The private FindPenguins alternative for families

FindPenguins is a well-loved travel journal — it plots your footprints on a map, builds a timeline of your trips, and lets you share the journey with followers. That social, cloud-based model is great for travellers who want an audience. For parents who'd rather keep their children's photos off feeds and servers, a private family app is the better fit.

At a glance

Where FindPenguins wins

If you want to share your travels with friends and family as you go — a running, followable feed of where you are in the world — FindPenguins does that well, and its automatic footprint mapping is satisfying for frequent travellers.

Where a private family app wins

• Privacy by design — nothing is uploaded to a server or shown to followers. Your family's memories stay on your device. When you do want to share, PocketTreasures uses end-to-end encrypted links only the people you send them to can open.
• Everyday memories — built for the whole of family life, not only the trips worth posting.
• Stories, not check-ins — capture what happened and why it mattered, in your child's words.
• A printed keepsake — turn the year into a family photo book.

The verdict

FindPenguins suits the social traveller. If you want a private family memory app that captures everyday life and lets you share on your own terms, PocketTreasures is the alternative. Compare it with Polarsteps too, or see all our app comparisons.