Securly Home

Name: Securly Home
Rating: 4.6 (1531 reviews)
Author: Securly

Protecting Your Kids Online

Free

1.5K Ratings
Ages

4+
In-App Controls
Category

Lifestyle
Developer

Securly
Language

EN
+ 2 More
Size

31
MB

Bring the one online safety solution trusted by over 15,000 schools into your home. Wave goodbye to the stress that comes with sending school devices home. Securly Home is a free feature included with your school’s Filter purchase, giving parents control over their child’s school device when it goes home, including web filtering, site restrictions, and monitored screen time. Securly Home lets parents stay informed with what their child is doing online, whether at school or at home. This comprehensive, easy to use app lets parents block inappropriate content, view a real-time activity feed, and pause the internet from anywhere, anytime. Securly Home works with school-owned devices only. Parents can: View a real-time activity feed Customize rules specifically for school devices at home Receive notifications about concerning activity (e.g. bullying, self-harm) Limit screen time from anywhere with the pause button Determine when the internet is offline with offline scheduling Support https://homesupport.securly.com homesupport@securly.com Terms of Service https://www.securly.com/terms Privacy Policy https://www.securly.com/privacy

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

1.5K Ratings

Wow! Love the easy one view on all our kids devices!
09/17/2018

MamaLMD711
I can see what’s happening with our kids devices - whether school or home devices! Easy to filter out bad stuff, pause the internet when its time to come off the internet - and check what they’re doing everywhere, anytime.
Wow! Love the easy one view on all our kids devices!
09/17/2018

MamaLMD711

I can see what’s happening with our kids devices - whether school or home devices! Easy to filter out bad stuff, pause the internet when its time to come off the internet - and check what they’re doing everywhere, anytime.
Still a trash app
03/24/2020

tmtrains
Hey, so my last review got taken down or something. No worries, I’m back to tell you about exciting new feature these amazing developers put into this app.Remember when if you’re looking through your kid’s activity and you see something to block and you couldn’t block them from there? You had to remember some sketchy website name and hoped you typed it in correctly after going through a million screens to get there.People they solved it. Kind of.Ok not really. You still can’t block a site from the activity feed because, come on that’s too hard.Now, you can copy the website name to the clipboard.Yeah. That’s it. That’s the only improvement this app got.It’s still a flaming dumpster fire of bad UI and really terrible filters that literally even a 12 year old can bypass.On top of that, they’ve totally broken parent blacklists and whitelists. A trying to change these lists is just an invitation to watch a spinner for 30 seconds and get a timeout error message.Useless.This app is so bad because parents aren’t who they sell to. We’re not Securly’s customers, so they have this app made by the lowest bidder.They sell to your district’s IT dept. If you’re also tired of dealing with this trash app, let your district board know. They’re the only people Securly cares about.

Developer Response
I work with our product team at Securly and wanted to let you know I loved your idea. Being able to block a site from the activity feed would make it much easier to manage. This is on our roadmap for an upcoming release.If you have any other ideas, we have a feature request portal for parents available here: http://home.ideas.aha.io/If you add an idea to that portal, it'll keep you up to date and send you an email when it's been placed on the roadmap > coded > released.
Still a trash app
03/24/2020

tmtrains

Hey, so my last review got taken down or something. No worries, I’m back to tell you about exciting new feature these amazing developers put into this app.Remember when if you’re looking through your kid’s activity and you see something to block and you couldn’t block them from there? You had to remember some sketchy website name and hoped you typed it in correctly after going through a million screens to get there.People they solved it. Kind of.Ok not really. You still can’t block a site from the activity feed because, come on that’s too hard.Now, you can copy the website name to the clipboard.Yeah. That’s it. That’s the only improvement this app got.It’s still a flaming dumpster fire of bad UI and really terrible filters that literally even a 12 year old can bypass.On top of that, they’ve totally broken parent blacklists and whitelists. A trying to change these lists is just an invitation to watch a spinner for 30 seconds and get a timeout error message.Useless.This app is so bad because parents aren’t who they sell to. We’re not Securly’s customers, so they have this app made by the lowest bidder.They sell to your district’s IT dept. If you’re also tired of dealing with this trash app, let your district board know. They’re the only people Securly cares about.
Developer Response 06/24/2020
I work with our product team at Securly and wanted to let you know I loved your idea. Being able to block a site from the activity feed would make it much easier to manage. This is on our roadmap for an upcoming release.If you have any other ideas, we have a feature request portal for parents available here: http://home.ideas.aha.io/If you add an idea to that portal, it'll keep you up to date and send you an email when it's been placed on the roadmap > coded > released.
Doesn’t care about blind users
05/09/2024

