Apple Screen Time vs Kidslox

Apple Screen Time8.6Visit Kidslox6.4Visit

Higher score Apple Screen Time #6 in Parental Control Apps 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Apple

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Kidslox #27 in Parental Control Apps 6.4/10 Free plan · 3-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Kidslox

• Apple Screen Time fits best

  Apple-only households

• Kidslox fits best

  Families wanting affordable broad controls

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Side by side

Feature	Apple Screen Time 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Kidslox 6.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	6.4
Ranking	#6 in Parental Control Apps	#27 in Parental Control Apps
Best for	Apple-only households	Families wanting affordable broad controls
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$49.99/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	3 days
Deployment	Desktop, Mobile	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	iOS, macOS	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features Apple Screen Time 5/5 · Kidslox 5/5
Content filtering	✓	✓
Screen-time schedules	✓	✓
App blocking	✓	✓
Activity reports	✓	✓
Location tracking	✓	✓
Specs
Device platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Device limit	Not checked yet	1 devices
Our review
Pros	Free built-in controls across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Detailed app, website, scheduling, and activity controls Family Sharing and iCloud integration	Free plan supervises one child device Screen-time schedules, filtering, blocking and reports in paid tiers Supports iOS, Android, Windows and macOS
Cons	No location tracking within Screen Time Limited to Apple's iOS and macOS platforms Requires Apple devices for the built-in feature set	Free plan limits manual mode switching to five times daily Basic supports only one device Some monitoring and advanced controls vary by platform
Our verdict	Apple Screen Time is a built-in parental control feature for families managing children’s use of iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It combines app and website activity reports with Downtime schedules, app and category limits, website controls, and… Read the review →	Kidslox is a parental control service for parents and legal guardians managing children’s iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and Mac devices. Its feature set covers daily screen-time limits, recurring schedules, individual app blocking,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Apple Screen Time — where it wins

  • Free built-in controls across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • Detailed app, website, scheduling, and activity controls
  • Family Sharing and iCloud integration

  Where it doesn't

  • No location tracking within Screen Time
  • Limited to Apple's iOS and macOS platforms
  • Requires Apple devices for the built-in feature set

• Kidslox — where it wins

  • Free plan supervises one child device
  • Screen-time schedules, filtering, blocking and reports in paid tiers
  • Supports iOS, Android, Windows and macOS

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan limits manual mode switching to five times daily
  • Basic supports only one device
  • Some monitoring and advanced controls vary by platform

• Apple Screen Time8.6/10 · Free plan

  A free, Apple-integrated control layer for managing apps, content, schedules, and communication.

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• Kidslox6.4/10 · Free plan · 3-day trial

  Kidslox combines free basic controls with broad monitoring and scheduling across four platforms.

  Visit KidsloxFull verdict →