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Skie compared with kids phones, tablets and control apps
Should I buy a kids phone, use a parental control app or use Skie?
There are three routes: a locked-down kids phone with a plan, a parental control app on an ordinary phone, or device management software on a phone you choose.
19 questions on this problem
- Should I buy a kids' phone or add parental controls to a phone we already own?If you already own an Android 12 or newer phone or tablet, Skie turns it into a managed child device after a one-time reset and setup. You keep your carrier and handset, and choose apps...
- What is the best parental control app for Android?Skie suits families who want controls a child cannot remove, because it runs as the Android device owner. It is software for your own phone or tablet. If you only want location sharing for...
- Is there a free parental control app?Skie has no free plan, and pricing is on request. What the cost buys is enforcement at device owner level: apps, adult-site blocking, hours, remote lock, location and SOS from one...
- Skie or Google Family Link: what is the difference?Family Link is free and works through a child's Google account. Skie runs as the Android device owner and needs a one-time reset, which is why uninstalling it or using a VPN is blocked....
- Amazon Fire Kids tablet or Skie on an Android tablet: how do they compare?Skie is software for an Android 12 or newer tablet you already have, and it sells no hardware. Amazon sells a tablet with its own kids subscription. Skie gives you device owner control...
- What is the best app to track your child's location?The best choice depends on your family. Skie is Android device management for the phone or tablet you already own, with live location, a recent trail, safe zones, Go to directions and SOS...
- How does Skie compare with Gabb phones for kids?Gabb sells its own kid-focused handsets. Skie is software only, so you manage an Android 12 or newer phone or tablet you already own, with no new device to buy and no SIM bundled. Skie adds...
- Is Skie a good alternative to a Pinwheel phone?Pinwheel is a kids phone with a parent app. Skie is Android device management software that runs on a phone or tablet you already have, with approved apps, schedules, location, SOS and lost...
- How does Skie compare with the Bark Phone?The Bark Phone bundles a handset with Bark's monitoring. Skie works differently: it is software that manages the device you own, and it does not read messages. You decide apps, sites...
- How does Skie compare with Troomi?Troomi sells a kids phone with a plan. Skie sells no phone and no SIM. It runs on any Android 12 or newer phone or tablet, including a Wi-Fi-only tablet for most features, and adds app...
- How does Skie compare with the Balance kids phone?Balance is a kids phone offering. Skie takes another route: it is software that adds device-owner controls to a phone or tablet you already have, so you keep your handset and carrier....
- How does Skie compare with the Light Phone and Wisephone?The Light Phone and Wisephone are minimalist devices you buy. Skie lets you shape an ordinary Android phone or tablet toward the same result by allowing only a few apps, hiding the Play...
- Is a kids' smartwatch like Xplora better than Skie on a phone?A kids smartwatch like Xplora is its own small device. Skie is for Android phones and tablets, so a child who already has one can get live location, safe zones, SOS and app control without...
- How does Skie compare with Google Family Link?Google Family Link is Google's free parental control. Skie runs as the Android device owner, so protections like blocking factory reset, VPN apps and alternative browsers are enforced by...
- What are the alternatives to Google Family Link?Skie is one alternative. It manages a phone or tablet as the Android device owner, with approved apps, locked adult-site filtering, schedules, location, SOS and lost mode. It requires a...
- How does Skie compare with Qustodio?Qustodio is a parental control app with reporting. Skie works at device-owner level for harder-to-bypass enforcement of apps, websites and schedules, and it does not read messages. Screen...
- How does Skie compare with Norton Family?Norton Family is a parental control app known for web filtering and reports. Skie enforces apps, websites, schedules and location as the Android device owner, with a locked filtering DNS...
- How does Skie compare with Net Nanny?Net Nanny is a content-filtering parental control app. Skie filters at the system DNS and forces SafeSearch and Chrome rules as the Android device owner, blocks VPN, proxy and alternative...
- How does Skie compare with Apple Screen Time?Apple Screen Time is for iPhone and iPad. Skie is for Android 12 or newer phones and tablets and does not support iOS. If your family uses Android, Skie gives app control, schedules...
Controlling apps, schedules and screen time · Blocking adult content and unsafe websites · Finding your child and the SOS button · A lost, stolen or broken phone or tablet · Setting up a child's phone or tablet · Parental controls for a child's tablet