Parental Control App - Kidslox

Name: Parental Control App - Kidslox
Rating: 4.33774 (31811 reviews)

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Parental Control App - Kidslox

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User Reviews for Parental Control App - Kidslox

Honestly one of the worst apps ever

Honestly if you ever think of using this app to supposedly “ lower your child’s screen time usage” don’t use this app. This app has all the reasons to be considered horrible. Once you run out of screen time using this app, it not only takes away all the apps located on your Home Screen ( which is already terrible enough), but even takes away apps that are used for learning purposes as well. My kid can’t even use Duolingo after he runs out of time or the Bible app. It’s the flipping BIBLE. The least you could do is at least keep the apps on the Home Screen but disable them so that kids won’t be able to use them, and don’t take away reasonable apps like apps that my kid uses to get an education at home when away from school. Not only does this terrible app do all the stuff I just mentioned, but it even rearranges all and I mean ALL of your apps once you get your screen time back. Kids shouldn’t have to go through the hard work of putting them back where they were originally and trust me…i know. I have even tried disabling the rearranging mechanism but it rearranges the apps anyway. All in all, this is a horrible app and I don’t recommend using it for your kids or anyone.

chrisjorlando, Jun 25, 2023

No thank you

I understand that this app wants to help, but my mother and I have never been so far apart. I usually need to have something to keep my hands busy, and mg phone is the first thing that comes to mind (when I’m in the car or on the couch or at my moms work). This app made me think about the thin chance of my mother hating me. I know that the developers mean no harm, but every time I ask my mom for screen time she yells at me for not wanting to do something else. When I start something (I’m very artistic so maybe a painting) she also yells at me for “making a mess”. When we go on road trips, even though neither my brother or I are doing anything, when I ask my mom to unlock my phone, she makes an annoyed shrug sound and says “Fine, but only for a little bit”. I know that the developers worked very hard on this app, but it’s just ruined my mother and I’s relationship. I’ve read other people’s reviews, and I’ve seen some of the responses from the developers. Devices could be harmful, but sometimes they are vital for education and learning. Without devices, there would be no online learning or audio books for kids who need them (Dyslexic and/or Autistic). Children do need their limits, but I insist that talking it through can help.

DonutFilly, Jul 17, 2023

Good app

Overall, I’m finding Kidslox to be a useful, easy way to have limits on my daughter’s screen usage. The weekly reports are informative and give me assurance that she is not abusing her screen time. Controlling it all from my phone is great and so convenient. I also like the ability to add or remove time on the set daily limits. I use that a lot for when she earns more time by doing chores. One improvement that could be made would be to have the ability to shut down text and phone calls during certain hours, except for emergencies. Because while I can set a daily limit and control app usage so that even if she has more time before she reaches the limit she can’t use it after a certain time at night, she can still text freely for hours on end and I have no able to track or limit that. So I still have to confiscate her phone every evening so she isn’t up all night texting her friends. I wish there was a way to set limits on texting too other than taking away her phone. But overall, it is a good app and I’m happy I bought the lifetime subscription so I can also use it when my younger children get phones when they are older.

edarby11, Jul 14, 2018

Purchasing lifetime subscription

I really like this app. I also own the Circle and used that for a few months but then my brother in law introduced me to Kidslox. I tried the 14 day trial period and today is the day it expires. I had to decide if I wanted to keep using Kidslox. And I decided to go for it. I love how I am not limited to the WiFi in my house and I can still control my kids devices outside of the house. For the most part everything works smoothly except the timer. For example I generally allow my kids 2 hours of iPad a day. The devices do lock after 2 hours but the timer keeps running for some reason. There are times it shows my kids were on for 3,4,5 plus hours. Which is confusing and when I want to give them more time I have to extend out to the end of day instead of just 30 min or 1 hour. Are we doing something wrong how come the timer keeps running? Other than that I believe I love the app... look forward to more features and upgrades. ThanksUpdate Comment: Is there a pause button? It would be great if there was the ability to pause my children’s iPad instead of having to put it in lock mode.

