Comparison · verified on October 14, 2026
Mi Estela vs FamiSafe
FamiSafe is a full parental control app where location is just one more feature. Mi Estela doesn't control anything: it's presence. If you want to limit a child's phone, FamiSafe does that. If you want your family to feel close, that's what we do.
In two lines
Full parental control: screen time, app blocking, filters, explicit content detection and, on top of that, location and history. No permanent free plan.
What is FamiSafe (Wondershare)
FamiSafe is the parental control app from Wondershare (Shenzhen, founded in 2003): real-time location and history, geofences, driving reports, screen time, app blocking, web filtering, detection of explicit photos and content, YouTube and TikTok history, and SOS alerts. Version 9 (January 2026) adds supervision of 30 social apps with AI. It has no permanent free tier: only a trial.
Face to face
| Criteria | Mi Estela | FamiSafe (Wondershare) |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time map See where your people are right now | ✓ | ✓ |
| iPhone and Android together One family, mixing both | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arrival alerts When someone gets home, to school... | ✓ 3 free spots; more with Premium | ✓ geofences |
| SOS Alert your people with your location | ✓ free forever; 112 one tap away | ✓ |
| Chat and calls Inside the app | ✓ free | ✕ |
| Video calls Inside the app | ✓ free | ✕ |
| Route history Days we keep | ✓ 3 days free, 30 with Premium; each person turns it on | ✓ |
| Invisible mode or zone only Hide for a while or share only your area | ✓ Ghost (adults) or zone only | ✕ |
| Symmetrical Everyone sees the same about everyone; there's no "supervisor" | ✓ | ✕ supervision |
| No ads On the free plan | ✓ never | ✓ |
| Never sells or licenses your location According to its privacy policy | ✓ no sale or licensing, ever | ~ identifiers for marketing (listing) |
| Free plan What's included | ✓ map, alerts, SOS, chat, calls, video calls | ✕ trial only |
| Paid price In Spain, as of Oct 14, 2026 | ✓ €9.99/month or €99.99/year for the whole circle; 14-day free trial | ✓ $59.99/year (web); €59.99–89.99/year (App Store) |
| Driving reports Speed, hard braking, phone use while driving | ✕ on purpose: no notes | ✓ |
| Parental controls Block apps, screen time, read messages | ✕ presence, not control | ✓ complete |
| Minimum age To have your own account | ✓ 14 years old in Spain (digital consent) | ~ |
| Company and data Where it is and where it stores data | ✓ Madrid, Spain; data in the EU | ~ China |
✓ yes · ✕ no · ~ partly. Mi Estela info comes from the app's code; FamiSafe (Wondershare) info comes from the sources at the bottom, as of October 14, 2026.
What FamiSafe (Wondershare) does better
- Full parental control: screen time, apps, filters, content detection. Mi Estela does none of that.
- Covers up to 5 or 10 devices, depending on the plan.
What Mi Estela does better
- Free for the essentials, forever. FamiSafe has no permanent free plan.
- Symmetrical: no one supervises anyone. For teens 14 and up, it's a different kind of relationship.
- No ads and no use of identifiers for marketing and tracking (FamiSafe's App Store listing declares identifiers for marketing and tracking).
- Video calls, calls and chat; worlds; Senior Mode; a Madrid-based company with data stored in the EU.
Pricing
FamiSafe (Spanish website, shows US dollars): $9.99/month (5 devices), $19.99/quarter, $59.99/year (10 devices), 7-day guarantee. App Store Spain (October 14, 2026): weekly €9.99, monthly €22.99, quarterly €34.99, annual €59.99 or €89.99. Mi Estela: free essentials; Premium €9.99/month or €99.99/year per circle, in Spain.
Privacy and data
FamiSafe's App Store listing declares precise location and email linked to you, plus identifiers for marketing and tracking. Mi Estela: no ads, no selling or licensing of data, servers in the EU.
Minimum age
FamiSafe: age rating not yet confirmed (4+); it's designed to supervise minors. Mi Estela: age 14 in Spain.
How to sign up for FamiSafe (Wondershare)
- A Wondershare account on the parent's phone.
- Install FamiSafe on the child's phone and link it with a pairing code.
- Grant the supervision permissions.
And in Mi Estela: how to get started, step by step.
Sources
Brands and names mentioned belong to their respective owners. This comparison is written by the Mi Estela team; if you spot anything outdated or incorrect, write to us at hola@miestela.app and we'll fix it.
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