Qustodio Parental Control
Monitor internet use, block harmful content, set restrictions and time limits on devices. Features include app control, social media tracking, and location alerts for comprehensive parental supervision.
Cost / License
- Subscription
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
Features
- Block Trackers
- Web filter
- Monitoring Text Messages
- Porn filter
- Content Filtering
- Show hidden processes
- Website blocking
- Parental Control
- Call Tracking
- GPS Location Tracking
- Screen time
Tags
- screentime
- youtube-monitoring
- cyberbullying
- content-filter
- internet-filtering
- limit-internet-access
- Family Location Tracker
- geolocation
- content-control
- reduce-screen-time
Qustodio Parental Control News & Activities
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What is Qustodio Parental Control?
Qustodio Parental Control is a software that helps parents monitor their children's online activities. It provides a detailed view of internet usage, allows setting access restrictions, and protects against harmful content, cyberbullying, and online predators. The software works on multiple devices and platforms, with real-time monitoring accessible through the Qustodio app or the Family Portal dashboard.
The software features extended reporting, delivering a 30-day analysis of a child's activity to the parent's inbox. It includes a real-time internet filter that blocks inappropriate content and allows parents to set time schedules or limits for internet usage. Parents can also control games and apps by setting time limits or blocking certain apps.
Other features include YouTube monitoring, social network activity tracking, call and SMS tracking for Android devices, and a Family Locator feature for Android and iOS. The software also includes a Panic Button feature for Android devices, which sends location-based alerts in emergencies.
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Qustodio Parental Control information
Developed by
Qustodio LLC. Licensing
Proprietary and Commercial product.Pricing
Subscription ranging between $4 and $6 per month.Rating
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Comments and Reviews
I found this software as an alternative to K9 Web Protection via this site. It was the first alternative I tried, and has worked the best for me.
Create an account on the web site, add your kids, download the software, and install it on the device(s) and provide your credentials during the install. I only tried this on a single PC for all my kids, and it worked flawlessly without having to futz around with constantly logging in to the software. It just works.
The only issue that I came across is that the 'Safe Search' option forces youtube in to restricted mode, which I found after a bit of trial and error. I logged a ticket about it, asking them to mention it in their docs/wiki, and they said they would. They responded to my ticket the following business day, as their support terms say.
The premium trial period is only 3-4 days. The free version only allows 1 child on 1 device.
After trying to unsuccessfully test Norton Family, and semi-successfully tested Net Nanny, I came back to Qustodio and purchased a subscription.
when need update, monitoring was suspended.
Qustodio costs from $54.95 / year to $137.95 / year, but I’m looking for content-control software without a recurring fee.
https://www.qustodio.com/family/premium/
Compare to OpenDNS Family Shield which is free.
https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/
Also, compare to Cold Turkey which costs $39 (one-time purchase –– not recurring).
https://getcoldturkey.com/pricing/
I blocked the File Sharing category in Qustodio, but it this did not block The Pirate Bay [0] and Seedr [1].
[0] https://thepiratebay.org/index.html [1] https://www.seedr.cc/files
From the Qustodio menu, I selected "Update rules," and this solved the issue with blocking the File Sharing category.
I added several websites to the block list on the Websites tab of the Web Filtering page of Qustodio. It correctly blocked most of these websites, but it incorrectly allowed some of them (e.g. nytimes.com). I emailed technical support about this issue, and they assigned it request number 448153.
I discovered the Plucky parental control app. It has a delay feature which Qustodio does not have. When I allow an app or website, Plucky does not prompt for a password. Instead, it waits for a given length of time. Then, it puts the change into effect.
https://docs.pluckeye.net/delay
I installed Qustodio on the afternoon of Tue Aug 8. Unfortunately, it did not report web activity or block websites. Their customer success team said, "[P]lease note that Qustodio is not compatible with other Security Software, like Antivirus, VPN or VPN extensions, and other Parental Controlling apps in computers since they all are security software that will interfere with Qustodio's functionalities."
Qustodio can only set restricted times to start and end on the hour –– e.g. 9pm not 9:30pm.
As recommended by the customer success team, I uninstalled antivirus and VPN software, and I disabled Screen Time. Unfortunately, Qustodio is still not reporting web activity or blocking websites.
It's really nice how they let you customize it so much and it works for so many platforms. Really good interface the way it is easy to install on a computer and administer remotely via web interface, unlike ContentBarrier which gave me so many struggles. But in practice it seems to have some big holes - it's apparently quite difficult to fight against the big search gateways who integrate themselves deep into the browsers. My kids have still frequently been able to get to Youtube and Google even when they are blocked, somehow - reloading the pages over and over, etc. Other sites were blocked properly. Another thing I'd like to see - a list of the search terms that were entered (NOT broken up into a "cloud" of single words - how silly), especially for Google but also Youtube and any other site.
i didn't quite agree with the app and fdor the 2 months that i used the app, it used to freeze every now and then. I had to log out and log in again which was really frustrating. also, the location tracking features need an overhaul. location history reports are not very easy to understand and unless you get the hang of the app, it will take around 5 minutes to get to the info you need. i'd give better rating to FamilyTime even though it doesn't have all the features like Qustodio but the major plus for Familytime is that it's really fast and the web interface is really cool. I hope these guys do something quick about the new features but so far what they have is brilliant.
I have been using Qustodio for over a month now and am pleasantly surprised by its abilities and how it approaches parental control. Installation and configuration is a breeze and once that's done, it tracks data silently. I have used a lot of such programs but this one has served me the best so far.