Key takeaways
- [The most important thing a parent should know.]
- [Its biggest strength.]
- [Its biggest limitation.]
- [Who it is and isn’t right for.]
- Product
- [To be completed after testing]
- Made by
- [To be completed after testing]
- Supported platforms
- [To be completed after testing]
- Cost
- [To be completed after testing]
- Version tested
- [To be completed after testing]
- Last tested
- [To be completed after testing]
- Our rating
- Not rated. Ratings are only shown after full testing.
- Affiliate relationship
- [Disclose any affiliate or sponsorship relationship here. State “none” if there is none.]
What is it?
[Plain-language description: what kind of product (DNS filter, accountability app, device control, monitoring), who makes it, how long it has existed, and how it works at a high level.]
Who is it for?
[The family this suits: ages, devices, technical comfort, budget, and goals. Also say who should look elsewhere.]
What does it do?
[List of core features, based on our testing and the maker’s documentation. Distinguish what we verified from what the maker claims.]
What doesn’t it do?
[Explicit limits: what it does not block, monitor, or report, and where the maker’s claims outrun what we observed.]
Supported platforms
[Operating systems, browsers, and device types, with version numbers tested.]
Filtering
[How filtering works, what categories are covered, what we tested, and results, described without explicit detail.]
Accountability
[Whether it supports an accountability partner, what is reported, how often, and who sees it.]
Monitoring
[Whether and what it monitors (browsing, apps, messages, location), and what a parent can and can’t see.]
Circumvention resistance
[What we tried (private browsing, VPN, alternate browser, DNS changes, uninstalling, time changes, another account or device), what worked, and what didn’t. State plainly that a determined user may still get around any tool.]
Reporting
[What reports and alerts look like, how understandable they are, false positives and false negatives we observed.]
Privacy
[What data the product collects, where it goes, and how long it is kept, according to the company’s documentation. Note anything unclear or concerning.]
Ease of use
[Setup time, difficulty, the parent experience, the child experience, and reliability over time.]
Cost
[Free, one-time, or subscription; price at the time of testing; trial period; family plans.]
Strengths
[Bulleted list.]
Limitations
[Bulleted list.]
Alternatives
[Two to four alternatives with links to our reviews where they exist, and why a parent might choose them instead.]
Testing methodology
[Devices, operating-system versions, app versions, test accounts, test plan, and who tested. Link to how we test.]
Last tested
[Date, and what we plan to re-test.]