SkieSkie vs Linewize
Filtering, classroom and wellbeing tools with an Android filter app, compared with device-owner control
Linewize offers Filter, Classroom Manager, EdTech Manager, Monitor, Pulse and Linewize Parent for schools in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Europe and North America. As of November 2026 its help centre describes a Qoria Filter app for Android tablets deployed through Google Workspace or Intune, needing Android 11 or later. That is a filtering app, not a device manager. Skie enforces rules on Android 12 or newer phones and tablets as the device owner.
Linewize filters and monitors what students do; Skie owns the Android device underneath and adds schedules, location and lost mode.
Side by side
| What you are comparing | Linewize | Skie |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | School safety and classroom software: filtering, classroom management, monitoring and wellbeing check-ins. | Android device management software for schools, hostels, parents and organisations. It runs as the Android device owner. |
| Main audience | Schools and districts in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Europe and North America, plus parents. | Schools, institutes, hostels and companies (Skie for Enterprise) and families (Skie for Parents). |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, iOS and Chromebooks, with a separate Android filter app. The Filter product page does not mention Android. | Any Android 12 or newer phone or tablet. No iOS, Windows or Chromebook. |
| Hardware or mobile plan from the maker | Software only. No hardware or mobile plan documented. | None. Skie is software, so customers use devices they already own or buy their own, and keep their own carrier. No SIM or plan is included. |
| Works on devices you already own | Yes, on supported platforms through agents or apps. | Yes. The device needs one fresh setup or reset to become managed, and any Google account must be removed first. |
| Level of control on Android | The Android filter app is deployed through Google Workspace or Intune. It is an app, not a full device manager. | Device owner, so the rules are enforced by Android itself. |
| Can the student remove it or reset around it | Depends on how the school's device management is set up. | Built to be tamper-proof. Factory reset from Settings, safe mode, developer options, adb, uninstalling Skie and force stop are blocked by default, and Factory Reset Protection ties a wiped device to the Skie admin account. If anything ever got through, the admin is alerted down to the exact device. |
| App control | Classroom Manager gives teachers control during lessons. Android app control is not documented. | Allow lists per group, with blocked apps hidden or suspended rather than deleted. An install guard silently removes apps that were not allowed. Apps come from Google Play only. |
| Web filtering and safe search | Hybrid content filter with image blurring, SSL inspection, red-flag logging of VPN searches and cloud or appliance options. | Filtering DNS locked on the device so it works on any Wi-Fi or mobile data, SafeSearch and YouTube restricted mode forced in Chrome, and more than 50 other browsers, VPN and proxy apps always blocked. Per-website allow and block lists are not available yet. |
| Schedules and school-hour modes | Teacher-led lessons. Time-of-day device modes are not documented. | Yes. Windows with days, start, end and allowed apps, including overnight, switch app sets on their own for school hours, study blocks, breaks and night mode. Hostel night mode keeps calls allowed. |
| Location and geofences | Not described on the pages read. | Live location, fresh location requests, geofences and a go-to directions button, set per group. |
| Lost or stolen device handling | Not publicly documented. | Lost mode locks the device, shows a contact message, tracks it and builds evidence for a police report (IMEI, serial, SIM details, location trail). Remote erase is not available yet. |
| Replace or reassign a device | Not publicly documented. | Replace a device keeps the student, group and history and frees the old seat. Reassign and force remove are also available. |
| Alerts and who gets them | Reports and cybersafety and self-harm alerts go to administrators. Monitor adds human-moderated alerts. | A breach centre covers organisation, school, branch, group and device. A missing check-in counts as a breach, and a bypass of the web filter is reported. Email alerts to parents are not available yet. |
| Roles and organisation structure | Role-based reporting for principals and network admins. | Organisation, school, branch, group, student and device, with roles from organisation admin to class teacher and a read-only parent. Rules flow down and the most specific level applies last. |
| Reports and per-app limits | EdTech Manager reports app usage and screen time. Per-app limits on Android are not documented. | A compliance score after every apply, daily group snapshots and pattern detection. Screen time reports and per-app time limits are not available yet, and the team is working on them. |
| Message or social media monitoring | Monitor detects threats in student activity, and Pulse takes student wellbeing check-ins. | None. Skie does not read private messages or call logs, does not record audio or video, and has no hidden mode. |
| Kiosk or single-app lock | Not a kiosk product. | Yes. Full-screen kiosk mode, and a one-app allow list also locks a device to one app. |
| Tablet support | The help centre has a deployment article for Android tablets. Requirements are Android 11 or later. | Yes. Phones and tablets get equal weight, including Wi-Fi-only tablets for most features. |
| Pricing model | Quote-based. Prices are not published on the pages read. | Seat-based licence, one device per seat. Pricing is on request. |
| Countries available | Regional sites for Australia, Europe, New Zealand, North America, Spain and the UK. | Worldwide, subject to local law, wherever the device has Google Play services. |
| Setup effort | Agents or apps deployed by the school's IT team, with Android deployed through Google Workspace or Intune. | Provision with the Skie Provision app from Google Play or a laptop with adb. Devices are set up per group with a one-time enrolment token. |
| Data and privacy approach | A school-data product. See the maker's privacy terms, not summarised here. | Data is stored in an India region (Mumbai). Skie provides location controls; the organisation provides the notices and written policy. |
| Best suited for | Schools wanting filtering, reporting and wellbeing tools across mixed devices. | Android phones and tablets that an institution or family already owns, in any country. |
As of November 2026 Linewize does not publish prices on the pages we read. Skie is a seat licence, one device per seat, and pricing is on request.
Where Linewize is strong
- A hybrid filter with image blurring and detailed reports by role.
- Regional sites and teams in several countries.
