Set clear limits and schedules, filter sites in every browser, and — with Pro — let your child ask for more time from their own screen. You approve from your phone — no second app, no spying.
The parent panel opens in your phone's browser. Per-app details stay on the PC.
Most parental-control apps sell monitoring. We think boundaries work better when the child can see them, understand them and ask for changes.
A daily total and a limit per session. When time is up, the screen locks — the same rule every day.
The child requests more time from the lock screen. The parent approves or declines from the phone.
Adult content, gambling, ads and social networks are blocked in every browser on the PC, not just one.
See time left, add minutes, lock or unlock the screen, and open the weekly report from a browser.
The phone gets totals and schedules. Application names and window titles stay on the computer.
Works with a local Windows account. No cloud account is required to use the basic limits.
The free plan keeps the basic time limits and schedule. Pro adds the site filter, the phone panel, reports and extra-time requests. Pro starts with a 14-day trial — no card for the trial.
Forever. No account needed.
14-day trial. Cancel by not renewing.
About $3.25/month. 14-day trial.
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. The installer is about 6.5 MB. It installs the app and a Windows service that enforces the rules.
34cd625203195a391fd74d18d11502e370cbf389ceff80fed04198a80eb991f9The installer is not code-signed, so SmartScreen may show “Windows protected your PC”. What to do. The free plan works without a licence key; Pro is activated with a key after purchase.
Because secrecy creates conflict. A visible rule is easier to accept, and a child who can ask for more time is less likely to look for a way around it.
The child sees the countdown and the tray icon. There is no hidden mode, no secret screenshots and no reading of messages.
The child can ask for 15 more minutes; the parent decides. The app records the agreement, not a secret file about the child.
Built for the Windows computer used for homework and games. Not a mobile surveillance app bolted onto a PC.
Practical help for Windows 10 and 11, including the built-in options and where they fall short.
Microsoft Family Safety step by step, plus what to do if you use a local account.
A standard local account, logon hours, a time-limit app and DNS filtering.
Family Safety, the hosts file, DNS filters and a system-wide app filter compared.
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Three printable agreements for ages 6–10, 11–13 and 14–17.
Fill in the limits and house rules, then print the agreement or save it as a PDF.
An honest comparison, including where the free Microsoft tool is the better choice.
Yes. The free plan keeps the daily time limit, breaks, schedule, screen lock and parent password. It does not expire. Pro adds the site filter, phone panel, reports and extra-time requests.
$4.99 per month or $39 per year. Pro starts with a 14-day trial; no card is needed for the trial. When the trial ends, the free plan remains.
No. It does not read messages, capture keystrokes or take hidden screenshots. The child sees the tray icon and the countdown. The phone panel receives total minutes and schedules; application names and window titles stay on the computer.
Yes. That is the point of an agreement. The child sees the countdown, the tray icon and the rules, and with Pro can ask for more time from the lock screen.
No. The parent panel opens in your phone's browser. You can add time, lock the screen and see the weekly report without installing anything on the phone.
No. It works with a local Windows account and does not require a Microsoft cloud login.
The family PC is still where homework, games and YouTube happen. Mobile-first parental-control tools treat it as an afterthought; this one is built for it.
The installer is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen shows the standard warning for an unknown publisher. Here is what to do.
A Pro key is bound to the first computer where it is activated. Write to support if you need to move it or buy for another PC.