Recent Articles About Parental Control Software

This guide will show you how to use Roku’s parental controls to manage channels, block inappropriate content, and set ratings-based restrictions for a secure viewing experience.

Learn how to enable Snapchat's parental controls, manage privacy settings, and keep your child safe online with helpful tips and tools.

All About Cookies surveyed U.S. parents to learn how many track their children’s online activities and physical location, and what the most popular methods are.

Monitoring your child’s phone activity may seem daunting, but apps and services are available (some for free) that will help keep your kids safe online and off.

Parental control apps help keep your child safe and teach healthy tech habits, while spy apps destroy trust and overreach.

The internet is unavoidable, but Apple’s parental controls can help you keep your kids safe while teaching them responsible practices for everyday use.

TikTok has built-in parental controls that should help you keep your teen safe, but we have additional suggestions for parents who want more than what’s offered.

YouTube offers a wealth of information, but that means it’s not always appropriate for children. Learn what parental controls YouTube offers and how to set them up.

Norton Family and mSpy have a significant number of differences that may or may not be good for your family, but you’ll need to decide which is right for you.

Let’s take a deep dive into why Net Nanny is a good overall parental control app while mSpy is better for phone surveillance.

If you want a parental control app and you think you’ve narrowed your choices down to Bark vs. mSpy, this article is for you.

After comparing Qustodio and Net Nanny, we found that Qustodio offers more monitoring features, while Net Nanny might be a good option for families seeking less surveillance.

Aura offers bundled parental controls that help keep your children safe while using the internet. But mSpy offers comprehensive location tracking as well as social media and text message monitoring — perfect for parents with teens.

Aura Parental Controls and Net Nanny are both good apps, but Net Nanny offers more parental control features with social media filtering, cyberbully alerts, and location tracking services.

Take a look at this in-depth analysis on Norton Family and Net Nanny and find out which one reigned supreme.

We tested Aura Parental Controls and Qustodio to see which parental control app is better at keeping your children safe online.

Qustodio and Norton Family are both parental control services that offer you the ability to monitor the content your child views online. Qustodio offers more robust monitoring features, while Norton provides a more secure service.

It’s a close call: Norton is a top name in cybersecurity, but its parental controls don’t outperform Bark. Norton offers key features like web filtering, screen time limits, and location services, but Bark provides comprehensive monitoring across devices.

Bark and Net Nanny are two highly rated parental control apps. Although Bark offers more comprehensive monitoring, Net Nanny can be an ideal solution for parents looking for less invasive protection.

Aura’s bundled parental controls are a nice addition to its identity theft plans, but Norton’s standalone parental control app offers monitoring, surveillance, and location services to help keep your kids safe online and offline.

We put two parental control apps to the test to see which is better for your family: The feature-rich Qustodio or the surveillance-king mSpy?