A list of ten programs that will help control a child, track his calls, and also restrict access to other applications was compiled by Ekaterina Cheban, Product Marketing Manager for KidLogger.net , StaffCounter.net .
1. SafeKiddo
The program offers different types of content for children to view depending on their age. You can set a ban on the Internet, applications and games for a certain time. In addition, you control the app stores and have the right to allow or deny the use of an installed application or game. Google and YouTube have a "safe search" feature. If you enable it, your child will only have access to relevant web pages and videos. SafeKiddo works in any WiFi networks– mobile, home or public. The entire monitoring process is shown to you in the form of reports on search activity and a detailed log of visited sites. One problem - the program does not have a Russian interface, you have to deal with English.
2. SkyDNS
The program has a site filter from more than 50 categories. By categorizing sites into these categories, you can limit your child's access to sites that are inappropriate for their age or for other reasons. At your disposal there are also statistics of visited sites, restriction of displaying banners and advertisements (shocking or pornographic content). A good feature of SkyDNS is blocking sites that steal money and passwords. The child will see a warning message and access to the site will be blocked. Only parents have access to the filter settings and work schedule (for example, during the day, while parents are at work, children's settings are automatically turned on, and in the evening - parental ones). There is a Russian interface.
3. MSpy
In the program for smartphones, you can see incoming and outgoing calls, their subscribers and duration. All SMS, emails and messages in instant messengers, their full text and subscribers are also at your disposal. Phone and internet usage report, search history, contacts and calendar changes, new photos and videos - all this will be visible in your MSpy account. In addition, only you allow or block the installation of games, programs and applications, and in case of theft of the phone, you can remotely block access to personal data. A very handy feature for parents is GPS tracking of your child's location. This program also does not support Russian in the interface and on the official website.
4. KidLogger
Free parental time control for android. After installation, you set the start and end times of the three periods of the day. During “school” and “evening” hours, only educational applications are allowed (put in this list what you allow to use without restrictions). This way you can encourage children to work with useful programs. At "night time", after "clear off", you can not use the phone. During the rest of the day, all applications are available, except for "unwanted", but their use is limited in time. If you do not want to block access to games, do not add them to any of the lists. Then they will be subject to the same time frame as everything else. KidLogger blocks "unwanted" applications, determines the location of the child, keeps a record of visited sites and running programs, and most importantly, informs about how much time the child spent on a particular site or application and limits the time for games. Reports are available remotely via the Internet, and the program on the child's phone is protected from deletion. For completely hidden application, which the phone user does not know about, there is a premium version. The Russian interface of the program, the official website in Russian with all the details of installation and configuration, and operational Russian technical support are available.
5. KidShell
This program is somewhat different from the previous ones. It is a "sandbox" for children on your mobile device - a specially designated area for the safe use of programs. The child's account on your phone is set to run only allowed apps. Without configured access, the child will not be able to call, write SMS, buy or run the application. You can also block the transition to advertising links, accidental transitions to the app store, access to the Internet. In addition, you can always determine how much time a child can spend with your phone. Russian-language interface is available.
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The program resembles KidShell. This is also a "sandbox" on a smartphone. The main screen in the child account consists of four groups of applications: "Games", "Development", "Education" and "Other applications". These groups are populated in parental mode with applications that suit you. From the protective options there is a blocking of calls and SMS, as well as access to settings so that the child cannot change them. Of the features of the PlayPad for devices owned by children, limiting the time for using the phone per day (paid version), the use of certain applications and the installation of programs is very useful. In the paid version, you can set the exact time frame for blocking the smartphone (for example, during lessons), track the location of the child, and set protection against accidental clicks. The program is from Russian developers, there is a Russian-language interface.
7. KinderGate
The program has a URL filter that works on the basis of a huge universal database of Internet addresses and local sources (for example, the list of banned addresses of the Ministry of Justice). Sites are blocked not only by addresses, but also if the text contains words from the dictionary of forbidden words. The safety of the child on the Internet is also ensured by limiting social networks, blocking dating sites, blocking the ability to send files in instant messengers (virus protection) and detailed reports on which sites your child visits. The interface and website are available in Russian.