ELSun, May 19, 2018

Horrible app

I have read a lot of reviews on this and they are mostly bad so parents if you want your kids to hate you for the rest of their life for ruining the best years of their life this is the perfect app and I get it you want your kids to be safe and all but this is not the way to go instead try and set boundaries talk to them plus this also deletes storage off your mobile device instead I would recommend using another app that is less expensive and annoying parents if your reading this don't waste your time buying this thinking you've done something when in reality you've made the problem worse. Kids will always find another way weather it's another device or figuring out the password. My advice is to save your money and your kids relationship and not get this app. Other ways is approaching your kid(s) with a deal that will make you both happy like trying to set(I say trying because there at other ways to approach this) boundaries talK tO them plus this also deletes storage off your mobile device instead I would recommend using another app that is less expensive and annoying parents if your reading this don't waste your time buying this thinking you've done something when in reality you've made the problem worse. Kids will always find another way weather it's another device or figuring out the password my advice is to save your money and relationship with your kid (s) and not get this app.

Ihatekidsloxx, Jun 17, 2023

Account got hacked and they’re telling me to get over it

I’ve had this app almost a year. My account was recently hacked and I’m asking them what proof I need to show them that I paid for it they won’t respond in a timely manner and have told me that I basically need to get over it and buy a new one. It’s clearly not a secure application when they can’t even provide you proof that you paid for it I showed them my subscription through my iTunes with my connected emails and they still will not give me my account back I don’t know if they have any of my other phones information but if you value your privacy I would not trust this company Update: Even after showing them my receipts when they finally asked me for them they did not provide me with my account. They are allowing a hacker access to my account so hopefully they don’t have the ability to see what my children’s phones are searching, gps location, and all the otherSensitive information the app gathers I am not sure as this company might only send one email a day. At the end of the day I had to contact me bank and they gave me the money back as kidslox is not providing services after purchase. In short I would not recommend would give it less then a 1 out of 5 if I could.Edit. After all this. They just now weeks later want to see my receipt. I have already asked the bank to give me my money back which they did for kidslox breach on contract after I got hacked. Don’t trust this company folks

ishmaeladdams, Apr 11, 2023

PC app required for set up & its a pain

I downloaded this app a year ago, tried the free version and eventually paid for premium subscription. I was able to successfully restrict access to certain apps, inappropriate content and screentime for my daughters phone very well. I gave for the success of that time. However, we upgraded phones recently and the set up has been so very difficult!! In order to set up premium features it now requires me to download the PC app as well. Well, whatever it tries to download NEVER downloads and stay stuck at 5%. i have tried downloading again, rebooted, deleted and reinstalled and never manage to finish set up because its get stuck at 5% download. PC app is so irritating. Wish I could do everything thru the phone app like I did before in my initial set up. I tried reaching out for help and haven’t heard back in two days. Didn’t get an auto response acknowledging my email so I’m not sure if anyone will eventually get back to me.*Update* i eventually received a response and they tried getting more info to fix it. Replied back and said that it had been fixed and they released a new ISO version BUT it still doesn’t download past 5%. I really liked this but I can no longer use my paid subscription and only get watered down features that are hardly helpful on their own. It doesn’t seem a fix is coming before my subscription expires, so I definately won’t be renewing to $50 subcription.

Laurapoo13, Oct 15, 2019

Be VERY aware!!!

While I originally gave this app a 5 star rating, I have since changed my mind and would tell you that although this app APPEARS to offer great control over your kids ipads(and it truly does) the power, security and privacy you relinquish is unbelievable!!! At first I was excited that this app appeared to offer an excellent way for me to control and monitor my children’s iPads, I was horribly mistaken. Not only do you release control of each and every iPad to the app and ultimately the people behind the app you relinquish much of your security and privacy also. They can gain access to EVERY system on your iPad including data like your iCloud, FaceTime and messages. I had this actually happen to my parental control iPad and had to take it to a Verizon store where it took us well over an hour to figure out it was this sneaky app that was the culprit and had to delete and restore my iPad as a new iPad so that it couldn’t reload on it!!! Am so angry that I just had renewed for another 6 months also🤬🤬🤬. Now I’m stuck without a good alternative and trying to figure out if sensitive credit and financial info was accessed and trying to reset eversingle password I had. Not to mention if you want to remove it COMPLETELY, you HAVE to message them. Just removing the icon like most apps does NOT work!!!

