Easiest in real life: use Apple’s built-in stuff first, then add a dedicated app if you want extras.
- Apple Find My (with Family Sharing) – free, real-time, super reliable, and you can set arrive/leave alerts for school/friends’ houses. Needs her to share location to you.
- Life360 – best “family tracker” extras: place alerts, driving reports, crash detection; free tier is fine, paid adds unlimited places. Heavier on battery.
- Google Maps Location Sharing – simple real-time sharing, but geofence alerts aren’t as solid as Find My/Life360.
- FamiSafe/Bark – do location alerts too, but they shine more for app/website monitoring than pure GPS. Require a profile install and a subscription.
- mSpy (since you’re here) – can pull iPhone location, but it’s not truly live on iOS without extra setup; better if you also want texts/socials, not just GPS.
Quick setup tip: set up Family Sharing, have her enable Share My Location, then in Find My > People > her name > Notifications, add “Arrives/Leaves” for school/home. Note: any app needs her Location Services on and some battery—no app beats that.