhones, and trackers that encrypt their own reports ("Encrypted on the device"). Kids' 4G watches ("Encrypted on arrival") only on a paid self-hosted server whose operator turned the watch receiver on.Apple Watch with cellular can be set up for a family member who has no iPhone [6]
Share linksA temporary link labelled "Shared by link".No link for your own location: people you pick see it in Find My, Messages, Maps and Contacts [3]. Share Item Location makes a temporary link, but only for a lost AirTag or other item, and opening it needs an Apple Account [10]
Web accessA linked browser shows the map and does the lighter jobs; it cannot send an SOS or let people in.Find Devices on iCloud.com locates your own devices [4]
PlatformsiPhone and Android, plus the web console as a Linked browser.iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch [4]
Open sourceThe server is open source under AGPL-3.0, and you can run it yourself.No

When Apple Find My may suit you better

  • Everyone in your family has an iPhone and wants no new app. Find My is already on the phone and sharing runs through Family Sharing [2][4].
  • Your child has no phone and you want them reachable on the wrist. An Apple Watch with cellular can be set up for a family member who has no iPhone [6]. Kids' 4G watches work with Oomoyo only on a paid self-hosted server whose operator turned the watch receiver on.
  • You want the emergency services called for you. Apple's Emergency SOS calls them and then texts your emergency contacts [7]. Oomoyo's SOS alerts your family only; use both.
  • You want to find a lost iPhone, Mac or Apple Watch. Find Devices does that, also from iCloud.com [4]. Oomoyo does not find lost items.

Questions

Is Apple Find My end-to-end encrypted?

Partly. Apple does not use those words for location shared with people. It says that if you and your friend are both on iOS 17 or later, your location will not be accessible to Apple, and that it may be accessible if a friend on an older version actively requests it [1]. It describes the offline finding network for devices as end-to-end encrypted [1][9].

Does Apple keep my family's locations?

Apple says your location is retained for up to 24 hours to provide the service, after which it is deleted [1]. Oomoyo stores updates encrypted for as long as the group's history window says; the guardian chooses it, and every member can choose a shorter time for their own data.

Can an Android phone join Apple Find My?

No. Apple lists Find My on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, with no Android version [4]. Oomoyo runs on iPhone and Android, so an Android phone and an iPhone can be in the same group.

Where does Oomoyo keep my data, and what does it see?

Proudly EU-hosted. Our servers run in the EU, under EU privacy law. What Oomoyo stores is sealed so only your family's devices can read it. The content of your updates and your IP address are never seen. Online times and which groups an account updates and reads are seen live and never kept. Who sent which update, who is in which group and presence records are never kept.

Can I use Oomoyo and Find My together?

Yes. They do not depend on each other. Many families keep Find My for finding a lost iPhone and use a separate family map for the rest.

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Sources

Facts about other products on this page come from these sources, read on the date shown.

  1. Find My & PrivacyApple. Page date: 12 December 2025. Read on 2 November 2026.
  2. Share your location with your Family Sharing groupApple Support. Page date: 14 September 2026. Read on 2 November 2026.
  3. Find My and location sharing, Personal Safety User GuideApple Support (Personal Safety User Guide). Page date: September 2026. Read on 2 November 2026.
  4. Use Find My to locate people, devices, and items, iCloud User GuideApple Support (iCloud User Guide). Page date: Not shown. Read on 2 November 2026.
  5. Apple Privacy PolicyApple. Page date: Updated 30 July 2025. Read on 2 November 2026.
  6. Set up Apple Watch for a family memberApple Support. Page date: 27 October 2026. Read on 2 November 2026.
  7. Make an emergency call or text on iPhone or Apple Watch, Personal Safety User GuideApple Support (Personal Safety User Guide). Page date: October 2025. Read on 2 November 2026.
  8. Use Check In on iPhone to let your friends know you've arrivedApple Support (iPhone User Guide). Page date: Not shown. Read on 2 November 2026.
  9. Find My security, Apple Platform Security guideApple Support (Apple Platform Security). Page date: 18 February 2021. Read on 2 November 2026.
  10. How to use Find Lost ItemApple Support. Page date: 26 January 2026. Read on 5 November 2026.

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