Qustodio Parental Control App

• Free to download
• In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases: $34.99 - $137.95 per item

Last verified 31 Aug 2026

4.2 8966 ratings · App Store

1. 3/5Meh

   Been using this for a while on my 14yr old son’s PC. Did the trial that ran out and the free version was fine for what we needed it for. Recently he’s been on his phone a lot during class. iPhone’s Screen Time apparently didn’t work so before spending money I swapped the Qustodio protection to his iPhone to block use during school hours starting yesterday, 8:20-2:40. First issue is the time intervals, hour blocks don’t work for most schedules. I had to pick 9-3pm because he’s still commuting at 8am and I want him to have access to his stuff and didn’t want to end it at 2pm because he’s still in class. At the very least there should be 1/2 hr blocks if not 10mins! Another immediate issue when he got to school, when he was in class he needed to take a pic with his phone (Film class) then upload to Google Classroom…except it was blocked on his phone because it’s all or nothing. There’s no way to “always allow” particular apps! Not limits, which are of no use when the phone is on lock down. I asked why he didn’t use his school Chromebook and he said because he took the pic from his phone. Fair enough. I had to take off the block to let him do that then put it back on. Decided to pay for the small package thinking I was limited because I was using the free version and nope. Same thing. There’s really nothing more I need with the paid version that I didn’t already have, like location tracking and app limits. Messaging and call tracking don’t work on iPhone anyway.

   @montREALady · 31 Jul 2026

2. 3/5Very helpful

   We have used this app for over 2 years. For the most part it has been a very helpful tool when it comes to keeping our kiddos accountable for their screen usage and for blocking unwanted temptations and trolling. We use it along with Screen time on their iphones and as the main monitoring software on their microsoft laptops. I know others have commented that it doesn’t work with Screen time, but we found that if you set allow on each ios app inside of Qustodio, screen time does it’s job on the iphone well. We use it on iphone to keep track of the total time they’ve been on a screen throughout the day. We have 2 major complaints with Qustodio. First, the time zones are not correct. So if you use the restricted times on your devices every thing gets thrown off by an hour. Example, they have PT at 8:00 with MnT at 7:00. We live in Colorado and these times should be switched. Second, their calls and messaging monitoring only works sometimes. You have to us it from a laptop or desktop and you have to leave your computer on all the time. If you shut it down or close your MacBook you lose the connection and have to reset everything in order to start monitoring again. At the moment the program is turning itself on and off by itself on my macbook, so am trying to completely delete it.

   nmcro · 31 Jul 2026

3. 2/5Not worth it

   I don’t feel like this has been worth the large sum of money I spent. I liked it as a free tool for one teen but having paid as much as I did you would think it would be more reliable and have more convenience. You can’t specify different time limits for different apps. It was useless for the first 5 months while my kids were in school on their devices because It was all or nothing. I’m regularly having to give my kids extra time because Qustodio says they used all their time but they swear they haven’t used any. I look at their activity to show them and Qustodio shows no activity for the day, as does Screentime, so then I have to just give them more time in all fairness. How does it say they used up all their time but on nothing?! I find it inconvenient when I’d like to encourage them to spend time on educational apps by allowing separate time on that. I find it a huge hassle that if there’s a random odd day where I want to allow them online after our usual rule I have to change the rule completely then set it again instead a simple button to extend their time. It shows me what their search activity is and blocks certain websites I wouldn’t want them on which is good but is that worth 100 something dollars? Not really.

   EYR37 · 31 Jul 2026

4. 1/5to parents

   im a 16 year old. you'd think- "wow, you must have freedom with your technology just like all of the other kids your age!" incorrect. since my parents got this app, it has driven our relationship apart, embarrassed me around my friends, made me feel left out and outcasted, and given me a general complex that ive always done something wrong. im too scared to look up certain things that are essential for me to know out of fear that my parents will see it. all my friends have freedom with their phones and i dont. my privacy has been violated constantly. my brother has a history of using technology to look up things he should NOT be exposed to so young, and my parents use this app to try and prevent him from continuing these habits (he still does it. the app doesnt stop it). i also got this app because of him. it's so frustrating feeling like i cant be trusted and that ive always done something wrong. i feel constantly guilty. multiple times, my parents have taken the restrictions off through their app just for my phone to not function properly afterwards. they've had to remove it and reinstall it three times. the app is glitchy and slow. i had to get an entire new phone because the program was causing my phone to be unresponsive. it is NOT worth it- the hassle, the money, the relationship with your child.

   abbi_d11111 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 1/5If you are a parent please listen to me..

   I am a 15 year old girl and I do consider my parents to be strict but I do love them. I get that you want to protect your kid and have control over them but I promise this is not the way. Ever since I downloaded the app I always fight with my parents and try to make them understand that I am responsible enough to leave my phone and can handle myself, I just feel preassured all the time because I always have to have an excuse to why I cant answer my friends and why my wifi doesn’t work but I’m so tired of it, I have lost my mind and I love my dad so much but I hate it that I have no privacy anymore and I have told him I hate him and have had the worst arguments over this. All I asked him was to trust me or try and make it work for a week without the app so he could see that I wouldn’t spend that much time on the phone. I have cried so much ever since that app got into the way of our relationship and yes, I do understand but instead of taking your child’s privacy away try talking to them and making sure that they understand that they shouldn’t spend too much time on the phone and making sure they know you love them but I promise this is not the way all it will do is cause fights and since my dad doesn’t want to hear me maybe some parent will and might understand their child for once.

   sammy h k · 31 Jul 2026

3.6 23876 ratings · Google Play

1. 2/5

   given free address from my local school to use this app, but my 8 and 11 year old kids have never had an entry and possibly don't use devices that this app tracks the usage of.

   Doler Allen · 1 Aug 2026

2. 5/5

   5 stars! i blocked all social media, texting, and games on my childs phone because he was expressing himself! he came out to me as a gay, and that's not good! but I think the app is working! he's interested in art now, and I noticed paint seeping on his wrists! today he was bringing a rope into his room, I think he's so not interested in his phone anymore, that he's playing artist and hiker! I'm proud of my son! 😊 i reccomend this to everyone!

   Cinco de Mayo · 1 Aug 2026

3. 1/5

   Can't track AI interactions, "controls" have limited ability to actually control kids' access, no way to automatically allow/disable access to specific web sites, incorrectly categorized web sites, can't to track actual usage, slow tech support (even with paid version) but they politely explain "We don't support that. submit a feature request" (which appears to be a placebo).

   Steve Baker · 1 Aug 2026

4. 1/5

   My child is still getting throgh things turn this down 1 star.

   Daniela-Ionela Popa · 1 Aug 2026

5. 2/5

   not very happy with the app. my daughter could hack her way past the Qustodio block and access Play store and download games. when she showed me how I could believe how simple it was.

   Steven Thompson · 1 Aug 2026

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