Cheapest parental control app for iPhone
The cheapest parental control app for iPhone is usually the one that charges once for the whole family. SimpleSentinel is one price for every child and every device, billed by Apple, after a 7-day trial.
Most parental control apps price by child or by device, so a family with two children and a shared iPad pays two or three times over. SimpleSentinel's Founding Family price is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year for unlimited children and devices, for the first 1,000 families, and it never goes up while you stay subscribed. The regular price after that is $16.99 a month or $149.99 a year.
One price, unlimited children and devices. 7-day free trial, billed by Apple.
What cheap really means for a family
How parental control apps are priced
Three models are common on the App Store: a price per child, a price per device, and tiers that unlock features as you pay more. Each looks small on its own. A family with two children, two iPhones and a shared iPad can end up paying for three devices or two children, and the features parents actually want often sit in the top tier. Before comparing monthly numbers, find the per-child and per-device lines in the listing.
One price, every child, every device
SimpleSentinel charges one subscription for the whole family. Unlimited children, unlimited devices, every feature, and sitters and guardians at no extra cost. The Founding Family price is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year for the first 1,000 families and never goes up while you stay subscribed; the regular price is $16.99 a month or $149.99 a year. Apple bills it to your Apple ID after a 7-day trial, and you cancel in your Apple subscriptions like anything else.
When it is not the cheapest
For one child on one phone, a per-device plan with a lower monthly number can cost less than SimpleSentinel, and Apple's own Screen Time costs nothing. SimpleSentinel is built for the family that has outgrown one Downtime a day: a one-tap pause from your phone, a clock your child cannot slide back, chores that lock the phone, and a message your child cannot ignore. If Screen Time already does the job for your family, start there.
Compare the price side by side
The comparison pages put SimpleSentinel next to two other iPhone parental control apps, each at its own App Store price on the day the table was built, and next to Apple's Screen Time.
SimpleSentinel pricing
SimpleSentinel vs Bark
SimpleSentinel vs Qustodio
SimpleSentinel vs Screen Time
How much is parental control?
Pricing
Founding Family (First 1,000 Families)
7-day free trial. Unlimited children and devices.
$9.99/mo
or $99.99/yr
About 28 cents/day for every device & child.
Your price never goes up as long as you stay subscribed.
Regular Price
7-day free trial. Unlimited children and devices.
$16.99/mo
or $149.99/yr
About 41 cents/day for every device & child.
Compare to A locked-down phone @ $1,000/yr per child.
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