Glympse is described as «is the easy way to safely share your location in realtime. No sign-up needed. No social network to manage. Just send a Glympse to anyone via email, SMS, Facebook, or Twitter. Your location is only shared for the duration you specify and then stops» and is an app in the travel & location category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Glympse for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Android Tablet and Online / Web-based. The best alternative is OwnTracks, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Glympse are Pathshare, Mapple.me, Life360 Family Locator and Zenly.Glympse alternatives are mainly Social Networks but may also be Parental Control Tools or Phone Trackers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Glympse.