Parental Control software for iPhone?

[MacInWin]

My daughter is asking for advice on what is a good parental control app for an iPhone. I think she is looking for my young teen grandson. She's read the reviews but is looking for folks with direct experience. And yes, she has looked at the Apple default stuff in iOS, but wants more and maybe something to make sure he can't crack the codes. He's very, very smart, so it needs to be CIA-level secure!

 

[chscag]

He's very, very smart, so it needs to be CIA-level secure!

LOL, c'mon Jake, I hear the CIA is hiring teen agers as hackers because they're so smart.

Seriously, the only app I could find is Net Nanny:

Parental Control for iPhone & iOS

The best parental control and web filtering software. Complete visibility and control over your child's online activity. Sign up today to start.

www.netnanny.com

I'm not sure that is effective though. I would suggest your daughter test it first before employing it on your grandson's iPhone.

 

[MacInWin]

The kid is scary-smart, Charlie! He's home-schooled by his Dad, who has a PhD and is a college professor, so he's being stretched. He memorized the entire first chapter the book of John in the Bible in both English and Latin when he was nine. (Yes, he reads and writes in Latin fluently, and has for about 4 years now.) He's also a crack shot, both with rifle and pistol, a competitive swimmer and is now taking piano lessons. Add in that he's about six feet tall already. And he's 14.

So whatever they get has to be pretty bullet proof. Literally.

 

[Rod]

Good God man, he sounds like a candidate for MI6. Don't send him to Military School. I seriously doubt any form of parental control will hold him back for long, he'll just see it as a challenge and worse than that he may resent it.

 

[MacInWin]

Rod, his Great Grandfather and great-great Grandfather were both career army. His great uncle was CIA. I was career Navy. His uncle was career Army Ranger and then an Army Doctor. His dad was in the Air Force. His mom works for the Marshal Service. It's going to be hard to keep him out of whatever he wants to get into. And he has a younger sister that does everything he does, plus ballet. She's not as good a pistol shot, but at the rifle range she is pretty much unbeatable. They are just ever so slightly overachievers and very competitive. So when I say the parental control needs to be bulletproof, I'm not kidding around. Between the two of them, they crack everything. But he won't resent the fact they put the control on, he understands it is for his protection and he respects his parents. But that won't stop him trying to break through, just for the challenge of it.

 

[Rod]

Seems like his course is set then.

 

[IWT]

So whatever they get has to be pretty bullet proof. Literally.

A straight jacket. Only option!

Ian

 

[ferrarr]

And yes, she has looked at the Apple default stuff in iOS, but wants more and maybe something to make sure he can't crack the codes.

I'm surprised this doesn't do everything they need,

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304

It looks very feature rich and extensive.

 

[MacInWin]

Bob, I did share that with the parents. They want something more than that. I don't know exactly what they are looking for, but will talk to them about it this weekend when they plan to visit us for Easter.