Circle Parental Controls App

• Yearly — $9.99/month (derived from the IAP title)
• Yearly — $89.99/year ($7.49/mo) (derived from the IAP title)

Last verified 6 Sep 2026

4.2 13430 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Could be improved

   First off I’m not parent using this to nany-cam their child as I am the child in question, although I will try to look at it from the perspective of a parent just take this review with a grain of salt. If you were a parent I can see the uses for this app (Thus the rating of 5 stars) as it can prevent unwanted materials such as violence or pornography from crossing your child’s screen. (As the child in question I can verify that it does a REALLY good job at this) Sometimes though you may want to allow you child to access X and not Y even though they are in the 17+ category. This can cause some issues though as let’s say your child needs to do a research project on the Holocaust but you don’t want the child to be at risk of seeing pornography… I propose that the developers add a “Custom” restriction so that the child my be able to access X but not Y. Although another thing that some may want added is the ability to chose what apps take up your time limit. For example it would be annoying when I try to do something in the settings app but it takes me 30mins to figure it out only to have 30mins left to do whatever else… In conclusion this app is great if you want to manage the material that might come across your child’s screen but, this can be somewhat infuriating from the child’s perspective as it adds a time limit to almost everything. Anyways have a great day!

   BabyFace2827502 · 6 Sep 2026

2. 5/5HORRIBLE APP!!!!!

   I am 11 so basically no one is gonna read this but, yeah. If a parent is reading this DON’T get this for your child. My brother and I use to turn off circle because we hated it (with a passion) My parents mostly got this app because, I had a problem with not getting any sleep for school cause I was staying up watching tv. They put this app on EVERYTHING. They first put it on my tv. But when my tv went off I would get my Nintendo. Here is what they have it on. My things: Tv, Phone, Chromebook, Old iPad, Nintendo. Brother’s things: His tv, phone, Xbox, PS4, Chromebook. My dad is a manic with this app. If I am being a “smart mouth” then he will pause me. Like I get circle during school. My bedtime during school was turn off at 9:30 turn back on at 7:00. Weekend it just turned off. But now in summer they still have it on. But the weekends are turned on and turn off at 11:30 turn back on at 7:00. My brother and I hate this app. My dad abuses his power with this app. I asked my mom when we can get circle off of our phone and she said “When you start paying your phone bill.” Well what if I can’t pay my phone bill in college? Are you gonna control my phone while I am in college? They put a password on circle so now we can’t do anything. If you went through my phone on my text with my mom while on summer break. You would be amazed at how MUCH I have asked for an reward.

   Phoenix_candy · 6 Sep 2026

3. 3/5It’s ok

   I am a child. So I may have a biased opinion. So take this how you please. First of it slows the WiFi down. I mean like to a halt so much so that our 4g WiFi that we used to use befor we got 5g and circle on it was better. I does monitor your child’s activity witch is actually helpful because when I am doing school work I can get distracted and this helps stop it allowing me to finish it faster. It also doesn’t block sites witch is great because my school has one that does and it’s sometimes hard to access the sites that I need to do work. The good thing is that it’s effective enough but doesn’t block all your sites. The one problem is that it monitors everything that is sent through your WiFi witch might allow the company that owns it to date mine you (I did my research) and some hacker steal that info or a hacker just skips the middle man and takes it right from you. Honestly I would like it much more if it didn’t slow down the WiFi. But if you don’t want your identity stolen the I would suggest not doing any of these things that monitor your WiFi. Also realize that they might not be data mining you but it is definitely a possibility and me personally is not willing to take that risk but it’s not up to me. All I am saying is be wary of this and any other device that monitors your WiFi especially if it’s owned by a company like Disney (I wouldn’t put it past then to steal your data) any ways hope you have a great day :)

   Sankdom · 6 Sep 2026

4. 1/5DONT GET THIS APP

   I know that most adults just ignore what kids have to say, but it’s so so important to have equal opportunities in a relationship. you shouldn’t expect us to listen to everything you say without questioning you, but at the same time act like what we have to say means nothing just because we’re kids. if you want to have a good relationship with your kid DONT USE THIS APP!! me and my parents already had tension in our relationship, because of my mental health problems and their lack of understanding and even ability to care. so they decided on their own that my phone was causing all of these problems and took away all of my freedom. it’s especially important during these times to be able to keep in contact with friends. this app has allowed my parents to limit my time with friends to only an hour, no exceptions. this absolutely destroys relationships I cannot stress this enough this app may be good to manage kids time, but not teens. you are supposed to be raising us and giving us more freedom as we get older, not the other way around. music and friends are the only reasons I’m still here, and this app has allowed my parents to take almost all of it away. they will never realize how much they’re hurting me, because they don’t care enough to listen. guys please listen if you want to show your kids you care, LISTEN to them, instead of telling to stop doing things, give them options that could replace them. if they don’t feel like you care about them why would you ignore that. by not trusting us even when we earn it, you can’t expect us to trust you.

   mydogs nameisrocky · 6 Sep 2026

5. 1/5invasion of privacy

   It's absolutely ridiculous to monitor the online activity of children over the age of 12 like this. Strict parents create sneaky children!! As a teen, i hate feeling like my parents are constantly looking over my shoulder because they don't trust me. Show your kids that you do trust them (unless theyve done something terrible) by giving them some space to have PRIVACY which is super important when you're getting a feel for adulthood. You are also hindering your child's ability to demonstrate their own self control and mature. They may still be under your authority, but give them a little room to breathe and find themselves without being smothered by their guardian. Yes, teens do have conversations with their friends that may not be entirely appropriate, but you can't shield them from that and if you had social media as a child you would've done the same thing. The only difference is now stupid apps like this one don't let anyone have any fun and make the teen live in constant anxiety. If your child wants to open up to you, they will. Don't go constantly snooping through their things to find it out first. (there are some exceptions to that). Some alternatives to this app include screen time monitors or just communicating with your children! You're going to foster a relationship of loathing and mistrust if you use this app. So overall, unless you are a parent of a young child, don't make your kids hate you and long for the day they leave your care. Show them you love and trust them instead.

   .{ · 6 Sep 2026

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