8. Kids Place
Another "sandbox": you yourself determine which applications can be accessed by them. SMS, calls, app purchases and other paid activities can be blocked. The Back, Home, Call and Search buttons are also blocked so that the child cannot call or leave Kids Place. There is a determinant of incoming calls, blocking the launch of the Marketplace, as well as blocking the phone when overloaded. The Russian version, unfortunately, was not found.
9. Norton Family
And again functions similar to those described above. There is control of the Internet and social networks (a log of visited sites, blocking unwanted resources, control of search queries, the frequency of using social networks and the data that children indicate in them). The publication of personal data from the child's device is blocked, a request for access to a blocked site is required, a computer usage schedule is configured, and time is limited. Parents are informed about what videos the child watches, what applications he uses. The location and SMS tracking features work for Canada, the UK, and the US. All settings can be controlled remotely, as well as receiving information about the actions of the child. The site can also be read in Russian, which is convenient.
10. Kaspersky
Parental control from this manufacturer is only available as part of other products, for example, Kaspersky Total Security 2016. The possibilities of control are quite wide: you can limit the time spent on the Internet, create a list of unwanted sites (by the entire name of the site, or by part of it, by topic - “erotica”, “cruelty”, etc.). You can tighten control with the help of a "white list" of sites. In this case, the child will be able to access only those sites that are on the list of allowed. You can set up a weekly schedule for using the gadget, as well as a daily limit for the computer in general and the Internet in particular. It is also possible to manage the child's contacts in social networks, i.e. block those who, in your opinion, are an unwanted interlocutor. The program of the Russian developer, respectively, Russian is one of the languages of the interface and on the site.
Parental control on a child's phone will be really full-fledged and, most importantly, hidden thanks to the program, which has more than two dozen spy options in its functionality, including interception of calls and free GPS tracking.
The site program is an application for controlling Android children that allows you to be aware of:
1. Who, when and why called your child ()
At your own request, you can choose the type of recorded calls:
- make a list phone numbers from which you are interested in listening to conversations (from the list);
- make a list of conversations with which you are not interested and set it so that the program records all conversations, except for those on this list (everyone except the list).
- generally disable the call recording function (do not record).
You will receive a list of outgoing and incoming calls, with phone number, call duration and call recording. Our child monitoring app site will start recording all calls as soon as you install it on your child's phone.
2. With whom the child corresponded in social networks (,)
At a convenient time for you, you can download messages from Viber, Vatsap and VKontakte. This must be done periodically, since it is no secret what exactly social networks the child may receive negative, immoral messages that direct him to commit illegal acts.
A terrible example of such an impact can be the infamous game "Blue Whale", forcing children to commit suicide.
3. What kind of photos did the child send and receive ()
There is a well-known proverb: “It is better to see once than hear a hundred times” and it fits perfectly with the photo interception function.
You can save the photos you need to Google Drive. To do this, log in to your account. Google entry, click "Save" next to the photo and in the window that appears, specify the location where the photo will be saved. After viewing the photo, you can permanently delete it.
4. Capturing video and audio files ( and )
Our application for monitoring children on Android phone VkurSe will allow you not only to listen and view the intercepted files, but also remotely delete them from the child's phone.
5. Child Locations ()
If GPS is enabled on the child's phone, then our program will transmit not only the specific location of the child in this moment time, but also to provide the full route that the child took (detailed routing).
For convenience, you can create zones on the map in which your child should or should not appear (). The program will show what time he entered this zone, how long he was there and what time he left it.
6. What pages on the Internet did you view (screenshot of the phone screen)
A screenshot is a snapshot of the display (screen) of a phone, as well as a tablet, laptop or PC monitor.
Without screen shots, controlling a child through an Android phone will be incomplete. You can set the frequency of screenshots yourself, for example, take screenshots every 30 seconds.
