24 Mar 2023

Kids have Apple devices & computers.

Still keen to have some parental control on them, but after a couple years of really struggling to make Apple's native solution (Screen Time) work without headaches seemingly every day, I'm planning to give up.. and look for paid-for alternatives.

DNS-level

NextDNS

"NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks."

Love the concept of filtering & controls at DNS level.

Also love that you can get into the product with 1 click - no signup. Super frictionless.

parental controls section

Recreation time only allows for 1 time slot per day:

OpenDNS Family Shield

CleanBrowsing

Apps

Qustodio

Net Nanny