Child protection

Protect your children from those tracker ridden apps?

Content-Filter (Internet)

2020-11-13

Fire Phoenix Secure Browser (4.1@2,847) 24 LastUpdate: 2015-04-11 safe browser. Recommends itself to be used in conjunction with Parental Control Board from the same developer (see below)
WebGuard Adblock VPN (4@15,439) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Screencast 1/2017; not only for kids No root required.
Safe Browser Parental Control - Blocks Adult Sites (4@2,304) Ǥ 21 9
Detect Safe Browsing (4@661) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-06-02
Browser with no tracking & ads (3.9@1,590) Ǥ 10 4 LastUpdate: 2018-11-12
Norton Family parental control (3.6@19,068) Ǥ 28 4
Boomerang Parental Control - Screen Time app (3.3@1,836) Ǥ 45 4
McAfee Family Protection (3@2,352) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-10-24
Chico Browser (2.5@516) Ǥ 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-08 Vorstellung 1/2016; 30d free, ~ EUR 30/year
JusProg parental control app child protection (2.5@31) 4 ausführliche Vorstellung 12/2019; Einrichtungshilfe 12/2019
Net Nanny Child (Pre-2019) (1.9@2,245) 28 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-25

Monitor Activities

2020-11-13

Parental Control Screen Time Website Blocker (4.5@3,703) Ǥ 23 5 Video Intro 7/2019
Google Family Link for parents (4.2@616,116) Ǥ 10 1 Test 10/2018-8/2020; instructions 5/2019; Datenschutz: Google sammelt Daten Ihres Kindes
MMGuardian Parental Control App For Parent Phone (4.1@19,691) Ǥ 13 8
Care4teen - parental control (4.1@774) 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-07 Review 2/2014
ESET Parental Control (4@18,566) Ǥ 32 1
Parental Control Kroha - screen time, kids mode (4@9,212) Ǥ 26 2
Child Control (4@2,285) Ǥ 25 3 Test 10/2018: Datenschutz
Kids Zone - Parental Controls & Child Lock (3.9@8,065) Ǥ 14 2 LastUpdate: 2018-05-23
FamilyTime Parental Controls & Screen Time App (3.9@6,940) Ǥ 13 7
Parenty Parental Control (3.9@1,466) 18 1 LastUpdate: 2016-09-11
Trackidz Parental Controls (3.9@205) Ǥ 15 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-19
Parental Control - Screen Time & Location Tracker (3.8@46,157) Ǥ 18 6
Kakatu - Parental Control (3.8@1,845) Ǥ 28 5 LastUpdate: 2016-12-23 Intro 6/2016
Fairplay - Parental Control (3.8@12) Ǥ 17 1 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
Parental Control (3.6@2,428) Ǥ 25 2 LastUpdate: 2016-01-20
Forcefield for Child Device (3.6@113) Ǥ 16 2 LastUpdate: 2018-05-31
ScreenGuide | Parental Control (3.6@113) Ǥ 30 5 LastUpdate: 2018-07-05
Safe Lagoon Parental Control (3.4@905) Ǥ 27 3 Video promo 8/2016
Tittle Parental Control (3.4@122) Ǥ 24 7
Boomerang Parental Control - Screen Time app (3.3@1,836) Ǥ 45 4
YLimit - Parental Control App (Parents device) (3.3@423) Ǥ 10 5
Parental Control & Kids GPS: Kaspersky SafeKids (3.2@29,353) Ǥ 26 6 Test 10/2018 Datenschutz pädagogisch äußerst fragwürdige Überwachungsmethoden, Daten landen beim Anbieter (und bei den Trackern)
Parental Control SecureKids (3.2@5,761) Ǥ 37 5
TimeLimit.io - free usage duration limitation (2.9@179) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2020
Bitdefender Parental Control (2.8@711) 31 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-08-24
JoLo Child Lock (2.7@179) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 10/2018
ST Kids App (2@24,756) Ǥ 18 9 Test 10/2018 Datenschutz miserabel / privacy failure

Location Monitoring

2020-11-13

Find My Kids: Child GPS-watch & Phone Tracker (4.6@357,846) Ǥ 23 6
Kid security - GPS phone tracker, family search (4.6@8,224) Ǥ 28 11
Life360: Family Locator & GPS Tracker for Safety (4.4@1,260,299) Ǥ 35 15 Short Instructions 7/2019; Review 7/2020
Weenect - GPS (4.4@5,615) Ǥ 13 3
MyKiddyTracker (4.4@134) Ǥ 17 8 LastUpdate: 2018-03-29
Sprint Family Locator (4.3@28,551) Ǥ 15 7 monthly fee: USD 5
T-Mobile FamilyWhere (4.3@18,458) Ǥ 18 7
MaPaMap kid’s phone GPS watch tracker (4.2@58,404) Ǥ 20 3
Parental Control Kroha - screen time, kids mode (4@9,212) Ǥ 26 2
KidsTrack (4@392) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-09-27
Corcanoe GPS Tracker Locator (3.9@1,013) Ǥ 19 4
Kids GPS Tracker (3.9@221) Ǥ 10 2 LastUpdate: 2018-03-07
Trackidz Parental Controls (3.9@205) Ǥ 15 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-19
Parental Control - Screen Time & Location Tracker (3.8@46,157) Ǥ 18 6
Family Locator (3.8@295) Ǥ 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-12-01
ScreenGuide | Parental Control (3.6@113) Ǥ 30 5 LastUpdate: 2018-07-05
Safe Lagoon Parental Control (3.4@905) Ǥ 27 3 Video promo 8/2016
Nischint Parental Guidance App (3.4@584) Ǥ 26 8
Tittle Parental Control (3.4@122) Ǥ 24 7
YLimit - Parental Control App (Parents device) (3.3@423) Ǥ 10 5
Parental Control SecureKids (3.2@5,761) Ǥ 37 5
Kids App Qustodio (3@44,575) Ǥ 26 8 Vorstellung 2/2019
Bitdefender Parental Control (2.8@711) 31 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-08-24
Family Tracker (2.8@649; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 14 1
Family Locator, GPS Tracker&Parental Control (2.7@2,409) Ǥ 20 5

Further Readings:

Category App-Locker (for specific Kid-variants)
Wie sicher spielt Ihr Kind?: this site tests and rates apps for children (German)
Android-Smartphone kinder- und jugendfreundlich einrichten (12/2019)
Kindersicherungs-Apps: Schutz oder Überwachung? (5/2019)
MobilSicher Serie: Kindersicherungs-Apps im Check / Kindersicherungs-Apps im Check: Unser Ergebnis (11/2018 - 9/2020)
Kinder-Apps pfeifen auf den US-Datenschutz (8/2018)
Kinder per App kontrollieren? Bloß nicht! (8/2018)
Cyber-Grooming: Was tun bei sexuellen Übergriffen im Netz? (4/2018 - 2/2019)
Kindersicherung bei Samsung: Der Kindermodus / Samsung Kindermodus konfigurieren (9/2017 - 10/2018)
Handy für Kinder einrichten (7/2017 - 12/2019)
Smartphones für Kinder einrichten (Android) (12/2016 - 12/2018)
Jugendschutz mit Android: So macht Ihr Euer Smartphone kindersicher (2/2015)
How to Set Parental Controls in the Google Play Store (9/2014)
Vor und Nachteile von Überwachungs-Apps wie mSpy (9/2014)
Sicher surfen: Zehn Internet-Tipps für Kinder (7/2014)
So macht Ihr Euren Play Store kindersicher(er) (3/2014 - 7/2014)

2020-11-17

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Child protection

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