Where: share privately
Utilities
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Where is a realtime location sharing app designed for privacy. Unlike other location apps, Where uses end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to ensure that only you and your friends can see where you are.
Most location apps send your GPS coordinates directly to a central server. This means the company running the app knows exactly where you are, where you’ve been, and who you’re with.
Where is different.
• Direct Sharing: You add friends by scanning a QR code or sharing a private link. This establishes a “handshake” directly between your devices.
• Encryption First: Before your location ever leaves your phone, it is scrambled into a mathematical code that only your friend’s phone can unscramble.
• The “Blind” Server: Our server acts like a digital post office that can’t read the mail. It sees that someone sent a package to someone else, but it doesn’t know who they are or what’s inside.
• No Identity Required: There are no accounts, no email addresses, and no phone numbers. Your “identity” is just a random key stored on your device.
Where uses a double ratchet inspired by the Signal Protocol to ensure forward secrecy, and header encryption to mask your social relationships (whom you share with) from the server or anyone snooping on your traffic.
Where is open source: https://where.af0.net.
Ratings & Reviews
• Fixed a crash that could happen when the app was woken in the background.
• Location sharing now resumes after you re-grant location permission.
• Location updates are sent on a steadier schedule, saving battery.
• Reliability and security hardening.
The developer, Daniel Margolis, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Daniel Margolis
- Size
- 10.8 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
English and 6 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Daniel Margolis