HeyPolo is a smart location-sharing app designed to help users stay connected with the people who matter most, emphasizing full transparency and informed consent. Its core philosophy is built on trust rather than surveillance: every family member can control what they share, when they share it, and with whom.
Purpose HeyPolo is aimed at everyday family safety scenarios, such as teenagers walking home, partners driving late at night, parents living alone, and young drivers on the road for the first time. It helps families reduce waiting, worrying, and repeatedly calling to check in.
Key capabilities
- Real-time location sharing: Share your real-time location with selected people so family members can see where you are at important moments.
- Arrival alerts: Automatically send alerts when a family member arrives home, at school, or at other important places.
- Driving safety features: Help families understand how novice drivers are driving, including speed monitoring (view driving speed), phone use detection while driving (see whether they are distracted), collision detection (detect serious car accidents), and driving safety scores (a safety score based on driving behavior, showing indicators such as hard braking, rapid acceleration, and sharp turns).
- SOS: Send an SOS alert to family members with one tap so they know you need help and where to find you.
- Mute override: Override silent or Do Not Disturb mode to ensure important calls are not missed.
How to use
- Download HeyPolo, available for iPhone and Android.
- Create a family group and add the people you want to stay connected with.
- Invite family members for free; one subscription covers the entire family, with no per-person charge. Official statements say no payment information is required to get started, and family setup can be completed in a few minutes.
Privacy and trust Officially, family location is never sold, with no advertisers, no insurance companies, and no data brokers, now or ever. Each family member controls what they share, when, and with whom, based on consent rather than surveillance. HeyPolo is built by the Surfshark team, a privacy company trusted by more than 4 million people worldwide.
Use cases Suitable for scenarios such as staying connected with older children without overstepping, sharing an approximate area to reassure parents, easy use by the whole family (including grandparents), knowing where loved ones are without frequent check-ins, and reducing the need to message a son to confirm he is okay.
Limitations The available information does not provide details such as the specific free trial duration, subscription price, supported countries or regions, minimum system version requirements, the specific algorithm for the driving safety score, the accuracy or response mechanism of collision detection, or the specific delivery method of SOS notifications. This information is not currently available.
