Parental Controls

Qustodio

Qustodio is parental-control and digital-wellbeing software for monitoring and managing children’s activity across supported devices. It provides parent controls through mobile apps and a web dashboard.

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Device fit

Supported platforms

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Capabilities can differ across platforms. Check the official plan and device requirements.

Before you subscribe

Free-plan availability

A free plan is available.

The official comparison identifies a FREE plan protecting 1 device with safe search, web filtering, daily time limits, restricted times, pause internet, and 7-day activity reports. The official product page separately promotes a trial of Premium features; that trial is distinct from the permanent free tier. Linux is not supported.

Listed features

From the linked official sources

  • Web filtering and safe search
  • Daily time limits, restricted times, and internet pause
  • Games and apps blocking or time limits on Premium
  • Activity reports and web, app, and search alerts
  • Location monitoring and saved-places alerts on Premium

What the facts offer

Strengths

  • The free tier includes core web filtering, safe search, time controls, internet pause, and 7-day activity reports for one device.
  • Parents can manage rules and notifications through a web dashboard as well as parent mobile apps.

Check the trade-offs

Things to consider

  • The free tier is limited to one protected device and provides fewer features than Premium, including shorter 7-day rather than 30-day reports.
  • Linux is not compatible, and some functions have platform-specific requirements, such as iOS calls and messages monitoring requiring a Windows or Mac computer.

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