- Wellbeing tools such as Pulse and human-moderated alerts through Monitor.
- A parent app so families can supervise school-issued devices at home.
Where Skie stands out
- Skie owns the Android device as the device owner, rather than being an app on it.
- Hostel night mode, school-hour windows and per-lesson app sets are built in.
- Live location, geofences and lost mode with police-report evidence.
- Factory reset and safe mode blocked by default.
- No Google Workspace or Intune tenant is needed.
What Linewize is
Linewize's site lists Filter, Classroom Manager, EdTech Manager, Monitor, Pulse and Linewize Parent. Filter is a hybrid content filter that blurs harmful images in real time and logs VPN search attempts as red flags. Classroom Manager supports teacher control during lessons. EdTech Manager reports app usage and screen time. Monitor and Pulse focus on threat detection and student wellbeing. The company runs regional sites for Australia, Europe, New Zealand, North America, Spain and the UK.
Android handling
The Filter product page does not mention Android, but Linewize's help centre does. It describes a Qoria Filter app for Android, with a minimum of Android 11 and 2 GB of RAM, and deployment articles for Android tablets using Google Workspace or Intune. So Android filtering exists, deployed through a management tool the school already runs. It is a filter app, not a device manager. Naming has changed over time, so check current documentation before rollout.
What Skie adds
Skie is the management layer. As the device owner, it blocks factory reset, safe mode, developer options, adb and uninstalling Skie, allows apps per group and removes unapproved installs. A filtering DNS stays locked on the device. Schedules switch app sets for school hours, study blocks and night mode, and a hostel night mode keeps calls allowed.
Live location, geofences and lost mode with police-report evidence are in the same dashboard. Skie does not read messages and does not provide wellbeing check-ins or human-moderated alerts.
Using them together
On Chromebooks, Windows and Mac, Linewize can do the filtering and classroom work. On Android, a school that wants Skie's device-owner control should choose one device owner. Because Linewize's Android filter is deployed through Google Workspace or Intune, a device managed by Skie would use Skie's filter instead. Both products can still serve one school across different device types.
Cost
Linewize quotes by request, as does Skie, which is seat-based with one device per seat. Skie does not sell hardware, and each device needs one fresh setup or reset.
When each one is the better fit
Linewize is the better fit in these situations. You want a hybrid filter with detailed reports and wellbeing tools. Your school uses Google Workspace or Intune and wants to add a filter app to Android tablets. You are in Australia, New Zealand, the UK or Europe and want a local team.
Skie is the better fit in these situations. You want the device itself locked down at device-owner level. You need hostel night mode, location and lost mode. You do not run a Google Workspace or Intune tenant. You want rollout help for a batch of Android tablets.
How setup with Skie works
Skie is Android device management software for parents, schools, hostels and organisations. It runs as the Android device owner, so the rules are enforced by Android itself. It works on any Android 12 or newer phone or tablet, in any country where the device has Google Play services. Skie is software, so a school uses the devices it already owns or buys its own.
Android only allows device-owner management on a device that has not been set up, so each device needs one fresh setup or reset, and any Google account must be removed first. New device models go through a one-time model review. The school creates a group, opens a provisioning session for it, and uses the Skie Provision app from Google Play or a laptop with adb. Each device gets a one-time enrolment token, and Wi-Fi profiles are stored encrypted. Live progress and failure reasons show on screen.
After that the group's policy and app list apply, schedules run on their own, and the dashboard shows a compliance score for each device. Skie does not include a mobile plan, so Wi-Fi-only tablets work for most features and phones keep the carrier the school already uses.
What we could not verify
Some facts were not public when we checked in November 2026: Linewize price list. Android classroom and location features. Data hosting regions. Exact Qoria group relationship (names vary across pages). Where a feature is marked as not documented, it may exist, so ask the maker directly before deciding.
Choose Linewize if
- You want a hybrid filter with detailed reports and wellbeing tools.
- Your school uses Google Workspace or Intune and wants to add a filter app to Android tablets.
- You are in Australia, New Zealand, the UK or Europe and want a local team.
Choose Skie if
- You want the device itself locked down at device-owner level.
- You need hostel night mode, location and lost mode.
- You do not run a Google Workspace or Intune tenant.
- You want rollout help for a batch of Android tablets.
Linewize is a broad school safety suite with strong filtering, reporting and wellbeing tools, including an Android filter app. Skie is the device-owner layer for Android phones and tablets, with schedules, location and lost mode. Choose Linewize when filtering and wellbeing across mixed devices is the main need, and Skie when control of Android devices themselves matters.
Questions people ask
Skie vs Linewize: which is better for school tablets?
They overlap only on web filtering. Linewize is a filter and classroom suite; Skie manages Android devices as the device owner.
Does Linewize support Android?
Its help centre describes a Qoria Filter app for Android 11 or later, deployed through Google Workspace or Intune.
Is Linewize an MDM?
No. It is filtering, classroom and wellbeing software, and relies on a separate tool to deploy to Android.
Does Skie work in Australia or the UK?
Yes. Skie is available worldwide, subject to local law, on Android 12 or newer devices with Google Play services.
Can I use Linewize and Skie together?
Yes, across different device types. Pick one filter per Android device.
Sources
Not publicly documented when we checked: Linewize price list.; Android classroom and location features.; Data hosting regions.; Exact Qoria group relationship (names vary across pages)..
This comparison was prepared from publicly available information and was last checked on 12 November 2026. Product features, prices and availability change, and anything we could not find is marked as not publicly documented. Linewize and other product names belong to their owners and are used here only to identify their products. Skie is not affiliated with or endorsed by Linewize (Qoria group). If something here is out of date or wrong, email contact@knowphone.in and we will check and correct it promptly.