But if these features are important to you, then Qustodio may be the app to get. However, Qustodio is one of the only apps we've recently tested that can still log a child's texts and calls, view the content of text messages or block phone numbers, at least on Android - and you have to sideload a special version of the app from Qustodio's website for it all to work.

You can manage about 6,000 apps on iOS, and all Android apps, but the web filtering doesn't work that well on either mobile platform.

This service's location tracking works on both iOS and Android, as do its geofencing and a Family Locator feature that shows you where all your kids are at once. It also lets you set time limits for individual apps and individual devices. Qustodio supports iOS and Android devices, Amazon Fire tablets, Macs, PCs and Chromebooks. Read our full Kaspersky Safe Kids review. For those unfamiliar, AV-TEST is an independent, German organization which evaluates and rates both antivirus and security apps for Android and Windows. Kaspersky Safe Kids also recently received an AV-TEST Approved Certificate (opens in new tab) for the seventh time in a row. Still, if you don't feel a need to read your kids' text messages (and in which case you'd need Qustodio), then Kaspersky Safe Kids is well worth considering. The drawbacks, and they are minor, are that the mobile apps are clumsily designed, the web portal can be slow, and the web filters may not work with lesser-known browsers. Likewise, a feature that lets you block specific kinds of YouTube searches (opens in new tab), and review YouTube search history if you're a paid user, works on Windows, iOS and Android, including the YouTube Android app - but not on Macs. But app management is limited on iOS to blocking apps that have age restrictions. The paid plan monitors social networks and offers location tracking and geofencing that work in both iOS and Android, as do Kaspersky's web monitoring and device scheduling. Even better, Kaspersky's paid tier is only $15 per year (there's a 7-day free trial) for an unlimited number of child devices, and its free plan lets you set screen-time limits, filter websites and manage other apps. Like Net Nanny, Kaspersky Safe Kids lets you monitor and control your kids' activities on PCs and Macs as well as on smartphones.

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