Child Monitoring and Security Information Archive 2019 - 7.11.58
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Child Monitoring Software For Iphone
While it can't match the robust feature set of Norton Family Premier or PhoneSheriff, Qustodio is a worthwhile alternative, especially if you live in a household where there are more than just Android phones to manage. Qustodio costs $55 a year for five devices, including Macs and PCs. For 10 devices, it's $97, and for 15, it's $138. Qustodio also offers a tool for iOS devices (included in this pricing), which we reviewed separately because parental-control capabilities are much more limited on the iPhone than they are on Android phones.
As solid as Qustodio’s parental control offerings are on other platforms, this app for monitoring iOS devices is pretty lackluster. In part, that reflects the restrictions Apple puts on third-party monitoring apps, but that doesn't fully explain the flaws in Qustodio's iOS offering.
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Cons: Stats reports include every URL accessed, even those that aren't websites. Stats reports can't match sites accessed with device or user. In testing, did not block malware-hosting URLs and blocked few phishing URLs.
Pros: Parental control and monitoring for every device on your network. Enforces Safe Search. Device-specific Internet time scheduling. Reports all sites visited and blocked. Optional daily activity email.
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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.
Best Child Phone Monitoring App
We’ve been evaluating smartphone parental control apps since 2011. Every year we conduct tests using Android smartphones and iPhones in our on-site testing facility. Our last comprehensive round of parental control app testing was in June 2017, though we did limited testing in June 2018. As such, we are selecting candidates for our next round of comprehensive tests in 2019.
Bottom Line: When you configure your router to use SafeDNS, you can filter out dangerous or objectionable content for every device that connects using your home network. Just don't expect a full range of parental control features.
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WebWatcher has some of the most complete tracking and reporting abilities we’ve seen in a smartphone parental control app. It includes an activity log that shows you how your child uses their phone. One of the app's most impressive features is it can track every text message your child sends or receives, even if the message gets deleted. While this might seem extreme, it is helpful if your child struggles with cyberbullying or risky behavior they don’t want you to know about.
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Net Nanny lets you track your kids’ internet activity as they browse on their smartphones, and it has powerful tools to block apps and websites. The software makes it easy to limit the kind of content your child has access to thanks to its built-in filter. You can block certain categories of sites, such as those that deal with pornography or drugs or blacklist specific websites and apps so your child can’t access them. The program also has a whitelist where you can add sites and programs you are okay with them using.
If you're primarily concerned about keeping your kids away from dubious content on the web, the iOS edition of Norton Family Premier ($50 a year) is an excellent choice. Norton's iOS offering provides robust filtering tools, whether you use the iPhone's built-in Safari browser or Norton's own browser. Age-based filters make it easy to get it up and running, and you can further customize filters or whitelist sites.