Child protection

Protect your children from those tracker ridden apps?

Content-Filter (Internet)

2020-03-20

WebGuard (4.1@15,382) Ǥ 12 not only for kids No root required.
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)
Detect Safe Browsing (4@658) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-06-02
Browser with no tracking & ads (3.9@1,590) Ǥ 26
Norton Family parental control (3.8@16,634) Ǥ 24
SafeKiddo Parental Control (3.6@590) Ǥ 20 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Screen Time & Parental Control app by Boomerang (3.5@1,594) Ǥ 44
Safe Browser Parental Control - Blocks Adult Sites (3.4@2,028) Ǥ 21
McAfee Family Protection (3@2,352) 10 LastUpdate: 2017-10-24
Chico Browser (2.5@516) Ǥ 18 LastUpdate: 2017-12-08 Vorstellung 1/2016; 30d free, ~ EUR 30/year
JusProg parental control app child protection (2@10) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ ausführliche Vorstellung 12/2019; Einrichtungshilfe 12/2019
Net Nanny Child (Pre-2019) (1.9@2,239) 28 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-25

Monitor Activities

2020-03-20

Google Family Link for parents (4.5@390,846) Ǥ 20 Test 10/2018; instructions 5/2019; Datenschutz: Google sammelt Daten Ihres Kindes
ESET Parental Control (4.3@13,075) Ǥ 31
Family Parental Control Kroha & Screen Time app (4.3@3,954) Ǥ 26
MMGuardian Parental Control App For Parent Phone (4.2@17,365) Ǥ 12
Parental Control Screen Time Website Blocker (4.2@3,100) Ǥ 21 Video Intro 7/2019
Parental Control - Screen Time & Location Tracker (4.1@41,906) Ǥ 18
Kids Zone - Parental Controls & Child Lock (4.1@7,350) Ǥ 14 LastUpdate: 2018-05-23 Video Review 8/2013; Test 10/2018 Datenschutz gut, aber nur für kleinere Kinder geeignet (no tracking; only suited for small kids)
Care4teen - parental control (4.1@774) 20 LastUpdate: 2017-07-07 Review 2/2014
Parenty Parental Control (3.9@1,466) 18 LastUpdate: 2016-09-11
Trackidz Parental Controls (3.9@205) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2017-12-19
FamilyTime Parental Controls & Screen Time App (3.8@5,291) Ǥ 14
Kakatu - Parental Control (3.8@1,845) Ǥ 28 LastUpdate: 2016-12-23 Intro 6/2016
Fairplay - Parental Control (3.8@12) Ǥ 17 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
Parental Control & Kids GPS: Kaspersky SafeKids (3.6@24,501) Ǥ 25 Test 10/2018 Datenschutz pädagogisch äußerst fragwürdige Überwachungsmethoden, Daten landen beim Anbieter (und bei den Trackern)
Parental Control SecureKids (3.6@4,869) Ǥ 36
Parental Control (3.6@2,428) Ǥ 25 LastUpdate: 2016-01-20
Child Control (3.6@1,788) Ǥ 21 Test 10/2018: Datenschutz
Safe Lagoon Parental Control (3.6@880) Ǥ 26 Video promo 8/2016
SafeKiddo Parental Control (3.6@590) Ǥ 20 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Forcefield for Child Device (3.6@114) Ǥ 16 LastUpdate: 2018-05-31
ScreenGuide | Parental Control (3.6@109) Ǥ 30 LastUpdate: 2018-07-05
Screen Time & Parental Control app by Boomerang (3.5@1,594) Ǥ 44
Tittle Parental Control (3.5@116) Ǥ 21
YLimit - Parental Control App (Parents device) (3.4@421) Ǥ 10
JoLo Child Lock (2.9@163) Ǥ 13 Vorstellung 10/2018
Bitdefender Parental Control (2.8@711) 31 LastUpdate: 2016-08-24
ST Kids App (2.3@22,604) Ǥ 19 Test 10/2018 Datenschutz miserabel / privacy failure

Location Monitoring

2020-03-20

Find My Kids: Child GPS-watch & Phone Tracker (4.7@238,821) Ǥ 18
Kid security - GPS phone tracker, Child locator (4.6@3,273) Ǥ 28
Life360 - Family Locator, GPS Tracker (4.5@1,194,169) Ǥ 34 Short Instructions 7/2019
T-Mobile FamilyWhere (4.5@17,384) Ǥ 17
Sprint Family Locator (4.4@28,271) Ǥ 13 monthly fee: USD 5
Weenect - GPS (4.4@4,976) Ǥ 13
MyKiddyTracker (4.4@134) Ǥ 17 LastUpdate: 2018-03-29
Family Parental Control Kroha & Screen Time app (4.3@3,954) Ǥ 26
MaPaMap kid’s phone GPS watch tracker (4.2@58,404) Ǥ 20
Parental Control - Screen Time & Location Tracker (4.1@41,906) Ǥ 18
KidsTrack (4.1@390) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Kids GPS Tracker (3.9@221) Ǥ 10 LastUpdate: 2018-03-07
Trackidz Parental Controls (3.9@205) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2017-12-19
Corcanoe GPS Tracker Locator (3.8@952) Ǥ 19
Family Locator (3.8@295) Ǥ 20 LastUpdate: 2014-12-01
Parental Control SecureKids (3.6@4,869) Ǥ 36
Safe Lagoon Parental Control (3.6@880) Ǥ 26 Video promo 8/2016
ScreenGuide | Parental Control (3.6@109) Ǥ 30 LastUpdate: 2018-07-05
Tittle Parental Control (3.5@116) Ǥ 21
Nischint Parental Guidance App (3.4@584) Ǥ 26
YLimit - Parental Control App (Parents device) (3.4@421) Ǥ 10
Qustodio Family Parental Control & Screen Time App (3.3@38,715) Ǥ 24 Vorstellung 2/2019
Family Locator, GPS Tracker&Parental Control (3.3@2,215) Ǥ 19
Bitdefender Parental Control (2.8@711) 31 LastUpdate: 2016-08-24
Family Tracker (2.8@650; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 14

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 - 5/2019)
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)

2020-03-20

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Child protection

Content-Filter (Internet)

Monitor Activities

Location Monitoring