Screen Time Parental Control 4+

DO NOT DOWNLOAD

So I downloaded this to control my own screen time as I spend a lot of time on my phone. Within a day of getting it it deleted all of the apps that I had made on shortcuts and deleted all of my widgets. It took me over an hour to fix. (Edit from a year or two later - my phone still has a setting the prevents my apps from working after a certain time that I cannot figure out how to turn off which only happened after I downloaded the app) I also couldn’t sink my phone which you need to do for school. Let me tell you it deleted hours of work within a span of minutes I absolutely hate this app do not make the same mistake I did. Might I also add that it doesn’t actually work you cannot give your child more or less screen time and when you want to delete it even if you delete the account it still works so you need to go into settings and remove it which might I add is blocked so it’s a mess of an app I REPEAT DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP!!!!

Developer Response ,

We're sorry to hear about the issues you're experiencing with the app. We'd be happy to look into this for you. Please contact support@screentimelabs.com so we can provide you with better assistance. Thank you.

Love this

Works like a charm with our androids. I can pause her access any time, like when supper is ready, or we need to do chores, or she broke a rule. I set up several time blocks, so she can’t access her phone during school hours except to text me, and that it does work when she rides the bus, and when she has homework. Calling is always permitted, in the event of an emergency. With the monthly fee, I track where she is, like to determine how far away the bus is, or if she is playing at her friend’s house like she is supposed to be doing, or if they disappear to the swimming hole. I can block any particular app at any time. The only negative is that the web site tracking app only works with marshmallow or [something else] which we don’t have. She is probably too young to have a phone, but with this app I can control how and when she uses it.

Can y’all fix the web site tracking?

Developer Response ,

Thanks for reaching out. The web history works on all Android versions actually but search history doesn't work on Android Marshmallow (Android 6) and higher versions. Sorry of there was any confusion. Feel free to contact support@screentimelabs.com if you have any questions or require further assistance. Thank you.

Tricky setup. Too many requirements.

As a parent, I gave this app way more opportunities than I should have. After installing, even though the app had full control of my sons iPad it didn’t actually monitor his screen time. There would be times it worked and times it didn’t. Like I had it set to stop his activity after an 1 hour 30 minutes. He wound be on it for hours longer and then I would get an email saying his usage for the day was 0 minutes. I’m glad I wasted on money on this app to delete it and pay for a more user friendly one. 🙄