
Whilst Web Watcher is able to report your child’s SMS text messages, it does not include alerts for risky situations that are available from other apps such as Bark and MMGuardian. There are no options for parents who only need to control one device or pay month by month, but Qustodio is on the cheaper end of the spectrum at $54.95 per year for up to 5 devices. Like Verizon Smart Family, Qustodio offers geofencing capabilities that will alert parents when their child arrives at or leaves a specific location. Qustodio delivers most of the basic parental control features that parents would need, including location, screen time limits and usage reports, web filtering and internet connected app blocking. Even then, Qustodio does not provide any alerts about messages indicating risks.
MMGUARDIAN VS QUSTODIO INSTALL
However the Qustodio child phone app from Google Play does not monitor SMS text messages, and parents will need to download a version of the app from Qustodio to install on the child’s phone. While Qustodio does not provide any monitoring capabilities for iPhones, they do have a version of the app for Androids that will let parents read their child’s SMS text messages. MMGuardian secures the #1 ranking as the best parental control app due to comprehensive functionality, automatic analysis of messages to identify risks to your child, and the very reasonable price There is a 14 day free trial to make it easy for parents to try it out. Pricing for MMGuardian is lower than most of the other similar apps and has plans for a single child’s phone as well as family plans. In addition to detailed message monitoring and reporting, MMGuardian also includes traditional parental control functions including location tracking, limiting screen time, web filtering, contact and app blocking as well as providing detailed reports on phone usage, web browsing and app usage.
MMGUARDIAN VS QUSTODIO FOR ANDROID
The apps from other developers that offer text message monitoring and/or reporting for Android have to be downloaded from the developer’s website, then ‘side-loaded’ to the child’s phone. Parents are alerted when the content of their child’s messages is indicative of risks to their child such as cyberbullying, sexting, drugs, suicide ideation or grooming by a sexual predator.Ī key point if your child uses an Android phone is that the version of MMGuardian downloadable from Google Play is able to monitor text messages, as well as popular social media apps. MMGuardian uses AI to automatically analyze text and social media messages.

In 2020 MMGuardian was shortlisted for the GSM Association’s Global Mobile Award “Best Mobile Innovation for enhancing children’s lives” in part due to the MMGuardian Safety Alert function. MMGuardian has been used by over a million parents and has one of the highest ratings as one of the best parental control apps on both Google Play and the Apple App Store.
