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HeyPolo is a simple, affordable location tracker that lets families stay connected without constant surveillance, but it's more limited than traditional parental control apps.

Bitdefender's Family security packages combine powerful parental controls with other protection tools, such as an antivirus, password manager, identity theft insurance, and more.

Parentaler is a reliable parental monitoring app with extensive features and control options, but its pricing could put off larger families.

mSpy provides excellent monitoring but you'll likely find a cheaper solution with more features elsewhere.

A feature-rich parental control app that makes it easy to manage screen time, apps, websites, and location, all while maintaining parent-child trust and transparency.

Microsoft Family Safety is a capable free parental control app, but it lacks some key features found in paid rivals.

Google’s parental control app for Android and iOS is a freebie, but don’t expect too much here.