mom23blessings, Jan 21, 2019

Scary, never downloading this again

At first I thought this app was shady as it asked for some management control which I understand from the contexts of using this app you have to give up some control. Now I did check the reviews before I downloaded this app, and I decided to give it a chance. After downloading, I followed instructions for the files and powering off your phone situation but I’m not sure if it worked properly which might explain why this happens, so I was brushing my teeth some notification popped up and I clicked to open my phone to find all my apps deleted!! This was impossibly frightening, my privacy was exploited and I felt extremely vulnerable like I’ve been hacked. This was even more freaky as I had deleted the app after following instructions for power off your phone because I didn’t want to indulge in such complex stuff and it was getting increasingly more “shady”. But Thankfully the internet helped me as I searched up how to get rid of the app completely by going to settings and etc. ALL IN ALL BE AWARE OF WHAT YOUR DOWNLOADING AND DO IT PROPERLY. (I didn't want to rate this app because I know a lot of effort probably was put into producing it but from my traumatic experience I just want to warn some customers I also understand this worked for some other customers perfectly but I didn’t for me)

Suspicions jjang mans M, Jun 16, 2018

Don’t try this as an accountability study aid.

I downloaded this as a way to make it slightly more difficult to use distracting apps while studying. I was careful to change the settings to allow everything but the two apps I wanted to restrict. It worked initially, but I noticed my gmail in my email app would not stay logged in. I couldn’t log back in until I put the app back into parent mode. This became too annoying so I just left it on parent mode to get some work done. I should have just deleted it right away. Later that day about 90% of the apps on my iPad randomly disappeared. I thought maybe it was the app so I went into settings to remove the blocker and sure enough they reappeared. Only thing is it deleted my organization and dumped all the apps out of my folders so now I’m stuck manually rearranging everything the way I had it. These things might not be a big deal if the app were being used to safeguard a child’s recreational tablet. But I am a professional student and rely heavily on my iPad for school. It is essentially my textbooks, notebooks, folders, etc. The app has some potential if some of these more serious bugs were fixed. But I will not use it again for my purposes for fear of it deleting anything.

tmoff325, Aug 19, 2020

Description

Kidslox parental control app is the perfect way to manage your family’s screen time. Our parental controls let you block apps, block internet access, and filter web content with ease. Kidslox gives you control over your family’s device usage.

Filter web content, block apps or websites, set weekly schedules with screen time limits, and see what your kids do with their devices, all from one place. Kidslox new Screen Time Rewards feature encourages your kids to do their homework and household chores! As the first multi-platform parental controls, Kidslox gives you remote control over iPhones from other devices or vice-versa. One account is all you need to manage your family’s screen time. Add up to 10 iPhones, iPads, iPods and other mobile devices and control your devices using the Kidslox app or any desktop or mobile web browser. The Kidslox location tracker helps you keep your family safe offline as well as online. Prioritize your family time now by taking a moment to place daily limits on your child’s screen time. Parental control has never been so easy. Kidslox features: Screen Time Controls • Set daily screen time limits • Give screen time rewards for completed chores • Use Schedules for device free homework time, dinnertime, bedtime and family time Family Location Tracker • See the location of your kids’ devices on the map • Get notifications when your kids leave or arrive at preset zones Parental Controls • See what your child's been doing on their device • Switch between different restriction levels at the touch of a button • Stop your clever kids from changing the restrictions with a unique Kidslox PIN Content Blocker • Disable disruptive apps individually • Filter pornography, gambling, violence and other adult content to give your child a safe browser experience • Block internet access completely for added safety • Block in-app purchases • Block Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and other social networks • Block games like Minecraft, Clash of Clans and Pokémon Go Cross-Platform Coverage • Keep your child or teen safe across devices • Add up to 10 devices • Manage all devices from one app or web browser EXPERTS LOVE KIDSLOX Recommended by ITV This Morning Parenting Expert Sue Atkins, Sarah Ockwell-Smith, Mother of four, Parenting Expert and bestselling author of six parenting books and Amber Mac, Canadian TV personality and technology commentator. To use Kidslox you will need to download the app onto each device you wish to control. One paid account allows you to control up to 10 devices. Kidslox contains no advertisements. Kidslox parental control app offers a 3-day free trial of all Premium features. When the trial is over, access to features requires a subscription, with discounts for longer commitments. Subscription and payment are made via your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Otherwise, the account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Cancellation of the current subscription is not allowed during the active subscription period. 'Lifetime subscription' does not auto-renew but gives ongoing access to Premium features for a one-off payment. Help and Support: Once you have downloaded Kidslox you will find all the help and online support you need from inside the app under our Help section. Find copies of our terms and conditions using the link below: https://kidslox.com/terms/ and privacy policy here: https://kidslox.com/privacy-policy/ Kidslox requires an internet connection to operate If a device has already been set up with an education or business MDM profile (Mobile Device Management) then you will not be able to add Kidslox unless you remove the original profile.