10 Best Parental Control App That Cannot Be Deleted for iOS & Android

A dedicated team has tested the most popular parental control apps to find the right and best one for iOS – Android devices. Unfortunately, most come with a lack of features such as web filtering, GPS tracking, and activity reports or don’t work perfectly.

After some research, I found all of the parental control apps in this article are good in all ways for iOS – Android users. You can use their standard features to monitor and restrict your child’s device, web usage, text monitoring, etc. They even work better than Apple’s built-in parental control features. 

Our #1st choice is Qustodio because it provides the best app filtering features in the industry and comes with plenty of features like geofencing, real-time location tracking, web filtering, and uninstall protection. (Your child can’t delete this app!)

1. 🥇Qustodio

Qustodio is one of the best iOS parental control app that cannot be deleted. As I earlier mentioned, it comes with decent app filtering, web filtering and plenty of monitoring features that help your kids have a safe digital experience.

Key Features of Qustodio

App Filtering: Qustodio can easily detect and block more than 9000+ kids’ unwanted iOS apps. Apps include Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, etc. It also limits the use of any iOS app. Qustodio notifies you what apps your child is using. And you can see which apps your child uses mostly.
Web Filtering: Qustodio uses VPN features to identify and block inappropriate websites that children should not visit. Either, you can block any site manually or use Qustodio’s 25+ predefined site categories to access only for children. Unfortunately, web filters from Qustodio work on Safari and Chrome browsers. Don’t worry, you have the option to block unsupported browsers, so your kid can’t even try to use another browser. And yes, Qustodio’s web filtering is much greater than the top VPN protocol!
Time Limits: Qustodio’s time limits feature allows you to set the daily screen time in 15-minute increments. When the projected time is up, you can lock the phone navigation, then it will block all internet connection on your child’s device and lock it immediately. Then it will hide all 4+ ages rated apps instantly. Cool feature!
Scheduling: The schedule feature allows you to set the screen time limits for specific hours. It is incredibly helpful during school hours or a family dinner.
YouTube Monitoring: YouTube monitoring feature from Qustodio helps to track your kid’s search on YouTube. You can either check what videos they are watching.
Activity Reports: Qustodio’s detailed activity reports indicate the daily, weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly reports. You can check which apps your kids use, how long they use, which sites they tried to connect to, and many more.
Family Locator: It allows real-time location tracking including a geofencing option which helps to create zones up to 0.12 miles to 200 meters. The family locator also shares alerts, when your kids are at home or leave.
Call-SMS Monitoring: This feature helps to monitor a child’s call, text message, and iMessage (iMessage requires Mac to do tracking).
Uninstall Protection: Qustodio comes with uninstall protection. Your kids can’t uninstall this app. Because it requires login info, and you have it!

2. 🥈Norton Family

With a Norton Family, you can monitor unlimited iOS devices. It’s a good fit for a large family and if all your kids have iPad and iPhones.

Key Features of Norton Family

App Filtering: App filters really work well on iOS. It can easily block distracting apps such as Snapchat, Telegram, YouTube, Reddit, etc.
Web Filtering: Web filters work best in Norton. It uses VPN features to block inappropriate sites. You can additionally choose from predefined 45+ site categories. Even Expressvpn (The best VPN app) can’t bypass its filter!
Uninstall Protection: Parental app from Norton Family is straightforward to use. And your kid can’t delete or uninstall this app as this app is protected in uninstall protection.
YouTube Monitoring: Track video history, and see which video your kid watches on YouTube.com. Though, this feature doesn’t work well. I recommend going for Qustodio’s YouTube Monitoring feature, it is overall great.
Time Limits & Scheduling: Lack of functions exist in time limits. You can’t specify particular apps to set the time limits for your kid. But, scheduling features works well in Norton Family.
Location Tracking: It provides accurate real-time location information and has geofencing features. You can also create zones up to 2 miles or 3200 meters. You can also ask your kid to share their current location with you over WhatsApp or email.

3.🥉Bark

Bark is an underrated parental control app that encourages parents to discuss with kids and teach them how to stay safe online. It has less invasive monitoring options. Only alerts parents when potential issues come from the kid’s end.

