Qustodio App is a parental control service for supervising children’s device activity and setting rules for their screen use. It protects Windows and Mac computers, Android and iOS devices, Chromebooks and Kindle devices. Parents manage their children’s profiles through the Qustodio Parents App on Android or iOS, or through a web dashboard.
Each child’s profile connects activity reports with the rules applied to their devices. Parents can see how their child uses apps and websites, then change access or time allowances from the same account. Devices assigned to one child share that profile’s rules and time limits.
Activity timeline
Qustodio presents individual events in a chronological timeline alongside dashboard summaries of screen time, browsing and app use. Social app usage can be viewed by day, week or month. Parents can also receive daily and weekly email reports.
YouTube monitoring adds the searches and videos a child watches to this history. On Android and iOS, it covers the YouTube app and website; on Windows and Mac, it covers the website. Parents can open a reported video’s details to view the video themselves. The mobile YouTube app can have its own time allowance, while the desktop website has allow-or-block controls rather than a separate YouTube time limit.
Screen time
Parents can give each weekday a different screen-time allowance and choose what happens when it runs out. Qustodio can restrict internet access, apply a device lock or send an email alert. Device locking blocks apps on Android, hides apps on iOS and logs the user out on computers, so its effect depends on the child’s device.
A temporary extra-time grant extends access without changing the regular daily allowance. Internet pauses can apply to one child or the family, with a chosen duration and an option to end the pause early.
Daily routines
Routines schedule different rules for particular parts of the day. A study routine can leave educational websites available while blocking other websites and apps; a bedtime routine can block device use. Parents choose the days and time slots, and can view the week’s routines together on a calendar.
Custom app and website routines use a general allow-or-block rule with exceptions for selected apps or website categories. Parents also decide whether time spent during that routine counts against the daily allowance. Excluding study time from the allowance keeps the permitted study resources available throughout the routine; counting it means the daily limit can still end access. A temporary routine switch returns to the normal schedule when its chosen duration ends.
Web filtering and app blocking
Qustodio blocks adult and sensitive website categories by default. Parents can change category rules or enter individual website addresses as exceptions. An alert rule allows a visit while notifying the parent. Web reporting and blocking work through supported browsers, with unsupported browsers blocked by default.
App controls let parents block individual games and applications. The Complete plan adds category-based app blocking and individual app time limits, allowing a daily device allowance to coexist with a smaller allowance for a particular game. App insights provide information about an application’s content and potential risks alongside its usage information.
Phone monitoring
Communication monitoring shows who a child exchanges calls and messages with, the timing of those interactions and, where enabled, message content. On Android, Qustodio supports SMS monitoring and rules for incoming and outgoing calls, including allowing or blocking particular numbers. Emergency service calls remain available.
On iOS, Qustodio can show SMS and iMessage content and call activity. This monitoring depends on a companion application running on a parent’s Windows or Mac computer. Records update only when that computer and the child’s device share the same Wi-Fi network.
Conversation alerts
Social monitoring uses AI to identify potentially concerning topics in supported chats, such as bullying or self-harm. An alert includes the contact and a conversation excerpt so the parent can examine the context. Android supports alerts for WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and X; iOS social alerts cover WhatsApp and LINE through the computer-based monitoring connection.
Gaming alerts address voice conversations on Windows in Roblox, Steam, Fortnite and Valorant. Parents select which supported games to monitor. When Qustodio flags an interaction, the child’s timeline and notification center receive a summary explaining the detected topic and why it was flagged. Push and email notifications can bring these events to the parent’s attention.
Family location
For Android and iOS devices, Qustodio’s location tools show reported positions on a map and retain a location history. Family Locator brings the children’s last known positions into one view. Saved places add arrival and departure notifications for areas such as home or school. Tracking depends on the child’s device having GPS and an internet connection.
The Panic Button on Android phones gives the child a way to send an SOS message to trusted contacts. Those contacts receive an email or SMS with a link to the latest location, which continues updating while Panic Mode remains active. It contacts the chosen people; it does not dispatch emergency services.
Qustodio Free and Premium plans
| Plan | Devices | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Qustodio Free | One device | Basic supervision |
| Basic Premium | Up to five devices | Core web filtering, app blocking, daily limits, device-blocking routines, location monitoring and activity reports |
| Complete Premium | Unlimited family devices | Basic Premium features plus custom app and website routines, individual app allowances, YouTube monitoring, detailed calls and messages monitoring, smart alerts and saved-place notifications |
The available controls still depend on the child’s platform.
