Parental Control App Kids360

Kids360 Review: A Generous Free Tier, Shaky Locks and a Thinner iPhone Mode

Free vs paid: the Block button, 3 history entries and 1 place alert

Free features depend on the child's phone. With an Android device, the free tier keeps app statistics, tasks, uninstall protection, Super Signal and the map, plus arrival alerts for one saved place. Limits exist for free users only as a manual Block button: apps lock when a parent taps it, not when the daily allowance runs out. Automatic lockouts, schedules, the Always Blocked list, a ban on new installs and full YouTube and browser history need a subscription; free users see only the three latest entries. The terms mention a free trial, yet several 2026 Play reviewers say the purchase screen offered only a yearly plan.

Tasks and Exercises: 5 minutes a task, 20 minutes a day

Earned screen time is the core mechanic. Tasks serve math, logic and memory puzzles from a library the developer puts at more than 4,600; the help center says each adds 5 minutes, up to 20 minutes a day, credited without a parent's approval. Exercises such as jumps and squats are counted through the phone's camera, and the developer says the videos are not stored; they pay 5 minutes each, capped at 10 a day. Chores a parent creates carry any reward the parent sets, credited only after confirmation. The store artwork shows exercise rewards of +25 and +30 minutes, well above the help center's caps.

Device admin, an MDM profile and what the Data safety forms leave out

Both store listings say the child app is visible and used with the child's knowledge, and the help center advises against hiding it. On Android, Alli360 asks for display over other apps, accessibility, usage access, autostart and device admin, the last to stop unauthorized removal. On an iPhone it relies on a Kids360 MDM profile and a Croc360 VPN. The privacy policy, updated June 17, 2026, covers children's app lists, usage time, online activity and location, allows cross-border transfers and bars advertising use of children's data. Apple's label marks identifiers and usage data as used to track you, while neither app's Play Data safety form lists location. We don't call any monitoring app safe; check the current terms with the company first.

Kids360 vs Google Family Link, Qustodio and Findmykids

Google Family Link has no in-app purchases on Google Play and sets per-app time limits, approves new apps, filters Chrome and YouTube and sends arrival alerts. Qustodio's U.S. App Store plans run $59.99 a year for Premium Basic and $99.99 for Complete. Findmykids, from Cyprus-based LETEM, centres on location, routes and safe zones. The Kids360 difference is earned time; the weak spot is reliability. Of the 150 newest English Play reviews, posted August 28 to September 30, 2026, 96 give one or two stars; 27 of those describe a map that stops updating or shows the child offline, and about a dozen say a child removed or got around Alli360.