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Best Child Phone Monitoring App
The web-filtering tools are impressive, even if they only work for Qustodio's own mobile browser. And Qustodio has added some time-management features to its iOS app, which, while limited, are still welcome.
Created by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, this app lets parents store their children's photos plus other identification (height, weight, hair and eye color, age) for quick access if a child ever goes missing. The information is stored on the iPhone only until parents need to send it to authorities. Notable features include safety tips, checklists for what to do if something happens to your child, and shortcuts to dial 911 or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Parents also have the ability to email info immediately to law enforcement agencies if the unthinkable occurs. (Free; IOS)
While annual subscriptions are the most common, some companies offer monthly subscriptions and are great options if you only need the app short term. If a company offers both monthly and annual subscriptions, the annual option is a better value. Some companies charge as much for one month as others charge for a year.
Child Device Monitoring App
PhoneSheriff has a great suite of features. You can review apps installed on your child's phone and block the ones that don't pass muster. You can set time limits both via the PhoneSheriff admin panel and on the device itself. PhoneSheriff reveals every text your child sends, and you're able to block people, setting up both whitelists and blacklists of phone numbers. The service also logs your child's location, and a geofencing feature will alert you should your child leave a specified area.
That said, there's no way to limit the time kids can spend on specific apps or to disable a phone entirely at night. And I was uncomfortable with just how much personal data Lock2Learn requires. Still, this is a low-cost way to limit app usage — the Android app is free, and additional question packs cost $2.
Each of the apps in our comparison works on Android and iOS devices. Features are generally more limited on iOS than Android because Apple maintains strict control over the operating system. You need to have physical access to the target device to install the software, as none of them can be installed remotely.
Best Child Phone Monitoring App
Teaching Kids About Responsible Smartphone Use While setting rules is an important part of helping your child establish healthy smartphone habits before they hit adulthood, they still need to understand why these rules exist. If you can help your child find value in the guidelines you set, it’s possible they’ll want to keep a rule instead of break it.
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Activity Tracking Look for apps with clear-cut reports that make it easy to track relevant information. We especially liked the colorful reports in Qustodio. Most programs let you choose from a variety of reports, including monthly or hourly reports with graphs, lists of frequent contacts, browser history, newly installed apps, message history, calendar events, pictures taken, GPS location and keystrokes.
Norton and ESET also make antivirus software, and many antivirus products have parental controls built in. To see how well those controls stack up against the stand-alone services, please read The Best (and Worst) Antivirus Software for Parents.