Apps for organizing parental control on iPhone help mom and dad protect their child from the dangers of the digital world. Such software prevents the child from accessing adult content or communicating with strangers.
In addition, if you set parental controls on your iPhone, you can monitor the time your child spends on the World Wide Web. It is very difficult for children armed with tablets, smartphones, and at the same time instant messengers with the ubiquitous YouTube to stop in time and put off writing a post or watching a video until tomorrow.
Apple's mobile gadgets have both built-in parental control tools (on an iPhone or iPad) and the ability to install third-party ones. The latter can be found in the brand's brand store. We will consider both the first and second.
Let's try to figure out how to enable parental control on an iPhone, what steps need to be taken and how to make this procedure as painless as possible for both the child and mom and dad. So let's get started.
Regular functionality
The company has developed the ability to restrict access to children quite wellto the network. To set parental controls on an iPhone, you need to go to "Settings" -> "General" -> "Restrictions". Here you need to create a unique password. Be sure to write it down, because otherwise you will have to set up the phone from scratch. You will also need it to disable parental controls on your iPhone if necessary
In the "Restrictions" section, you can block access to a variety of applications, utilities, and the camera. In addition, it is possible to prohibit the installation of any software and its removal. You can disable in-app purchases and set up a word censor: movies or songs with swear words will be excluded from the search. The local helper "Siri" will also not work with "bad" expressions.
Internet
One of the most important parental controls on the iPhone is the filtering of web resources. Here you can set up a ban on all pages except those specified in the list of sites. Or, on the contrary, allow work with all resources, but add only some of them to the blocking.
Another useful parental control item on the iPhone is passwords in the store. In this case, you will need to decide how often the code will be requested in the branded AppStore. You can make periodic requests or select "Always". That is, if the child does not know the password, then nothing will be downloaded from the store. It is also possible to allow separate access to free applications and restrict onlypaid.
Accesses and permissions
In the "Privacy" section, you can set the rights to access each program. Prohibit, for example, or allow the use of a microphone, photo album, bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi wireless protocols, etc.
Another section is "Allow changes". In this case, you can prohibit updating programs, adding friends, editing the address book, and even changing the volume. The last function will come in handy if the child likes to listen to his favorite songs at the maximum volume level.
You can also set up another interesting parental control feature on your iPhone - Ask to Buy. To use this feature, you must first activate the "Family Sharing" mode. If a child wants to purchase some kind of game or educational application, he can send a request to his parents. The latter will reject or, conversely, approve the choice of the child. In some cases, this is very convenient.
Separately, it is worth mentioning the "Find iPhone" function. It must be enabled on the child's mobile gadget without fail. You can find out if it is active in the settings by going to the iCloud section. With it, you can find out the current location of the device.
Next, let's look at third-party parental control apps for iPhone 6, 7, 8 and X versions.
Norton Family Premier
Judging by user reviews, this is the best that this segment has to offer. The product offers the most reliable tools forfiltering almost anything and everything. Properly configured by the developer, local profiles greatly facilitate the laborious process of organizing the protection of children of all ages from inappropriate content.
In addition, the app offers serious tracking tools. The latter allow you to quickly and accurately track the movements of your child. The program generates detailed reports on the user's activities: what web resources he visited, what links he followed, with whom he communicated and what SMS he received and sent.
Soft Features
In a word, if you need total control over your child, then this product is a must-read. Perhaps the only thing this utility does not cope with is the limitation of applications by time. That is, there is no way to turn off, for example, the game after half an hour of use.
Distributes the product under a paid license and will cost about 6,000 rubles for an annual subscription. It is also worth noting that the developer very often holds promotions and offers the utility at a good discount for 4000 rubles.
App Benefits:
- plenty of reliable filters;
- many web content control tools;
- exclusive location tracking capabilities;
- Real-time viewing of SMS and calls;
- wide selection of smart profiles for all ages;
- simple and clearinterface.
Flaws:
- no ability to limit apps by time;
- You can't block contacts remotely.
Qustodio Parental Control
According to users, this application is very easy to set up and has a large number of filters. Moreover, the latter can be installed simultaneously for several users, which is convenient if someone else uses the iPhone besides the child.
The service showed itself especially well when setting time limits for individual programs, thus significantly expanding the regular functionality of the gadget. The application allows you to easily and quickly track all SMS - both received and sent. Directly from the admin panel, you can block users who call or write messages to your child.
The functionality for filtering web resources is somewhat limited when compared to standard tools, but in general it is enough for ordinary users. The product is distributed under a paid license, where an annual subscription for five devices will cost about 3,500 rubles.
App Benefits:
- intuitive interface;
- ability to manage multiple users;
- setting time limits for each individual program;
- view call and SMS logs with the ability to instantly block subscribers.
Flaws:
- mediocre web resource filtering;
- nogeofencing support.
My Mobile Watchdog
This utility proved to be excellent in remote control of third-party applications. If your child spends a lot of time on a mobile gadget and games in particular, then My Mobile Watchdog will take control of this matter.
The selected apps on the iPhone will simply not open or function properly, and the child will be able to focus on other, more important things, such as homework. Only after your approval will the programs begin to function normally.
In addition, the utility works well with monitoring calls and SMS. If unauthorized contacts start calling or texting your child, you will immediately receive a notification with all the details: date, time, text and attached content.
Soft Features
Geozoning of the utility is implemented at the middle level. Information from the location log is updated quite rarely, so setting up an effective search for an iPhone, and at the same time for a child, will not work. Tools for filtering web resources are also raw, especially when compared with those of Norton Family Premier. The problem is that here you can only block specific sites one after another, and not work with categories. So you will have to spend a lot of time setting up filters.
The product is distributed under a paid license - you will have to pay about 6,000 rubles for it. The subscription is for five mobiledevices.
App Benefits:
- intuitive interface;
- advanced functionality for remote application management;
- excellent call and SMS monitoring;
- the ability to view browsing history.
Flaws:
- mediocre geofencing;
- Some users found the activity log to be chaotic.
