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A parent slides the Hiddens pod under a shoe insole
A parent slides the pod under the insole The pod next to a US quarter, for scale Everything included in the Hiddens Box The pod seated under the insole A child walking to school Close-up of the cushioned insole
Excellent 4.8 out of 5 · 14,286 parents

Hiddens® GPS Tracker Insole Pods for Kids

  • 5.5 mm, premium insole
  • 30 days per charge
  • No screen, school safe
  • Nothing to wear or lose
  • iPhone and Android app
  • Unlimited caregivers

You only pay the plan. The box itself is free.

Included free

Free deliveryShips in 2 business days
90 days warrantyCovered against defects
Cancel in one tapAny time, no fee
What’s in the HIDDENS BOX®
One Hiddens pod per child, 5.5 mm at its thickest, and one pair of premium cushioned insoles to go with it, trimmed to size. One charging dock per household. And the app, with unlimited caregivers.
Product description
A cellular GPS tracker built to disappear. The pod sits in the arch of the insole, the one part of the foot that carries almost none of the load. Four satellite networks with cell-tower fallback, and it only transmits when something actually happens, which is how it runs about thirty days between charges. Built for children roughly five to eleven.
The insoles
Most kids' shoes ship with a flat sheet of foam about 2 mm thick, which is packaging more than cushioning. We replace it with a properly built insole: a cushioned heel pad, an arch that is actually shaped, and a wicking top layer. It is a real upgrade on what came out of the shoe.

The pod sits inside the arch, the part of the foot that carries almost none of the load, so it does not press anywhere. Most children never mention it after the first day. We make no claim about foot development or correction, and you should be sceptical of any brand that does.
Fit and sizing
Any shoe with a removable insole, from a US kids' size 10 up. That covers most sneakers and school shoes. It will not work in sandals, most rain boots, or shoes with a glued-in footbed.
Delivery and returns
Free tracked delivery anywhere in the US. Send the kit back within 30 days for a full refund. Return shipping is on you, and it is the only cost of changing your mind.
He can’t take it offit lives inside the shoe
One pod, any shoethree sizes, ages 5 to 11
All 50 US statescellular, no wifi needed
US school friendlyno screen to confiscate

You do not open the app. It tells you.

7:50 he leaves. 8:12 your phone says he is there. All day, nothing at all. 15:20 he walks back and the route records itself.

Hiddens®

The Hiddens pod seen almost edge-on, showing how thin it is

5.5 mm at its thickest

Thinner than the foam his shoes came with, and it sits in the arch, the part of the foot that carries almost no weight. The insole it lives in is a real cushioned one — moulded heel cup, arch support, trimmed to size. He gains comfort, not just a tracker.

Nothing on the wrist, nothing in the bag, nothing to hand over.

Nothing to wear

Exploded view of the Hiddens pod: shell, antenna, board and battery

Battery life

Rechargeable. Lasts up to 30 days because the pod sleeps until something happens.

A child on a mountain ridge at dawn

Coverage

Four satellite networks with cellular fallback. All 50 US states, no other phones needed.

How to get started with Hiddens

Three steps, about five minutes, and nothing to configure afterwards.

1. Subscribe

Choose one, two or four children. The pods, the insoles and the dock arrive free, and they stay yours even if you cancel.

Choose your plan

2. Download the app

A link lands in your inbox the moment you order. Set the app up and invite the grandparents before the box has even shipped.

iPhone and Android

3. Slide it in

Lift the insole, drop the pod into the arch, put the insole back and tap once to pair. No zones to draw, nothing else to set up.

See how it works

He is there.

The one notification that matters, and it arrives before he thinks to text you. You are not watching a dot move across a map. You are being told the thing you wanted to know.

Most trackers ask you to draw your zones. Ours watches him earn them.

He asks you out loud, he goes, it goes fine. After the fourth time the app says: he has been to Théo's four times, make it a place he has got? One tap. You decide, always.

The map gets bigger.

September, the end of the street. March, school, the park, and Théo's house. It is the only before-and-after this product has, and it belongs to him.

Nothing to charge on a school night.

