Nearly – Family safety, beautifully simple
Nearly is a secure family safety app that allows parents to monitor the location, battery level, and safety of their paired child devices. Designed for families, Nearly helps parents stay informed during configured active tracking periods while ensuring transparency and consent.
How It Works
Nearly operates in two modes:
- Parent Mode – View current and past location activity, receive SOS alerts, and monitor battery level
- Child Mode – Share location securely with an authorized parent and send SOS alerts in an emergency
Pairing must be initiated on the same local network using a secure pairing process by both devices. It cannot begin without authorization.
Key Features
Free Account
- Track 1 child device
- Location updates approximately every 20 seconds during active periods
- 24-hour location history
- Custom active tracking schedule (same for all days)
- Configurable active tracking days
- Smart location-based rules (automatically pause/resume tracking by location)
- SOS alerts — child can instantly notify the parents in an emergency
- Battery monitoring — get alerted when the child's battery is low
- Secure, encrypted data transmission
Premium Account
- Track up to 5 child devices
- High-frequency updates — as fast as every 7 seconds, depending on activity
- Custom active tracking schedule per day of the week
- 7-day location history
- Smart location-based rules (automatically pause/resume tracking by zone)
- Optional sharing with a co-parent
- SOS alerts — child can instantly notify the parent in an emergency
- Battery monitoring — get alerted when the child's battery is low
- Secure, encrypted data transmission
SOS Alerts
When a child needs help, a single tap in the app sends an immediate alert to the parent. The notification wakes the parent's screen and provides a direct call shortcut.
Battery Monitoring
Nearly checks the child device's battery level periodically. Parents are alerted when the battery is low — even outside active tracking hours — so the device is never unreachable when it matters most.
Transparent Tracking
Nearly is not designed for covert surveillance.
- Tracking is visible on the child device
- Active tracking periods are configured by the parent
- Background location is used only during active tracking periods
- Users are informed when tracking is active
Privacy & Security
- Data is encrypted in transit
- Location history is stored securely
- Free accounts retain up to 1 day of history
- Premium accounts retain up to 7 days
- Data is never sold or shared with third parties
Nearly is intended for parents and legal guardians monitoring their own dependent devices with consent.