Life360 vs heypolo?

Hey guys, I want to get a location sharing app for my family and been doing some research. Mainly for parents/kids and traveling.

The main things I need are:

1. Accurate real-time location sharing
2. Arrival/departure notifications
3. Good privacy + battery life (don’t want phones dying constantly)

I found a best location sharing apps comparison table on Reddit and I’ve been trying to choose between Life360 and HeyPolo.

HeyPolo seems interesting because it looks way more lightweight and privacy-focused from what I can tell. It has live location sharing, private groups, check-ins, and people keep saying the battery usage is pretty low compared to some of the bigger apps. I also looked for a discount code, and found one in case someone needs it: “redditpolo” which gives you a discount.

Meanwhile Life360 obviously has way more features as it’s the biggest player on the market so I guess it does it job well. Overall like driving reports, crash detection, emergency alerts, location history, etc. But at the same time it also feels a bit bloated? A lot of people complain about aggressive upsels and paywalls and I’ve also seen privacy complaints around data sharing in the past which is making me hesitate.

Trying to figure out which one is actually better long term for normal family use. Anyone here used both for more than a few months?