A tracker you have to charge every evening does not create a chore. It creates a new way to feel guilty, on the night you forget. Ours goes about thirty days, and you will do it while he is asleep.

Four ordinary weeks, four ordinary places.

The walk to school

He goes on foot now. You get the arrival before he remembers to text.

“8:12, every morning. I stopped watching the clock in October.”Megan R. · son, 8 · Ohio

A friend's house

He asks, he goes, it goes fine. After a few times it becomes a place he has got.

“He asks, he goes. Six months ago I would have driven him four blocks.”Daniel K. · son, 9 · Texas

Friday, the handover

Both households see the same thing. Nobody has to call to check.

“His dad and I see the same screen. That alone was worth it.”Priya S. · son, 7 · Illinois

At his grandparents'

They get him on Wednesdays. You do not have to ask if it went fine.

“My mother does not call me at 4pm anymore. She just knows.”Alicia M. · daughter, 6 · Oregon

What else you could put on him.

Pro kid tracker AirTag-type tag
Year one, one child$120$230–540$29
Trackers to buy$0$0–250$29
Time between charges30days1day1year
Nothing to wear
He cannot take it off
Fits phone-free school rules
Works with no phones nearby
Parent app on iPhone and Android
Safe places learn themselves

What other parents think of Hiddens.

Excellent 4.8 out of 5 · 14,286 parents reassured
Sarah L.Parent of a 7-year-oldColumbus, OH
I bought a watch first. It lived on his nightstand for a month. This one I genuinely forget about, which I now think is the entire point.
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Marcus D.Parent of a 9-year-oldAustin, TX
I charge it while she is asleep, once a month. After two years of nightly watch charging I cannot tell you what a relief that is.
Verified purchase
Jen P.Parent of a 6-year-oldPortland, OR
It took me three goes to trim the insoles right for his school shoes. Once it was in I have not touched it since.
Verified purchase
Priya S.Parent of a 7-year-oldNaperville, IL
His dad and I see the same screen now. We stopped texting each other to ask. That alone was worth the year.
Verified purchase
Danielle R.Parent of a 8-year-oldSacramento, CA
8:12 every morning, and 3:24 every afternoon. I did not realise how much of my day I spent watching the clock until I stopped.
Verified purchase
Kevin M.Parent of a 10-year-oldBoise, ID
He rides to hockey practice three times a week. I get the arrival before he has taken his helmet off.
Verified purchase
Alicia W.Parent of a 6-year-oldRaleigh, NC
My mother used to call me at four every afternoon to say they got home. She does not have to anymore, and she likes that.
Verified purchase
Tom B.Parent of a 9-year-oldDenver, CO
Our district banned phones and smartwatches in January. This was the only thing left that the school had no problem with.
Verified purchase
Rachel T.Parent of a 8-year-oldMadison, WI
Yes, when he kicks his shoes off at a friend's house I do not have him anymore. It has never been a problem. He is there, which is the part I wanted to know.
Verified purchase
Nathan H.Parent of a 7-year-oldTampa, FL
Two boxes, one bill, both twins on one map. I was expecting to pay twice and I did not.
Verified purchase
Monica G.Parent of a 11-year-oldQueens, NY
The subway is the one place it goes quiet, which they told me upfront. Everywhere above ground it has been exact.
Verified purchase
Derek A.Parent of a 5-year-oldSalt Lake City, UT
He is five and it is his first year walking the two blocks alone. My wife was against it. The map is what changed her mind.
Verified purchase
Lauren F.Parent of a 8-year-oldAnn Arbor, MI
She has never once mentioned it. I asked her twice in the first week and she looked at me like I was strange.
Verified purchase
Chris O.Parent of a 9-year-oldCharlotte, NC
He went up two shoe sizes in eight months. Moving the pod took about thirty seconds and the app did not need to know.
Verified purchase
Beth K.Parent of a 6-year-oldSpokane, WA
I cancelled in the app in one tap to test it before committing for two years. No call, no retention screen. Then I resubscribed.
Verified purchase
Sarah L.Parent of a 7-year-oldColumbus, OH
I bought a watch first. It lived on his nightstand for a month. This one I genuinely forget about, which I now think is the entire point.
Verified purchase
Marcus D.Parent of a 9-year-oldAustin, TX
I charge it while she is asleep, once a month. After two years of nightly watch charging I cannot tell you what a relief that is.
Verified purchase
Jen P.Parent of a 6-year-oldPortland, OR
It took me three goes to trim the insoles right for his school shoes. Once it was in I have not touched it since.
Verified purchase
Priya S.Parent of a 7-year-oldNaperville, IL
His dad and I see the same screen now. We stopped texting each other to ask. That alone was worth the year.
Verified purchase
Danielle R.Parent of a 8-year-oldSacramento, CA
8:12 every morning, and 3:24 every afternoon. I did not realise how much of my day I spent watching the clock until I stopped.
Verified purchase
Kevin M.Parent of a 10-year-oldBoise, ID
He rides to hockey practice three times a week. I get the arrival before he has taken his helmet off.
Verified purchase
Alicia W.Parent of a 6-year-oldRaleigh, NC
My mother used to call me at four every afternoon to say they got home. She does not have to anymore, and she likes that.
Verified purchase
Tom B.Parent of a 9-year-oldDenver, CO
Our district banned phones and smartwatches in January. This was the only thing left that the school had no problem with.
Verified purchase
Rachel T.Parent of a 8-year-oldMadison, WI
Yes, when he kicks his shoes off at a friend's house I do not have him anymore. It has never been a problem. He is there, which is the part I wanted to know.
Verified purchase
Nathan H.Parent of a 7-year-oldTampa, FL
Two boxes, one bill, both twins on one map. I was expecting to pay twice and I did not.
Verified purchase
Monica G.Parent of a 11-year-oldQueens, NY
The subway is the one place it goes quiet, which they told me upfront. Everywhere above ground it has been exact.
Verified purchase
Derek A.Parent of a 5-year-oldSalt Lake City, UT
He is five and it is his first year walking the two blocks alone. My wife was against it. The map is what changed her mind.
Verified purchase
Lauren F.Parent of a 8-year-oldAnn Arbor, MI
She has never once mentioned it. I asked her twice in the first week and she looked at me like I was strange.
Verified purchase
Chris O.Parent of a 9-year-oldCharlotte, NC
He went up two shoe sizes in eight months. Moving the pod took about thirty seconds and the app did not need to know.
Verified purchase
Beth K.Parent of a 6-year-oldSpokane, WA
I cancelled in the app in one tap to test it before committing for two years. No call, no retention screen. Then I resubscribed.
Verified purchase

