You definitely cannot rely on Qustodio and will need to be diligent and technically aware enough to also manually check and monitor your kids devices every single day to make sure they have not tampered with Qustodio. TL/DR summary: Qustodio has very poor security and is easy for kids to bypass or simply uninstall the app.

There was little choice on Amazon marketplace, so I decided to give Qustodio another try. Sadly MMGuardian is not available on Amazon marketplace, so I had to look for something else, as It quickly becomes very confusing and a lot of hassle if you are using different products on different devices, so I started looking at the limited options available on the Amazon store.ĭue to the ongoing issues with Microsoft family safety. I was also looking for an alternative solution for my kids desktop PC’s as well. Last year I bought Amazon Fire tablets for my eldest boys, and due to their age I could not use the built-in “fire for kids” mode as it was too childish and restrictive, and they just refused to use the tablets. If your devices support these 2 apps, then I would recommend using these over Qustodio.

If your kids have multiple devices on different OS’s (Apple, Android, Amazon, Windows, Mac, Linux), then parental control can be a real nightmare, as most apps are not available on all platforms.įor desktop security, I was using Microsoft Family Safety for time limits and activity reporting plus BitDefender for cybersecurity + openDNS for an additional level of content filtering at the router level.įor my kids mobile devices, I was using MMGuardian + Kid-Control. Read my “honest” Qustodio review to find why you should NOT be using Qustodio for your parental controls.

Qustodio seems like a popular choice for many parents due to marketing and the endless amounts of affiliate clickbait reviews.

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