It is simply impossible to list all the functions of our Bkur.Se baby control phone app. If you want to see all of them, go to the tab.
How to put parental controls on a child's phone?
Now let's move on to how to set parental controls on a child's phone. Go to the site and After, go to the tab and get an automatic link to our application. Download the app and install it on your child's phone.
The program interface is in Russian and intuitive, installation should not be difficult.
If you want to exercise covert control over the child, then select 15 minutes when the child's phone is not in his line of sight.
Is it really a hidden parental control on an android phone?
Yes, our VKurse program is hidden spyware, which is almost impossible to detect, and we guarantee that it will be a hidden control over children through an Android phone.
The VkurSe program will allow you to read intercepted messages, view photos, screenshots and in general all information at a time convenient for you, since all of them will be saved and transmitted at a strictly appointed time, for example, when a child is sleeping.
This is necessary so that the child does not suspect that he is being monitored, because information is transferred via the Internet and the download arrows on the phone will “blink” during transmission.
P.S. This seemingly insignificant detail is not taken care of by many creators of such spyware and therefore a more or less observant child will be able to “calculate” them. As you can see, our developers have taken this detail into account.
Set up parental controls for your child mobile phone website and be aware of what your child “breathes and lives”.
In the 2000s, parents looked for control solutions to prevent their children from spending too much time on computer screens, playing games all day long, and not visiting non-childish sites. Parents of this decade have a more difficult task. All the threats of computer addiction and the dangers of the Internet that were relevant ten years ago are still in force, but new problems have also been added. For example, earlier it was possible to push a child out into the street and be sure that now he is definitely running around the yard, and not watching cartoons. However, in the century mobile technologies he can go into the yard with a tablet, sit next to the local old women on a bench and continue to inspect Smeshariki. And it's good if he will inspect Smeshariki!
As a rule, acquaintance with a smartphone or tablet occurs during infancy. Already by 7-8 months, the baby is actively interested in the object that the mother constantly holds in her hand while she feeds him or shakes the stroller. Usually, even before the first birthday, the child already knows perfectly well what a smartphone is like, and in the period from a year to two, there is no more exciting activity for him than to poke at multi-colored icons. In clinics, in waiting rooms of airports and train stations, and in any other queues, a smartphone is a great way to focus a child's attention and help them to be quiet. With this approach, which is practiced by modern parents everywhere, by about two or three years old, children simply cannot do without electronic devices. And parents have to think about how to make their use as safe and beneficial as possible for children.
⇡ Standard Android OS tools
Starting with version 4.3 on Android tablets, it became possible to use profiles with limited access. Thus, some means to ensure safety when using the device by children are in the operating system itself. To create a profile, go to settings and select "Users" → "Add user/profile". Then select "Restricted Profile". Parents can decide which installed applications will be available to children and prohibit in-app purchases. If the application developer has taken care of users of different ages, then when setting up the profile, it will also be possible to restrict the content of each program according to the user's age.
A restricted profile gives the child the opportunity self setting appearance home screen, including using widgets. In addition, data for each application for each account is stored separately. Thus the children different ages can play the same games on the same tablet, but each will have its own achievements. It should be borne in mind that if parents close access to the application and then open it again, user data (information about levels passed, coins earned, and so on) will be lost forever.
There is no doubt that the built-in parental controls on Android devices will continue to improve. In the meantime, this mode is far from perfect and also works only on tablets, you can turn to third-party applications.
Not all parents have the opportunity to buy for a child own smartphone or a tablet, and some don't do it consciously. In any case, giving a child a smartphone to “play around”, after an hour and a half, you may not recognize your device: the wallpaper will be different, the shortcuts from the main screen will be removed, and so on. To avoid this, you can use the Parental Control application. In fact, this is a launcher for Android, just specialized. All that is required of a parent to save the settings of their smartphone is to set up the application once, and then launch it before handing the device to the child to be torn to pieces.
Having received a smartphone in hand, the child will see such a cheerful main screen with four application groups.