More questions about Hiddens?

If the tracker is free, what is the catch?
There is no catch, there is a business model. The pod costs us about thirty dollars to make. The subscription pays for the cellular connection, the servers, and the app, which cost money every single month whether you use them or not. Giving you the hardware means we only make money if you stay, which is the right way round. If you cancel, you keep the pod.
Will school let him keep it?
Thirty-six states now restrict phones at school, and most of those policies cover any personal electronic device a child can see, hear or use: phones, smartwatches, earbuds. Hiddens has no screen, no speaker, no buttons and no notifications, and your child cannot interact with it at all. There is nothing to look at in class and nothing for a teacher to confiscate.

Policies are written district by district, so we cannot promise every single school reads it the same way. What we can say is that the thing schools are banning, a device that distracts, is not what this is.
What if I have three children?
The family plan covers up to four at one price, so three costs the same as four. You can add a child at any time without paying more, and we ship the extra tracker free.
Will it bother his foot?
Most kids' shoes ship with a flat 2 mm sheet of foam. We replace it with a proper cushioned insole, and the pod sits in the arch, the one part of the foot that carries almost none of the load. In practice it is an upgrade on what was in there. We make no claim about foot development or correction, and you should be sceptical of anyone who does.
What happens when he outgrows the shoes?
You move the pod. Thirty seconds, and the app does not need to know. The pod follows the child from about five to eleven, then a backpack, a bike, a jacket.
How do I cancel?
One tap in the app, any time, no fee and no phone call. Your service runs to the end of the period you have paid for. Within the first 30 days, send the kit back and we refund everything.