SaferKid

SaferKid is a parental monitoring and guidance service designed to help families manage children’s safety on smartphones and tablets. It researches mobile apps to identify potential risks and alerts parents when a child downloads an app of concern. These risks may include ways to secretly meet strangers, age-inappropriate violence, sexting, and bullying. SaferKid says it monitors more than 200,000 high-risk apps and provides alerts, reports, and advice for discussing apps with children.

The service combines app-risk alerts with tools for device oversight and screen-time management. Depending on the device, parents can review text-message history, web browsing history, calls, and contacts; some features are available only on Android. Parents can also block adult websites, set bedtime and wake-up schedules for third-party apps, and control app access for specified periods. SaferKid offers app reviews, ratings, parent guides, and parenting tips. It supports compatible iOS and Android devices, with features varying by device. The service is priced at $199.99 per year and includes a seven-day money-back guarantee for web purchases.