What programs will be in each of the groups, the parent chooses in advance. To do this, in parent mode, you need to open a list of all installed applications and manually drag the desired one into the appropriate categories - "Games", "Development", "Education" and "Other applications".
In addition, the parent can determine whether to block the ability to make calls and send SMS. If this option is enabled, the corresponding buttons on the main screen will not be available.
It is worth bearing in mind that in child mode, the notification panel will be available to the child, so he will be able to change quick settings. However, go to complete list he will not be able to set up the device - "Parental Control" by default blocks the launch of the "Settings" application. The most favorite children's option - wallpaper change - is available in the application. If the parent allows, the child will be free to change the wallpaper on the main screen.
As a bonus, Parental Control has a drawing board, which will surely help in cases where the child is already tired of playing with a smartphone, and the turn to the doctor has not yet come. Draw something for the kid or offer to draw it yourself. To display the board, simply swipe from the left edge of the screen towards the center. You can draw in different colors.
For older children (more specifically, for the parents of these children) who already have their own electronic device, Parental Control can offer a few more features. So, parents can set restrictions on use. AT free version you can only specify the maximum number of hours that a child can spend in front of the screen during the day. It is also possible to set restrictions only on individual applications or categories of programs.
Premium users can also set separate restrictions depending on the days of the week, block work at certain times (say, during those hours when you need to perform homework or when the child is at school). The text that will be displayed on the lock screen can be anything - it all depends on the sense of humor and imagination of the parent.
Parental Control collects statistics on the use of the device in child mode and stores this data for a week. Therefore, curious dad and mom will always be able to find out which programs occupy the child the longest.
Finally, another app feature is location tracking. It works in conjunction with another application of the same developers - "PlayPad Remote Control". By turning on tracking, parents will always be able to find out where the child is at the moment.
For premium users, movement information is stored for twelve hours. By the way, with the help of remote control, you can change any settings of the "parent" launcher on the children's device: change the list of programs allowed to run, manage the allowed time of using the device, and so on.
In general, the PlayPad can be suitable for children of primary and secondary preschool age as protection against accidental clicks on their father's smartphone. The application does not have deletion protection - you can do it in a standard way. Unless, of course, the child manages to guess how to launch the forbidden Settings application.
The development of Xooloo is implemented on the same principle as the previous application. In essence, Xooloo App Kids is a launcher, and parents should choose it as the default launcher for it to work properly. On the first launch, mom or dad will need to come up with a four-digit pin code, as well as enter the address of their mailbox and enter the activation code that will come there. In the future, to access the settings and exit the baby launcher, you only need to remember the four-digit pin code.
Unlike "Parental Control - PlayPad", this application does not allow you to work with the notification bar, filling the entire screen. Switching between apps while Xooloo App Kids is active won't work either. Shortcuts of all applications available to the child are placed on the main screen. Unfortunately, there is no way to create folders, so if there are more than twenty applications allowed for a child, they will be placed on the next screen. You can navigate between screens by swiping.
By default, all applications installed on the device are hidden. You can specify which of them will be available in the children's mode in the settings.
Parents are offered several pre-installed applications, among which there is one responsible for changing the wallpaper. A tool for viewing cartoons is unlikely to be of interest to most Russian parents, since the cartoons selected in it are English language. In addition, parents are invited to choose a schedule in accordance with which the child can use a smartphone or tablet.
The paid version of Xooloo App Kids has more features. So, the child will be able to call the contacts selected by the parents from the address book. You can also allow access to view favorite photos in the gallery, specify the video files allowed for viewing. In addition, the application offers its own browser, which is equipped with a safe surfing function. In any case, you can add sites to the "black" list manually.
Xooloo App Kids does not appear in the general list of applications - it can only be removed from parent mode.
And here is a Russian development, in many ways reminiscent of Xooloo App Kids, but offering content in Russian. Since children on the tablet like not only to play, but also to watch cartoons, the application has a selection of Russian-language YouTube channels with popular cartoons. Which of them will be available to the child, the parent decides when setting up the child mode. In any case, this approach is very convenient. The child will not be able to go on a free swim in the ocean of similar videos on video hosting, which can lead him to pages that are completely unchildish.
