• Hands fitting an insole with the round tracker into a child's sneaker

Insole Smart Tracker: a Find My backup that stays in their shoe

Insole Smart Tracker: a Find My backup that stays in their shoe

“He won't keep a wristband on. But he never takes his shoes off.”

A location backup for the kids who wriggle out of everything else.

  • Sits flat under the insole, out of reach
  • Uses Apple's Find My network
  • Insole lengths from 135 to 290mm
Hands fitting an insole with the round tracker into a child's sneaker

Insole Smart Tracker: a Find My backup that stays in their shoe

$49.99
$49.99
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A small child's hand slipping from an adult's in a crowded market

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The problem

For many parents of autistic children, a crowded market, a school trip or a birthday party comes with a quiet dread. Noise and commotion can trigger bolting, and some children can't tell a stranger their name or address.

The obvious answer is a tracker on the wrist. But sensory-sensitive kids often won't tolerate a watch or a band. It gets pulled off in the car, at school or in the first five minutes.

A pulled-off kids' watch band left on the back seat beside a booster seat

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What we found

We looked at what autism safety organisations actually advise. Their first question about any tracker is simple: can the wearer remove it? Some even suggest shoe ID tags because so many children reject bracelets.

They're also clear that a tracker is the last layer, not the first. Locks, alarms, ID, a plan and supervision come before it.

Parents online kept landing on the same workaround: hide a tag in the shoe. Shoes are the one thing these kids reliably keep on. So we went looking for a tracker made to live under an insole, not one pushed into a sock or taped into a tongue.

The round tracker sitting in the recess of a child's insole

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Why this works

  • It lives under the insole. Choose the insole length to match the shoe. The 32mm tracker sits flat beneath it, out of sight and out of fiddling reach.
  • Uses Apple's Find My network. See its last reported location on your iPhone, and play a sound to find it at close range.
  • Slim and light. 9mm thick, so it doesn't change how the shoe feels.
  • Be clear on what it isn't. Find My isn't live GPS. Locations update when Apple devices are nearby, so treat it as a backup to supervision, not a replacement.
An adult and child walking hand in hand through an airport

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Who it's for

  • Parents and carers of autistic children who wander or bolt
  • Families of kids who won't wear a watch or wristband
  • Busy days out: festivals, airports, theme parks, school trips
  • Finding the shoe itself when it goes missing at home

Only use this to locate children or people in your care, with consent where they can give it. Find My may alert nearby iPhone users to an unfamiliar tracker travelling with them. That's a privacy feature, not a fault.

The details

Specifications

Key features
  • Designed to fit inside a shoe under the insole
  • Low-visibility placement for everyday use
  • Works with the Find My network on compatible iPhone devices
  • Compact design suited to children, adults and everyday footwear
  • App-based location plus a nearby sound alert for close-range finding
Product details
  • Size: 32 x 32 x 9mm
  • Battery capacity: 210mAh
  • Material: ABS
  • Insole lengths: 135mm to 290mm (choose at checkout)
What's included
  • 1 x Smart tracker
  • Insole in your chosen length (see images)