14 Best Parental Control Apps

Bark

Bark is a comprehensive monitoring tool with over 24 social channels being monitored including Youtube, facebook, Instagram, and tiktok. Bark provides machine-learning-based system to learn your child’s behavior.

• Supported platforms – iOS and Android devices, Chromebooks, Chrome extension, and on Amazon devices
• Notifications – Real time notification emails. Text alerts are available if you add your phone number

Mspy

MSpy is one of the veterans in the market. With emphasis on monitoring the different social apps. Standout feature is photos monitoring which is quite unique. No time management. Easy installation process.

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• Supporting platforms – Works best with Android
• Notifications – Per specific words you set up and when your child has is out side the geo fence.

Qustodio

Qustodio is a parental control software that is compatible with a range of platforms including Android, Windows, iOS, Mac OS X, and Kindle. Allows to block and monitor sites and apps.

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• Supported platforms – Windows, iOS, Android, Mac OS X, Chromebook, Kindle, and others
• Notifications – Sends daily/weekly mail for each child

Norton Family Premier

Norton family premier from Symantec is easy to download and install. No specific limit on the number of devices. Now also available as part of Norton 360 Deluxe (5 devices).

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• Supporting platforms – Windows, android and iOS
• Activity Record– Data-rich dashboard which provides in-depth insights on your child’s web usage

mobicip

Mobicip is a parental control software that is compatible with a range of platforms including Android, Windows, iOS, Mac OS, Kindle and chromebook. Mobicip is a pioneer in the parental control software space, having put in more than a decade of work in making the internet safe for our children

• Supporting platforms – Windows, iOS, Android, Mac OS X, Kindle, and Chromebook
• Blocking and Filtering– Allows to filter and block search phrases, apps and websites

Familytime

Familytime is a perfect parental control for iOS and Android. Now with new filtering options to block access to different websites, content, images, and videos. Familytime lacks of windows support.  One of our top choices for affordable parental control app for parents.

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• Supporting platforms – Works best with Android
• Notifications – Provides a detailed overview of websites and apps that your child has visited

McAfee Safe Family

McAfee Safe Family is a parental control software with one common application for both the parents and children. Works on an unlimited number of devices and comes with good time management features to restrict your child’s internet usage hours.

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• Supporting platforms – Windows, iOS, Android
• Notifications – Geo-fencing with alerts as kids leave or enter places

ESET Parental Control for Android

ESET parental control for Android is an affordable parenting control software that supports unlimited number of android devices. Great location tracking capabilities but no monitoring for social networking, texts or calls.

• Supporting platforms – Works best with Android
• Notifications – Provides a detailed overview of websites and apps that your child has visited

Kaspersky Safe Kids

Kaspersky Safe Kids is very affordable, has real time notification and location alerts. Great dash board for monitoring and comes with with 14 different categories for content filtering. Easy installation process.

• Supporting platforms – Mac, Windows, android and iOS
• Notifications – Real time come in the form of email alerts, push notifications and SMS alerts

KidLogger

KidLogger is affordable, with emphasis on messenger chat monitoring. Standout feature is voice and video capture which is quite unique. Easy installation process.

• Supporting platforms – Works best with Android
• Notifications – Provides a detailed overview of websites and apps that your child has visited

MMGuardian

MMGuardian is one of the best value for money parental control apps with good social monitoring as well as call and SMS. App supports comprehensive reports on apps usage, web browsing and more. One click shut down button is also available.

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• Supporting platforms – Android, iPhone.
• Notifications – You can add words and the system will notify you when your kid is using them

Spy Agent

Spy Agent is a parental control software that allows you to operate in stealth mode and still record web activity and monitor chats, emails and programs on PC. It does not support Android or iOS.

• Supporting platforms – Works best with Android
• Notifications – Provides a detailed overview of websites and apps that your child has visited

Google Family Link

Family Link is a very simple to use parental control app with good basic features for content blocking, time management and location tracking of your kids. Its a FREE app from Google and is a great way to start protecting your kids.

• Supporting platforms – Android, iPhone
• Notifications – Arrival notifications with GEO marked locations

Net Nanny

Net Nanny is a parental control software that is compatible with a range of platforms including Android, Windows, iOS, and Kindle. Allows to block and monitor sites and apps.

• Supporting platforms – Works best with Android
• Notifications – Provides a detailed overview of websites and apps that your child has visited

uKnowKids

uKnowKids is a mobile-only product offers integration with a few different social media engines – facebook, instagram, and twitter. This is not a product meant for web filtering and time management.

• Supporting platforms – Mobile only. Works best with Android
• Notifications – Real time notification emails. Daily and weekly activity report emails

Boomerang

Boomerang is a mobile-only parental control app. Works best on Android. Has great tools for time limitations and can block apps on the app level.

• Supporting platforms – Mobile only. Works best with Android
• Notifications – Can trigger notification based on specific keywords

Life360

Life360 is a great choice for parents who would like to monitor their family. It has two main features – location and driving monitoring.