Qustodio alternatives: 11 parental control tools compared
Families leave Qustodio when the yearly bill, the device allowance or the gap between its two tiers stops fitting. Some want a licence that does not renew, some need a tool that treats iPhones as well as Androids, and some would rather filter at the router or watch for explicit content than count screen minutes.
Short answer: Looking for a replacement for Qustodio? Salfeld Child Control, Mobicip and Kidslox come first in our parental control software ranking. Smaller vendors fill the top three places where the category offers them, and the household names start at place 4. Start with Salfeld Child Control if you want to pay once for two years instead of renewing every year. Below are 11 alternatives, each taken from the Best Parental Control Software in 2026 ranking, with its main difference from Qustodio.
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Built for: Parents wanting to test a one-device free version before paying yearly
Not for: Schools and businesses, since Complete covers family devices only
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Why buyers look past Qustodio
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Calls and YouTube sit in the dearer tier
Qustodio's Basic plan costs 46.95 euros a year and its Complete plan 79.95 euros. Calls and messages monitoring, custom rules for web, apps and games, and YouTube monitoring are listed only for Complete. A family that wants to see what a teenager does on a video app pays for the upper tier.
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The device allowance reads two ways
Basic is listed for up to five devices on the plan comparison, while Complete is called unlimited with a note that this covers family devices only, not schools or businesses. Households with many tablets and consoles should count before they buy, because the free version protects a single device.
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Some features depend on the phone
The panic button works on Android only, and calls and messages monitoring on iOS requires a Windows or Mac computer. Families with iPhones therefore get a different product from families with Androids, which is the usual reason they compare tools built around one platform.
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What each one does differently
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Salfeld Child Control
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Salfeld Computer GmbH sells Child Control as a licence valid for 24 months, in euros, for one, three or five devices. It comes with a 30-day trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee, and nothing renews unless you buy again. The feature list names Windows and Android only, so households with iPhones must look elsewhere.
Switch from Qustodio if you want to pay once for two years instead of renewing every year.
Mobicip prices its Lite, Standard and Premium tiers by how many devices they cover, from five to twenty, with the same features in every paid plan. A basic tier covers two devices, the premium trial lasts seven days without a card, and a 30-day refund applies. The site names no country or imprint.
Switch from Qustodio if you want every feature at each tier and only pay for more devices.
Kidslox puts up to ten devices, iOS and Android mixed, under one account, with instant lock, schedules, screen time limits, app blocking and GPS tracking. A three-day trial opens the app. The pricing page we fetched showed no readable plans, so confirm the cost before you commit. The copyright line names Kidslox Inc.
Switch from Qustodio if one parent account must lock phones and tablets of both platforms quickly.
Boomerang, listed under National Education Technologies Inc., sells a single-device licence or a Family Pack of up to ten Android licences, bought in the app and never renewed automatically. A 14-day trial covers premium features on Android and iOS child devices. Text monitoring, call control and install approval are Android features only.
Switch from Qustodio if your children use Android phones and you dislike auto-renewing subscriptions.
FamilyTime sells yearly MyFamily plans for one, three or five child devices, auto-renewing, with a 15-day refund window. Beyond time limits it offers SOS alerts, geofences, call and SMS logs and a lock called FamilyPause, and co-parent invitations cost nothing. Trial length is unclear and the copyright line shows no country.
Switch from Qustodio if you want location alerts and an emergency button, not only filtering.
OurPact charges monthly or, cheaper per month, annually for Premium and Premium+, each covering up to twenty child devices, with a 14-day trial. Premium+ adds a content monitor that takes instant and automated screenshots and flags harmful material. Tamperproofing works only on iOS 18 and earlier. The company shown is Eturi Corp.
Switch from Qustodio if you want screenshots reviewed for harmful content on many devices.
Wondershare sells FamiSafe on monthly, quarterly or yearly billing for five, eight or ten devices, with a one-device free plan where some premium features show demo data only. The yearly plan has a three-day trial, subscriptions renew by default, and the monitoring list names WhatsApp and TikTok history.
Switch from Qustodio if you want to try the interface on one device before paying anything.
MMGuardian has a Single Phone plan for one child and a Family plan for up to five, each monthly or annual, with sales tax extra and automatic renewal. A 14-day trial needs no card. It also sells a locked-down phone alongside a service plan. The site names no legal entity and links no policy pages.
Switch from Qustodio if you would rather buy a managed phone than configure a normal one.
Canopy concentrates on what children see: it filters explicit images, videos and text in real time, covers AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, and offers sexting prevention. Three annual tiers run from one device to what the page calls unlimited, footnoted as up to ten. A one-week trial is free to cancel.
