Kaspersky SafeKids with GPS

A Google user

Decent app but very high battery drain. Parental interface is excruciatingly slower compared to similar apps. Having screen on but no apps open counts against time allowance which is not ideal. Would also like to be able to choose apps to exclude from time calculation. Gets a plus for being able to decline setting up without location tracking if desired. A toggle switch to immediately pause or unpause device usage (except apps allowed when blocked) would be nice. Child being able to ask for more

A Google user

This app has been incredibly helpful to our family. The main feature we'd like to see is a single switch to temporarily block a device (instead of changing the whole schedule). The device usage view in the Android mobile app is also very difficult to use. The website is much easier to understand. Even with these two, we will absolutely renew. The app is invaluable.

A Google user

This app works as advertised, and is the most affordable that I've found of screen time controlling apps. I'd give it 5 ☆, if it had the following two features: 1. more specific limit setting, i.e. between the hours of 9 and noon, the tablet may be used for 20 minutes, and 2. I'd like to look back at previous days to see how many days and which days my child went over or stayed under the daily limit. I have no complaints, even without these features. The yearly fee is affordable.

A Google user

Was good while it worked. However, since my daughter's old TracFone is no longer supported (as in usable at all) on their network, I had to buy a new one. Safe Kids will not stay activated, every time you start the app it has to re-enter all it's settings, it won't block Play Store, can be closed without the passcode, etc. Support has no idea what the problem is, even with debug data.

A Google user

This is a solid choice, especially for its reasonable price. I tried Zift but it was frequently, incorrectly putting up it's block window on my son's phone, if only briefly. I also wanted to give him access to settings so he can better control using WiFi, cell, battery saver - zift wouldn't allow that. Reviews of other products were pretty negative. Kaspersky has been working well with the exception of time limits which seem broken - when they are on, no access is provided.

A Google user

This works well for reporting and blocking. Once or twice it stopped working and left the phone open after an update (this has not happened for a while). The location tracking seems less reliable than the available coverage. Improving location reporting would be really great! But so far really great.

Mike M

It's good. Not perfect, but good. Haven't had any real issues yet. Works with my Samsung A32, and the A50 before it. Works on my kids iPhone, but unfortunately the controls are extremely limited on it, to the point of being pretty useless. I think that's iPhone's fault though, because there really isn't anything out there for it. The GPS locator does work on it at least though. As for controls, I get the benefit of those on his Windows laptop. Works very well on that.

A Google user

UPDATED REVIEW...I originally was having problems with the schedule. Turns out it was my fault. I was putting in times to ALLOW device use but you are supposed to put in the times to BLOCK it. Once I corrected that, it works great. No fifth star because it's a little difficult to maneuver the controls.

Jim Cusati

Easy and fast to see childs location. However, a very confusing interface to navigate. For example, viewing childs website activity requires leaving summary screen on the app and logging onto mykaspersky website. So difficult to find, most parent users may not be aware the feature is available. I will continue to use, but not intuitive, easy or logical.

A Google user

Like: Ability to set apps to be available when device is blocked. Nice feature because I want my kids to still be able to text/call (in case I need to get ahold of them) but not be watching youtube/playing games. Of course this may change as my kids get older and want to text/call their friends all the time. :) Dislike: I can't set a time they can use the device + total time they can use. I should be able use both at the same time. I don't want my kinds on before/after specific times as well as set an overall time limit. Why isn't there a button or something that allows me to instantly block their device and end their time? I shouldn't have to go in and reset their current time allotted to 0 or less than currently used time. Really dislike that Google took away the ability to monitor text/phone calls. Not a fault of Kaspersky, but seriously this is really limiting. Would be nice if there was an option for the kids to send a request for more time if they run out and I could get a quick notification and a button to allow X amount more time for the day. You know in case they did some extra chores or something and I want to reward them.