OurPact vs Apple Screen Time

OurPact8.9Visit Apple Screen Time8.6Visit

Higher score OurPact #3 in Parental Control Apps 8.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit OurPact

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

• OurPact fits best

  Large families needing many device licenses

• Apple Screen Time fits best

  Apple-only households

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Side by side

Feature	OurPact 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Apple Screen Time 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Parental Control Apps	#6 in Parental Control Apps
Best for	Large families needing many device licenses	Apple-only households
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$69.99/yr	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	iOS, macOS
Support	Email, Docs	Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features OurPact 5/5 · Apple Screen Time 5/5
Content filtering	✓	✓
Screen-time schedules	✓	✓
App blocking	✓	✓
Activity reports	✓	✓
Location tracking	✓	✓
Specs
Device platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Device limit	20 devices	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports up to 20 child devices on Premium and Premium+ Combines schedules, app controls, filtering, screenshots, and location tools Includes device restrictions, removal prevention, and new app alerts	Free built-in controls across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Detailed app, website, scheduling, and activity controls Family Sharing and iCloud integration
Cons	Child-device support excludes Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS The free tier is limited to one child device Content monitoring is reserved for the Premium+ plan	No location tracking within Screen Time Limited to Apple's iOS and macOS platforms Requires Apple devices for the built-in feature set
Our verdict	OurPact is a parental-control app for families managing children’s iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Parents can set recurring daily and weekly screen-time schedules, establish daily allowances, block or allow individual apps, filter… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OurPact — where it wins

  • Supports up to 20 child devices on Premium and Premium+
  • Combines schedules, app controls, filtering, screenshots, and location tools
  • Includes device restrictions, removal prevention, and new app alerts

  Where it doesn't

  • Child-device support excludes Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS
  • The free tier is limited to one child device
  • Content monitoring is reserved for the Premium+ plan

• 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

• OurPact8.9/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad parental-control toolkit for families managing up to 20 child devices.

  Visit OurPactFull verdict →
• Apple Screen Time8.6/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit AppleFull verdict →