Switch from Qustodio if explicit content and chatbot conversations worry you more than screen time.
Net Nanny sells annual passes for one desktop, five devices or twenty devices, for home use only. The products page names Windows 10 and 11, macOS up to 11.x and iOS 11 and higher but not Android, and the pages we read list no trial or free version. SafeToNet Limited appears in the footer.
Switch from Qustodio if your household uses Windows, Mac and iPhone and no Android devices.
Gryphon Online Safety, Inc. of San Diego sells a Wi-Fi 7 router, the Atlas Max, at a one-time price, with a free app on both stores. Age-based profiles and internet pause apply to the whole network, which covers 200 or more devices. Premium Protection and HomeBound+ are optional and unpriced.
Switch from Qustodio if you want rules applied at the router so every guest device is covered.
Salfeld Child Control: A 24-month licence for one, three or five devices that expires instead of renewing, with a 30-day trial.
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You want one account for phones and tablets on both platforms
Kidslox: Up to ten devices on iOS and Android under one account; its pricing page showed no readable plans when we looked.
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Explicit content worries you more than screen time
Canopy: It filters images, video and text in real time and lists filtering inside AI chatbots, with a one-week trial.
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You want rules for every device on the home network
Gryphon: A Wi-Fi 7 router at a one-time price with age-based profiles, covering 200 or more devices.
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You would like to try a free plan on one device first
FamiSafe: A one-device free plan exists, though some premium features show demo data only.
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When Qustodio is still the right choice
Qustodio is the easier choice when you want one tool across Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Android, iOS and Kindle, from a company with a Barcelona address. The free version protects a device at no cost, a 30-day money-back guarantee backs both paid plans, and Complete adds calls, messages and YouTube monitoring.
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What moving off Qustodio involves
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Check what each tool covers on iPhone
Compare platform lists first. Several alternatives are Android-only or Windows-only, and monitoring of calls or messages on Apple devices is limited in many products. List every device your children use before choosing.
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Remove the old app properly
Uninstall Qustodio from each child device, using the parent account for any removal protection, and confirm that restrictions have lifted before installing the new tool. Two filters on one phone often conflict.
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Tell your children what changes
Explain the new limits and which activity is visible to you. Rules that children understand are easier to keep than rules they discover after a switch.
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Questions about replacing Qustodio
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Is there a free Qustodio alternative?
FamiSafe and Mobicip both list a free or basic tier, for one and two devices respectively, and FamiSafe shows demo data in some premium features. Qustodio's own free version protects one device. Free tiers suit a trial, not a household.
Which alternative has no yearly renewal?
Salfeld Child Control is a 24-month licence that expires rather than renewing, and Boomerang licences are bought in the app without auto-renewal. Both are Android-focused, and Salfeld also covers Windows.
Which alternatives work on iPhone?
Mobicip, Kidslox, FamilyTime, OurPact, FamiSafe, Net Nanny and Boomerang's trial child devices all mention iOS. Check each feature, because Apple limits what any parental tool can read or block.
How many devices can I cover?
Qustodio Basic lists five and Complete is called unlimited for family devices. Mobicip goes to twenty devices, OurPact to twenty child devices per plan, Kidslox to ten per account and Gryphon covers the whole router network.
Does any alternative filter AI chatbots?
Canopy lists filtering inside AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. We did not see the same claim on the other vendor pages we read.
Do the alternatives have a money-back guarantee?
Salfeld and Mobicip list 30 days, and FamilyTime lists 15 days. Qustodio gives 30 days. Check the refund clause on the pricing page of the tool you pick.
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Checked 8 November 2026
Qustodio premium plans: Basic 46.95 euros a year up to five devices, Complete 79.95 euros unlimited family devices, free single device, 30-day money-back, Android-only panic button, iOS calls monitoring needs a computer.
Qustodio home: Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Android, iOS and Kindle support.
Salfeld Child Control: 24-month licence for one, three or five devices, 30-day trial, Windows and Android.
Mobicip: Lite, Standard and Premium by device count, free basic tier, seven-day trial, 30-day refund.
Kidslox: Ten devices per account, instant lock, three-day trial.
Boomerang: Single licence and Family Pack of up to ten Android licences, no auto-renewal, 14-day trial.
FamilyTime: MyFamily plans for one, three or five child devices, SOS alerts, 15-day refund.
OurPact: Premium and Premium+ for up to twenty child devices, 14-day trial, screenshot monitor.
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Written, edited and fact-checked by Sebastiaan Smits. Last reviewed 8 November 2026. How we review.
