Qustodio Parental Control App 4+

We have utilized Q for a few years now on both of our teens (13 & 15 years) iso phones. My husband & I both have the parent end of the app on our phones, it’s nice for both of us to be able to oversee their activity & set controls as needed.
Overall we have been very satisfied with the ability to monitor, steer & hold our kids accountable, which would be near impossible to do otherwise. Thank You Q

I did give 4/5 stars because.....
our oldest has figured out how to go in & shut off the daily time allotment we set for her, which is 4 hours. This takes place on the parents end of the app. I even frequently update my password, we are unsure how she is doing this. She has also gone in & shut off location services and few times when she’s being sneaky. So it is not entirely child proof from their end of things. Overall though it is a fantastic app when it comes to keeping a finger on your child’s pulse.

Hello,

Many thanks for your review! We are glad that our Parental Control helps you monitor and protect your children. We are constantly improving the settings that help prevent tampering and uninstalling our Parental Control from the device. We will share your opinion with our Development team to consider improving this with future releases.

Best regards,
Qustodio Team.

Been using this for a while on my 14yr old son’s PC. Did the trial that ran out and the free version was fine for what we needed it for. Recently he’s been on his phone a lot during class. iPhone’s Screen Time apparently didn’t work so before spending money I swapped the Qustodio protection to his iPhone to block use during school hours starting yesterday, 8:20-2:40. First issue is the time intervals, hour blocks don’t work for most schedules. I had to pick 9-3pm because he’s still commuting at 8am and I want him to have access to his stuff and didn’t want to end it at 2pm because he’s still in class. At the very least there should be 1/2 hr blocks if not 10mins! Another immediate issue when he got to school, when he was in class he needed to take a pic with his phone (Film class) then upload to Google Classroom…except it was blocked on his phone because it’s all or nothing. There’s no way to “always allow” particular apps! Not limits, which are of no use when the phone is on lock down. I asked why he didn’t use his school Chromebook and he said because he took the pic from his phone. Fair enough. I had to take off the block to let him do that then put it back on. Decided to pay for the small package thinking I was limited because I was using the free version and nope. Same thing. There’s really nothing more I need with the paid version that I didn’t already have, like location tracking and app limits. Messaging and call tracking don’t work on iPhone anyway.

Hi,

We are sorry you are not having as smooth an experience with Qustodio as we’d like. Could you please contact our Customer Support team to provide them with more details about the issue you are facing with your child's devices? They will be more than happy to help walk you through the solution: qustodio.com/help/contact/

Best regards,
Qustodio Team.

I am a 15 year old girl and I do consider my parents to be strict but I do love them. I get that you want to protect your kid and have control over them but I promise this is not the way. Ever since I downloaded the app I always fight with my parents and try to make them understand that I am responsible enough to leave my phone and can handle myself, I just feel preassured all the time because I always have to have an excuse to why I cant answer my friends and why my wifi doesn’t work but I’m so tired of it, I have lost my mind and I love my dad so much but I hate it that I have no privacy anymore and I have told him I hate him and have had the worst arguments over this. All I asked him was to trust me or try and make it work for a week without the app so he could see that I wouldn’t spend that much time on the phone. I have cried so much ever since that app got into the way of our relationship and yes, I do understand but instead of taking your child’s privacy away try talking to them and making sure that they understand that they shouldn’t spend too much time on the phone and making sure they know you love them but I promise this is not the way all it will do is cause fights and since my dad doesn’t want to hear me maybe some parent will and might understand their child for once.

Hello Sammy. We know it’s frustrating having your internet use monitored, but your parents have chosen Qustodio because they want the best for you. We ask families to work together & decide on healthy limits, so why not try having a chat with your parents? Maybe you can find a solution you’re all happy with ☺ Good luck!
Qustodio Team