In addition to YouTube, you can give your child access to view video files stored in the device's memory and on a memory card. A similar approach has been implemented for books and music: the application displays a list of all found files and prompts parents to choose which of them will be available in children's mode.
All available applications are divided into games and programs. As with all parental control solutions, it is possible to choose whether the application will be shown to the child and to which group it will be assigned.
The section of recommended applications contains some children's programs for different ages: puzzles, assistants in teaching language, mathematics, and so on. You can perceive them as advertising, or as help in choosing the right apps for your child. By the way, advertising banner takes up most of the screen in parental mode, but, which is nice, the ads are targeted, on a children's theme, and therefore can also be of interest to parents.
The design of the children's mode suggests that the target audience applications - preschoolers. In any case, from the point of view of the child, everything is as simple as possible. For example, selecting the Video icon displays thumbnails of all available YouTube videos and channels, and then immediately starts playback.
TimeAway is a parental control solution designed for preschool and school age children. It is assumed that the child already has their own electronic device. You need to install TimeAway on it, as well as on the parent's smartphone. You can link up to six devices with a free account.
When registering, the parent selects a five-digit pin code, which will later need to be used to change the settings. Remotely, you can set the hours when the device will be unavailable (sleep time and school hours), set usage time limits separately for each application, set a break in using the device.
In addition, it is possible to immediately block all device functions. What's interesting: when managing multiple devices, you can block them all in one fell swoop. This is an effective tool that can help if, say, it is not possible to gather all family members at the dinner table.
TimeAway maintains detailed device usage statistics by application. In addition, there is a location tracking function on google map and blocking individual applications.
It's nice that all the features are available in TimeAway for free, but it hasn't been without a fly in the ointment. The app has a horrendous translation into Russian, probably done with the help of a machine translator. As you know, it is impossible to change the language of an Android application if the developer has not provided for this, so you need to either put up with it or look for an alternative.
TimeAway is displayed in the general list of applications, but it cannot be deleted or stopped. To do this, you first need to enter the parent pin code in the program settings.
In modern children's literature, it is often written that restrictions and prohibitions are not the most The best way impact on the child. Children grow up and sooner or later become smarter than their parents, which means they can easily figure out how to bypass protection. It is much more effective not to ban, but to turn parental control into a fun game.
It is this approach that is practiced in the KidRead application. This is the same children's launcher, but with a timer. All applications that the child launches are divided into gaming, educational and neutral. Parents decide which category to include each program installed on the device.
Further, for the time spent in the educational application, the child can earn points, and for the time spent in games, they can lose them. Neutral applications, which by default include programs for making calls and sending SMS, do not participate in the game with points. Immediately after the first launch of KidRead, the child starts with fifty points, and their number decreases or increases, depending on what the child does.
If the score drops to zero, the child can no longer play. Each application can be rated by a parent from -5 to +5 points.
However, when installing the application, parents should remember that if a child can download games on their own, then they will have to deal with filling the training section themselves. And doing it once will not be enough - children get bored with the same thing very quickly, so most likely you will have to spend more time looking for interesting and useful applications for child development. By the way, to train parental brains, KidRead developers have provided interesting way out of child mode. Along with a pin code and a picture password, you can also solve addition, subtraction and multiplication problems. True, if the child has completed the first two classes of high school, he will be able to bypass such passwords without problems.
KidRead supports multiple accounts, which is convenient for parents who have more than one child.
For each, you can create your own set of allowed applications and set your own restrictions. The application allows you to specify the total time that each child can spend with electronic device, as well as separately for each category of applications.
Being in his profile, the child can change the wallpaper, enable / disable Wi-Fi, add application shortcuts to the screen. You can choose one of three options to exit the child mode: use a pin code, graphic password or solve an example.
