You just enter a name and then select a year of birth, a gender and an avatar from a set of six options. The app will then prompt you to create child profiles. The first step is to create your account. My preference is to set these services up through their websites when possible, but if you prefer to stick to your smartphone, the Qustodio apps for Android and iOS make that easy. Chrome OS support is a bit more limited, consisting of the Android app to manage time and a Chrome extension to limit browsing time and monitor activity. Each plan includes all the premium features and full support across Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and Kindle Fire. Up to 5 devices can be covered for $54.95 a year, 10 devices for $96.95, and 15 devices for $137.95.ĭevice limits are the only differences between the paid plans. To unlock the full premium features, you can choose from one of three plans, depending on the number of devices you need to protect. It's out of Qustodio's control.Qustodio's pricing has remained pretty static in recent years, with a basic free tier that covers a single device with web filtering, web and social-media monitoring, time limits and an online monitoring dashboard. Some features aren't available on particular devices due to privacy restrictions, but this problem is consistent with virtually every parental control app. Family locator that lets you see the location of each member on a map.YouTube monitoring ( Android, Mac, and Windows only).

Call and SMS monitoring and blocking ( Android only).

Location tracking ( Android or iOS device only).

This is what you'll get with a paid plan: Qustodio Free does a great job on basic protection, but if you have multiple devices or multiple kids, you'll probably want to invest in one of the Premium packages for full protection and monitoring across all your kids' devices.

Windows computers ( but not Windows phones)Įach Qustodio plan includes these features:.

We love that Qustodio works on a range of different devices:

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