Parental Control

Parental Control helps you look after your child's phone. Choose which apps are blocked, set daily and per-app time limits, pick a bedtime, and filter websites, all protected by a parent PIN that your child doesn't know.

APP LIMITS AND BLOCKS
• Block any app with one switch
• Set a daily screen-time limit and limits for single apps
• Bedtime schedule that pauses apps overnight
• When time is up your child sees a clear block screen, and a parent can enter the PIN to allow extra time
• Phone calls and emergency features keep working

SAFER BROWSING
• Web filter that checks website look-ups on the phone with a local VPN service
• Choose a family-safe DNS provider (adult content, malware, SafeSearch)
• Add your own blocked websites

SEE HOW THE PHONE IS USED
• Today's screen time and the most-used apps
• Always-visible status so your child knows what is switched on

LOCATION (OPTIONAL, FOR PARENTS)
• If a parent turns it on, the child's phone shares its location with the parent's linked phone, including in the background and at safe-zone (geofence) borders
• The always-visible status and a notification on the child's phone show that location sharing is on

PROTECTION THAT STAYS ON
• Optional tamper protection stops Settings and app installs unless a parent approves
• Uninstall protection with Android's device administrator

PARENT ACCOUNT FOR REMOTE CONTROL (OPTIONAL)
• Sign in on your own phone and link your child's phone with a one-time code
• Change rules and answer "more time" requests from your phone
• Delete your account and all its data at any time from inside the app

HONEST BY DESIGN
• Everything that is switched on is visible on the child's phone
• The app has no ads and does not sell data
• Made to be used by parents and guardians on their own children's phones. Please do not use it to watch another adult without their knowledge and consent

PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
• Usage access: to measure screen time
• Accessibility service: only to detect which app has been opened so blocks and limits can work. It does not read your screen, messages, passwords or anything you type
• Device administrator: so the app can't be removed without a parent
• VPN (local): for the website filter; your traffic does not go through our servers

Setup takes a few minutes: install the app on your child's phone, choose "My child's phone", set a parent PIN and turn on the permissions it lists.

Recent changes:
Smaller download and a leaner, faster app. Parental Control declares itself as a child-monitoring (parental control) app, as Google Play requires, and the store page now explains the optional location sharing.