Recent Articles About Parental Control Software

Fortnite's parental controls sit in your child's Epic Games account behind a 6-digit PIN, so here's how to set chat, spending, and time limits, and how to change or turn them off.

Learn how to block adult content on Chrome using SafeSearch, Family Link, and website restrictions, plus what these tools can't block.

Minecraft's parental controls aren't in the game, so here's where to find them and how to set multiplayer, chat, screen time, and spending on every device.

Qustodio, Norton Family, and Aura Parental Controls are the best parental control apps for Android — each offers unique features to help protect your children online.

We tested the best parental control apps for iPhone, including Norton Family, Aura, Bark, and Qustodio, to compare screen time limits, content filtering, and online safety monitoring.

I cover how to set up Nintendo Switch Parental Controls on the console and walk you through using the Switch Parental Controls app on smartphones and tablets.

Instagram offers a few tools to keep teens safe, including allowing parents to monitor Teen Accounts. I’ll walk you through the steps to set up Instagram parental controls.

Our guide covers how to activate and adjust Roblox parental controls, from managing Roblox experiences and disabling chats to understanding the new Roblox safety features.

Bark leads in digital monitoring for families focused on online safety, while Life360 stands out for real-world tracking and driver alerts.

Finding the right monitoring app for your teen isn't easy. But we recommend Aura for unintrusive monitoring, along with Qustodio, Bark, and Norton Family.

Life360 is a location-tracking app that prioritizes safety, especially while driving. It's a dependable choice for families who want to stay connected and aware of one another's locations.

All About Cookies surveyed parents to find out how they feel about cell phone addiction in teens, which social media platform is most dangerous for their kids, and more.

Is Bark’s price tag fair in 2026? With unlimited devices and deep monitoring, many families find the subscription well worth it. Here’s an inside look at Bark prices.

mSpy is spyware marketed as a parental control app. But due to a lack of transparency, it’s hard to tell how much mSpy costs. We did the research, and here’s what we found.

SpyX is a spyware app that markets itself as parental control software. We tested the phone monitoring app to see if it actually works for parents. Here’s what we found.

If you’re looking for an app to help your child manage screen time, we recommend Qustodio, Bark, Norton Family, and FamilyKeeper. Here’s why these monitoring apps stand out.

We tested Canopy on both Android and iPhone, and it delivered solid content filtering, screen time controls, and a new AI-powered assistant, with only minor rough edges along the way.

We provide an in-depth look at how All About Cookies tests, rates, and scores parental control software.

Bark and MMGuardian are both good parental control apps, but Bark has a more comprehensive monitoring feature encompassing over 30 social media, gaming, and messaging apps, so we chose Bark to monitor our family’s online activities.

FamilyKeeper offers simple, user-friendly parental controls, while Bark delivers advanced monitoring features. Discover which parental control app is better for your family.

MMGuardian is a good parental control app option if you’re an Android user, but it falls short for iOS users.