Child Monitoring and Security Information Archive 2019 - 21.51.51
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Child Device Monitoring App
Abeona is a fast and free parental control app which helps you monitor your kid's activities and save them from internet dangers. It is a parental control software for Android devices lets you easily connect with your children and access their smartphone usage and block if needed.
Cons: Testing turned up some communication problems and delays between online console and local app. Initial configuration slightly awkward. No daily/weekly cap on Internet use. No real-time parental notifications.
Mobile Spy ($100 a year for up to three devices) takes a different tack from the other services reviewed here, with its most robust features focused on logging your child's activity. That's a fine approach if that's what you're looking for in parental-control software, but realize that you won't have much say in how your child uses the mobile device. You can only block apps, not set time limits, and social-media monitoring only works on a rooted device. I was also unable to block callers, though I could set an alert for when a specified number contacted my child's phone.
No single parental-control service is perfect, but our testing found that Norton Family Premier delivered the best mix of web filtering, location tracking and app management, particularly when installed on Android devices. (The iPhone version of Norton Family Premier was limited by comparison, but still offered just enough web filtering to make it worthwhile.)
Child Iphone Monitoring Free
My Mobile Watchdog does a good job with text monitoring, too, alerting you when a unauthorized contact texts your child, or if your child receives a texted image. Approving and blocking contacts is cumbersome, though.
Cons: Using time-scheduler to actually limit Internet use is seriously awkward. Usage reports include every URL accessed, many of which aren't websites. Usage reports can't match sites accessed with device or user. In testing, did not block phishing or malware-hosting URLs.
Bottom Line: Norton Family's top-notch web interface and wealth of features make it easy for parents to track and manage their children's activity across their many devices, though it doesn't work on Macs.
Child Monitoring Android
Pros: Online configuration and management. Can apply child profiles to multiple devices and user accounts. Powerful content filter. Weekly Internet schedule. App control on Android. Available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle and Nook.
I was disappointed with My Mobile Watchdog's location features. Location-logging data was infrequently updated, and geofencing was impossible to set up. The web-filtering tools are unrefined, and you can only block specific sites one by one instead of restricting entire categories of websites. Still, I do like the way My Mobile Watchdog breaks down a child's mobile activities on its dashboard.
Child Monitoring Services
Get real security with a complete system that includes mobile monitoring. Arm/disarm the system remotely, turn light sources on/off, and watch live and recorded video through installed cameras. Parents can get alerts about a variety of household happenings – when the children get home from school, when someone is poking around the medicine or liquor cabinet, or when someone has changed the thermostat or left the garage door open. A subscription is required for a specific Alarm.com home monitoring service and the app works only with certain hardware. (Free to download, services requires subscription; IOS, Android)