Parental controls and monitoring to protect your child on YouTube, social media, text messages, and every app they use.
Parental control and child monitoring app BrightCanary monitors Roblox, text message, YouTube, Google, SnapChat, and any app your child uses. Advanced technology scans your child’s activity and alerts you if they encounter something concerning, giving you access and insights into their well-being and what they’re experiencing.
With BrightCanary, you can:
- Monitor every app they use, including Roblox, Snapchat, Discord, text messages, and more
- Get alerts about bullying, explicit messages, or drug references
- Connect your child’s Google account to supervise YouTube and search
PROTECT YOUR KIDS — AND YOUR TIME
Easy-to-read summaries and insights based on the APA’s emotional communication guidelines.
CHOOSE THE TYPE OF MONITORING THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY
Protection plan: Understand what your child is typing and messaging in all the all apps they use, with real-time updates and summaries
Text Message Plus plan: Everything in the Protection plan + comprehensive text message monitoring, including images, group chats, and deleted messages
EASY TO INSTALL AND USE
Install the secure Keyboard on your child’s device and start monitoring every app they use in just minutes. Once you’re all set up, our parental controls take care of the rest, supervising their activity so you know when you need to get involved.
Google, YouTube, and Text Message Plus require connecting your child’s accounts.
HELPS YOU STAY CONNECTED
With BrightCanary, you can stay engaged with your child’s interests. Our AI parenting coach gives you instant tips on talking to your kid about things like concerning videos and cyberbullying.
BRIGHTCANARY IS PRIVATE, ENCRYPTED, AND SECURE
Our data is encrypted to ensure both your and your child's privacy is protected. All account login information stays on the parent’s phone, and we use military-grade encryption to protect your personal information.
WORKS GREAT WITH APPLE'S TOOLS
Apple Screen Time does a great job of setting limits on which apps kids can use and for how long. BrightCanary’s parental controls fill in the gaps by helping you understand what they’re seeing and messaging in apps and and texts.
WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT BRIGHTCANARY
“My child has severe depression so it’s important that I monitor her for safety reasons. Your app has essentially helped us save her life. I can’t thank you enough for everything you are doing with this amazing app. Please know how much of an incredible difference you are making for us as a family. Thank you!”
— Maya, mom of 1
“The app monitors for adult images in messages and any concerning content in search, without me having to look through my son’s phone. Which has helped me find the right balance between trust and safety. Highly recommend it!”
— Linda, mom of 2
"A 13 year old from a nearby middle school died in his bedroom after taking what he thought was a muscle relaxant. It turned out to be a counterfeit that was laced and he ordered it like a pizza through a social media app. Parents, we need to supervise. This app is the best one I’ve found to do that. And it monitors DMs."
— Donna, mom of 2
SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
Payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase.
Privacy Policy: https://www.brightcanary.io/privacy.html
Terms of Use: https://www.brightcanary.io/terms.html
Support: support@brightcanary.io
BrightCanary offers a powerful tool for managing and monitoring digital communication. One of the standout features is its ability to automatically summarize text messages, which can save users significant time by eliminating the need to read through each message individually. This feature is particularly useful for parents or guardians who want to stay informed about their children’s digital interactions without being overwhelmed by the volume of communication.Moreover, BrightCanary doesn’t just summarize; it also highlights and marks messages that might be concerning. This proactive approach allows users to quickly identify and address potential issues, providing an added layer of security and peace of mind. By streamlining the review process and drawing attention to important content, BrightCanary makes it easier to manage and respond to digital communications effectively.
Inconsistent results if you use apple parental controls; child app has AI and now keyboard settings
mrj136
I continue to use this because I haven’t found a better option but continue to be disappointed in what is provided. Sometimes the app will go for days without updating texts, most recently a week with no key logging results even though texts were working. The app you have to install on your kids phone has AI built in that can’t be turned off. At first it was actually the parent facing AI, in the newest update now it’s clearly meant to be child facing but I don’t want my child to have access to AI and now there is keyboard setting access which will make it easier for the child to mess with the keyboard settings. Support has told me I can block these by using the Apple app limits to block the app but then support has also told me when I use Apple app limits to block the child from accessing the app it also affects functionality and that’s why I just randomly don’t receive key logging or text messages for days at a time. Also really really don’t love that they have needed her Apple ID AND password AND asked me for my screen time pin. Super expensive for flaky performance. I will keep using until I can find a better option or Apple makes their parental controls more reliable but very unhappy.
Developer Response
Thank you for sharing this. We hear your frustration, and we understand how disappointing it is when the app feels inconsistent.Parent feedback like yours is really important to us. Based on this feedback, we’re already planning an update that will let parents disable Canary AI and the settings module on the child’s device.I also want to clarify that Screen Time limits should not affect keyboard monitoring, though they can affect text message delivery timing. If there are gaps in keyboard activity, that usually points to a settings issue on the child’s device. Our support team can help troubleshoot that, and this article covers the most common causes:https://www.brightcanary.io/brightcanary_faq/why-app-says-childs-keyboard-may-have-an-issue/We know there is still work to do, and we genuinely appreciate you taking the time to leave detailed feedback.
child’s pov
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( 1 STAR, i put five stars so you can see it) download this app if you want to ruin your relationship with you children. it destroys open relationships, trust, and a future with your children. if you get this app your child will grow up resenting you and hoping never to be a parent like you when they grow up. if you really wanted what’s best for your children, you wouldn’t try to control their life and eventually push them away because they’re not the child you want them to be. every child feels this way about parents controlling their life because i know people who have run away from home because of parents being over controlling. don’t be like these parents. choose to love your kids, have boundaries but don’t go too far by breaking their trust and your future with them.
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback. We hear you — we built BrightCanary to help parents and kids have better conversations, not to replace trust. With over 6 billion strangers on the other side of unrestricted devices, some families need extra support as kids learn to navigate the online world. Some kids need more hands-on support. Others just need some guidance. But staying involved is a necessary first step toward independence and safety in the digital age.
A great monitoring option
Britras97
Obviously talking to your kids is the best option to know what’s going on with them but we all know they hide things at times. This app does a great job of monitoring online activity and alerting you to problems. I spent hours and hours with Bark tech support and never could get it to work but Bright Canary worked from the very beginning. I don’t have to read everything (because who wants to read all of your teens’ rants and drama) but I can rest assured that problems will be highlighted opening the door for me to discuss with my kids. They even give tips on how to start the conversation. I find this a very affordable, yet invaluable tool to help me in helping prepare my teens to be an adult in a digital world.
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback! We’re glad BrightCanary has been a helpful tool for your family and that it makes those important conversations with your teens easier to start. Our goal is to give parents peace of mind without needing to read every message, so it means a lot to hear this has worked well for you. We truly appreciate your support and trust in BrightCanary.
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
Version 3.27
The developer, Tacita, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
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Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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