Child protection

Protect your children from those tracker ridden apps?

Content-Filter (Internet)

2019-10-19

Browser with no tracking & ads (4.2@1,503) Ǥ 29
WebGuard (4.1@15,170) 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@655) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-06-02
Norton Family parental control (3.9@15,128) Ǥ 21
SafeKiddo Parental Control (3.6@590) Ǥ 20 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Safe Browser - The Web Filter (3.5@4,702) 4 LastUpdate: 2014-01-07
Safe Browser Parental Control - Blocks Adult Sites (3.5@1,944) Ǥ 21
Boomerang - Screen Time, App and device controls (3.3@1,436) Ǥ 39
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
Net Nanny Child (Pre-2019) (1.9@2,232) 28 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-25

Monitor Activities

2019-10-19

Google Family Link for parents (4.4@220,906) Ǥ 19 Test 10/2018; instructions 5/2019; Datenschutz: Google sammelt Daten Ihres Kindes
MMGuardian Parental Control App For Parent Phone (4.2@15,671) Ǥ 13
Kids Zone - Parental Controls & Child Lock (4.1@6,902) Ǥ 14 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
Child Control (3.9@1,419) Ǥ 21 Test 10/2018: Datenschutz
Kidgy - Parental Control App (3.9@283) Ǥ 16
Trackidz Parental Controls (3.9@205) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2017-12-19
Kakatu - Parental Control (3.8@1,845) Ǥ 28 LastUpdate: 2016-12-23 Intro 6/2016
Safe Lagoon Parental Control (3.8@855) Ǥ 24 Video promo 8/2016
Fairplay - Parental Control (3.8@12) Ǥ 17 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
Parental Control - Screen Time & Location Tracker (3.7@37,779) Ǥ 17
ESET Parental Control (3.7@10,004) Ǥ 28
YLimit - Parental Control App (Parents device) (3.7@388) Ǥ 10
Parental Control & Kids GPS: Kaspersky SafeKids (3.6@21,313) Ǥ 23 Test 10/2018 Datenschutz pädagogisch äußerst fragwürdige Überwachungsmethoden, Daten landen beim Anbieter (und bei den Trackern)
FamilyTime Parental Controls & Screen Time App (3.6@4,303) Ǥ 13
Parental Control (3.6@2,428) Ǥ 25 LastUpdate: 2016-01-20
SafeKiddo Parental Control (3.6@590) Ǥ 20 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Forcefield for Child Device (3.6@114) Ǥ 16
ScreenGuide | Parental Control (3.6@109) Ǥ 30
Parental Control SecureKids (3.5@4,425) Ǥ 36
Tittle Parental Control (3.5@103) Ǥ 21
Boomerang - Screen Time, App and device controls (3.3@1,436) Ǥ 39
Parental Control - Screen Time - Website Blocker (3.2@2,959) Ǥ 16 Video Intro 7/2019
JoLo Child Lock (3@145) Ǥ 13 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 10/2018
Bitdefender Parental Control (2.8@711) 31 LastUpdate: 2016-08-24
ST App (1.7@21,072) Ǥ 19 Test 10/2018 Datenschutz miserabel / privacy failure

Location Monitoring

2019-10-19

Life360 - Family Locator, GPS Tracker (4.5@1,111,300) Ǥ 33 Short Review 5/2012; Review 12/2012; Short Instructions 7/2019
Sprint Family Locator (4.5@27,990) Ǥ 13 monthly fee: USD 5
T-Mobile FamilyWhere (4.4@16,550) Ǥ 16
MyKiddyTracker (4.4@134) Ǥ 17 LastUpdate: 2018-03-29
Weenect - GPS (4.3@4,570) Ǥ 16
MaPaMap kid’s phone GPS watch tracker (4.2@58,271) Ǥ 20
Corcanoe GPS Tracker Locator (4.2@900) Ǥ 19
KidsTrack (4@384) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Kidgy - Parental Control App (3.9@283) Ǥ 16
Kids GPS Tracker (3.9@221) Ǥ 10 LastUpdate: 2018-03-07
Trackidz Parental Controls (3.9@205) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2017-12-19
Safe Lagoon Parental Control (3.8@855) Ǥ 24 Video promo 8/2016
Family Locator (3.8@295) Ǥ 20 LastUpdate: 2014-12-01
Family GPS Tracker & Parental Control - Locategy (3.7@1,941) Ǥ 19
YLimit - Parental Control App (Parents device) (3.7@388) Ǥ 10
ScreenGuide | Parental Control (3.6@109) Ǥ 30
Parental Control SecureKids (3.5@4,425) Ǥ 36
Tittle Parental Control (3.5@103) Ǥ 21
Qustodio Parental Control (3.4@35,147) Ǥ 22 Vorstellung 2/2019
Nischint Parental Guidance App (3.4@581) Ǥ 33
Bitdefender Parental Control (2.8@711) 31 LastUpdate: 2016-08-24
Family Tracker (2.8@645; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 14

Further Readings:

Category App-Locker (for specific Kid-variants)
Kindersicherungs-Apps: Schutz oder Überwachung? (5/2019)
Handy für Kinder einrichten (12/2018)
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)
Wie sicher spielt Ihr Kind?: this site tests and rates apps for children (German)
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)
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)

2019-10-19

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Child protection

Content-Filter (Internet)

Monitor Activities

Location Monitoring