Mobicip vs Tractive

Mobicip is a parental control app that lets parents manage screen time, filter web content, block apps, and monitor social media activity across their children's devices from a single dashboard. It also includes family location tracking with geofencing and an emergency SOS button, and runs across phones, tablets, and computers.

Tractive makes wearable GPS trackers for dogs and cats that pair with a companion app to show a pet's real-time location on a map anywhere there's cellular coverage, unlike short-range Bluetooth trackers. The trackers also monitor activity, sleep, and behaviors like scratching, giving owners early alerts to potential health issues.

• Works across iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and Chromebook
• Clear tiered pricing based on number of devices
• Combines content filtering with location tracking and SOS alerts
• 7-day free trial and 30-day money-back guarantee

• True GPS/cellular tracking works far beyond Bluetooth range
• Combines location tracking with health/activity monitoring
• Long battery life on larger dog models
• Highly rated on both app stores and Trustpilot

• All tiers share the same feature set, so upgrading only adds device capacity
• Requires ongoing subscription with no permanently free tier
• Custom quotes needed for households with more than 20 devices

• Requires an ongoing subscription in addition to the hardware cost
• Cellular tracking needs coverage, so remote/rural dead zones reduce accuracy
• Battery life is much shorter on the compact cat tracker