MegsNFocus
First of all, I can only block stuff on my kids school computer when they’re on my home Wi-Fi network. Anything I blocked does not apply to the schools Wi-Fi which is absolutely infuriating. I have an autistic kid I’m trying to prevent from downloading and playing video games all day at school instead of what he is supposed to be doing.Second of all, I am a blind parent, which means I am a blind user of this app. When I reached out to let them know that their app was at best clunky for a user who interacts with screen readers on their devices, they said, no, it isn’t…So even when I try to use it on my own, I end up needing to ask for help because it’s very inaccessible even though they say it’s fine…
Doesn’t care about blind users
05/09/2024

MegsNFocus

First of all, I can only block stuff on my kids school computer when they’re on my home Wi-Fi network. Anything I blocked does not apply to the schools Wi-Fi which is absolutely infuriating. I have an autistic kid I’m trying to prevent from downloading and playing video games all day at school instead of what he is supposed to be doing.Second of all, I am a blind parent, which means I am a blind user of this app. When I reached out to let them know that their app was at best clunky for a user who interacts with screen readers on their devices, they said, no, it isn’t…So even when I try to use it on my own, I end up needing to ask for help because it’s very inaccessible even though they say it’s fine…
Incredibly creepy
10/18/2020

hebehehebhehehe
this is the most creepy, disgusting thing i’ve ever seen. this should NOT be used on high schoolers! my parents and I think this is a disgusting controlling app. I have no respect for anyone’s parents who use this. If you’re worried about your child considering suicide, get them a bloody therapist. The audacity of this app is insane, honestly. I’m telling any parent reading this right now, controlling parents lead to sneaky kids. Every friend I have with strict parents are the most sneakiest, daring, rule-breaking people I’ve ever met. Let your child grow up without too many restrictions because that is how they learn. without strict parents I am more successful, smart, and independent than my friends who have helicopter parents. Seriously. Get a life <3

Developer Response
Thank you for the review. While I understand your frustration with being filtered, this app is fully controlled by both your Parents and the school who provided you with the device you're using online. Now that many schools are 1:1 with devices:students and exacerbated by covid, it's incredibly difficult for schools to provide CIPA compliant experiences wherever education happens (home/school/mobile). Securly provides student safety solutions for this time and has over the last year saved over 1,000 lives through just our 24 team alone. This app, while itself doesn't filter your device, is a portal for your parents to help guide you through an appropriate online experience for your age as well as be an active member in your digital citizenship. We protect over 10 million students in a given day and have over 2 million parents enrolled in our Home solution. If you would like to have a more open online experience, it is entirely possible for your parents to manage through this app as long as the school permits it. I suggest having a conversation with your parents and school so they know your frustrations, I would imagine they would be willing to work with you to ensure the experience you have online is both safe and appropriate. Separately, I do work with our product team and I have shared this feedback with them. If you would like to provide constructive feedback or have ideas on how we can improve the experience from a student's perspective. Reach out to our support team at homesupport@securly.com and ask to be connected with Will. I would love to have a conversation with you and your parents if it means making this product better. Thank you.
Incredibly creepy
10/18/2020

hebehehebhehehe

this is the most creepy, disgusting thing i’ve ever seen. this should NOT be used on high schoolers! my parents and I think this is a disgusting controlling app. I have no respect for anyone’s parents who use this. If you’re worried about your child considering suicide, get them a bloody therapist. The audacity of this app is insane, honestly. I’m telling any parent reading this right now, controlling parents lead to sneaky kids. Every friend I have with strict parents are the most sneakiest, daring, rule-breaking people I’ve ever met. Let your child grow up without too many restrictions because that is how they learn. without strict parents I am more successful, smart, and independent than my friends who have helicopter parents. Seriously. Get a life <3
Developer Response 10/23/2020
Thank you for the review. While I understand your frustration with being filtered, this app is fully controlled by both your Parents and the school who provided you with the device you're using online. Now that many schools are 1:1 with devices:students and exacerbated by covid, it's incredibly difficult for schools to provide CIPA compliant experiences wherever education happens (home/school/mobile). Securly provides student safety solutions for this time and has over the last year saved over 1,000 lives through just our 24 team alone. This app, while itself doesn't filter your device, is a portal for your parents to help guide you through an appropriate online experience for your age as well as be an active member in your digital citizenship. We protect over 10 million students in a given day and have over 2 million parents enrolled in our Home solution. If you would like to have a more open online experience, it is entirely possible for your parents to manage through this app as long as the school permits it. I suggest having a conversation with your parents and school so they know your frustrations, I would imagine they would be willing to work with you to ensure the experience you have online is both safe and appropriate. Separately, I do work with our product team and I have shared this feedback with them. If you would like to provide constructive feedback or have ideas on how we can improve the experience from a student's perspective. Reach out to our support team at homesupport@securly.com and ask to be connected with Will. I would love to have a conversation with you and your parents if it means making this product better. Thank you.