You can manage allowed apps and restrictions and view your statistics at kidread.com. This collects data about all the applications that were launched by the child. Information can be viewed in text or graphic form.
⇡ Conclusion
In general, parental control applications serve two main purposes. When it comes to very young children, they help to keep the mother's or father's device in its original form, creating a kind of "sandbox" for the child. In the case of older children, they can also help parents control the time that the child spends in front of the screen, limit the use of certain applications. In any case, if the child understands that he is being restricted, then it is necessary to discuss the meaning of the prohibitions with him in confidential conversations and do not forget to offer an alternative. If you don’t like what cartoons the child is watching, take your time and find better ones, if you think the games are inappropriate, offer good ones, if the child sits on the couch all the time, throw a ball at him and invite him for a joint walk in the park.
And in no case should you use parental control programs as a substitute for communicating with children. The day will come when such a funny today's preschooler will win the city Olympiad in Informatics, and then (and most likely much earlier) he will come up with a dozen ways to circumvent parental prohibitions.
Nearly every child between the ages of seven and fourteen has a device that allows them to freely “travel” around world wide web. And their first contact with a laptop occurs at an early age.
Parents understand that the Internet is not only a way to quickly get necessary information or the ability to communicate with people on another continent. The web is overflowing with content that is inappropriate for a child. But how do you restrict children's access to the Internet so that they can still study? There are several ways to block inappropriate content on various devices.
How to restrict children's access to the Internet?
To begin with, parents need to understand what the essence of parental restriction of access to the Internet and applications is. This protection measure is a control of the impact of the Network and a personal computer on a child. Parental control is activated either using the software built into the operating system or using third-party applications.
To understand how to restrict children's access to the Internet, you need to understand the types of parental controls. Access restriction can be divided into two main subtypes:
- Active parental control.
- Passive parental control.
Active control consists in total tracking of all the actions of the child. Software sends the parent a list of websites visited by the child. Also, an adult can impose a ban on downloading sites containing inappropriate content.
Passive parental control allows you to set a time limit for using a personal computer or smartphone. Also, the parent can prevent the download, installation or launch of certain applications, such as games. Children can only be granted access to a certain list of sites, and so on. Understanding how to restrict children's access to the Internet is simple. No special skills or knowledge are required. The dedicated application menu is intuitive.
Parental control on a computer or laptop
Many parents are wondering how to limit their child's access to a computer. Operating room setup Windows system does not take much time.
First you need to go through the following path: "Start" - "Settings" - "Accounts" - "Family". Next is to create new profile by clicking on the "Add family member" button. The system will then prompt "Add account child." After entering the basic data, you must specify the age of the child. If you put down the date according to which he will be less than eight years old, then operating system will automatically set the maximum security level.
Parental control in action
After installing parental control, there are no questions about how to restrict a child's access to the Internet. Windows will automatically block inappropriate content. But the parents themselves can make some changes.
For example, a parent can set a timer. By setting the exact operating time of the device, adults can be sure that the child will not sit through the games all day. Parental control allows you to block certain applications. The program also allows you to track how much time the child spent on specific applications.
In addition, the parent will receive weekly full information about the activity of the child using this device.
Setting Internet Access Restriction on a Smartphone or Tablet
There are several options for how to restrict a child's Internet access. "Android" devices allow not only to use the built-in functions, but also to download a special children's launcher from the Play Market.
"PlayPad Kids Launcher" after a simple installation will allow parents to severely limit the list of launched applications. The program will also make sure that the child does not wander into online stores and does not make purchases. In addition, the exit from the "children's mode" will be available only to parents.
The launcher provides parents with the ability to control the device remotely, set time limits for using the gadget, and also help track the location of the child.
Devices running Android version 5.0 and below have a built-in Snap to Screen feature that allows you to restrict access to one pinned program. In order to set up this function, you need to go to "Settings" - "Security" - "Attaching to the screen". In the window that opens, you must select one of the proposed programs and fix it. The child will not be able to exit the app without the permission of the parent.