Key Features of Bark

Social Media Monitoring: Bark monitors 30+ social media platforms and apps. You just need to connect your kid’s social media account with Bark. Then Bark will alert you when potential risks and problems are detected.
Monitor Unlimited Devices: Bark is easy to set up and allows an unlimited number of devices which is missing in most parental apps.
Activity Reports: When it comes to talking about viewing activity, it fails to track how long your kid is using any app, how many times they use it, and which app they use most.
Time Limits: Lack of functions exist in time limits. You can’t specify particular apps to set the time limits for your kid.
Location Tracking: You can’t check your kid’s location until you request a check-in.
Website and App Filtering: It blocks kids from accessing inappropriate websites and prevents using specific apps by disabling internet connection.
Scheduling: Allow or disallow particular apps at school hours or at bedtime.
Block Apps: Bark can block a limited number of online apps, but can’t block offline apps such as games, video players, and camera apps.
Text Monitoring: Bark only alerts you when potential issues are detected with a text message or content. But, Qustodio allows you to access your child’s text messages at any time.

4. Net Nanny

Net Nanny has numerous parental control features. It is easy to use, has great customer service, and affordable pricing with a 14-day money-back guarantee. It will keep your kids safe both online and offline.

Key Features of Net Nanny

App Filtering: Net Nanny is able to block more than 120 apps on iOS and Android devices. It can’t block as many apps as Qustodio (Top Competitor) can.
Delete Protection: No uninstall and delete protection here. Your child can delete this app easily. (Hold on, I have tips to make it undeletable)
YouTube Monitoring: You can monitor YouTube activity. Can see which videos and channels your child visits most. Unfortunately, Net Nanny is available only in the browser. You can’t track activity in the YouTube app.
Time Limits: Set the amount of time for your kid, so they can use the device for a particular time. After passing the time limit, the internet connection will automatically pause or disable the device for a certain period. But, a few apps don’t let you set a time limit. It’s a drawback.
Scheduling: Set a daily schedule for device usage in 15-minute increments. It is easy to set up, but it could be improved. It offers more precise scheduling than Qustodio but doesn’t allow more flexibility than Bark.
Location tracking: With this feature, you can see where your child is now, and where they’ve been. It shows real-time location and gets you alert when a child at home, leaves or arrives.
Activity Reports: Check out the reports about your child’s online doing, search history, screen time, app usage, and many more.

5. FamiSafe

FamiSafe from Wondershare is a decent parental control app that cannot be deleted. It has both standard features and pretty cool extras. It is easy to use and provides a vast improvement as a parental control app on iOS, Android, and macOS.

Key Features of FamiSafe

Driving Monitoring: Let’s monitor kids’ driving habits and get alerts when driving dangerously.
Reverse Location Tracking: Best feature I have ever seen. With a reverse location tracking feature, your kid can see your accurate location and touch you in an emergency.
YouTube and Tiktok Monitoring: Check out which videos your kids are watching and get alerts when inappropriate videos are watched.
Web Filtering: Web filters don’t always work. It doesn’t identify potentially inappropriate sites or terms most of the time.
Multiple Device Coverage: It offers 5 to 10 PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads, Chromebooks, Android, and Kindle Fire Tablet. Overall pretty good value.
Screen Time: It allows you to control and block every app on a kid’s device, and set time limits on different app categories. It works well on iOS and Android but does not work well on Chromebook. Also, don’t let you set screen time for all apps.
Live App Monitoring: Famisafe claims to offer live notifications from TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook searches. But, in reality, it doesn’t work well. Famisafe doesn’t flag or record any adult searches on YouTube.
Location Tracking: Great response from location tracking. It will share a live location every 15 minutes. You can also add a new location distance between 0,06-0,60 miles or 100-1,000 meters.
Activity Reports: Activity reports show you the website and app list that your kid visited. But, there is no detailed report, extra options in it.

6. Kaspersky Safe Kids

Kaspersky Safe Kids comes with tons of features that help your kids be safe offline and offline. It’s a beginner-friendly app for each parent and can monitor multiple devices at a time which is the best fit for a joint family.

Key Features of Kaspersky Safe Kids

Web Filtering: With a web filter feature, you can choose manually, which sites your child can access only. You can block or whitelist any website. Surprisingly, not a single VPN can bypass Kaspersky’s web filtering!
App Filtering: It monitors app usage and restricts them if needed. Also can restrict or whitelist 15+ app categories such as Games, Browsers, Files Sharing, and online shopping. It also blocks inappropriate apps and restricts upper-age-rated apps. 
Social Media Monitoring: You can track your kid’s social activity such as posts, friends, comments, reactions, etc. on VK, Russian social media.
Time Limits: It allows you to set screen time limits for using devices. You can set the time of using a phone for your kid.
Scheduling: Choose specific times, specific hours or a day, or a weekend, your child can use your device or don’t.
Battery Tracker: It shows your child’s phone battery level and alerts you when it goes at 15%.
Location Tracking: Show your kid’s current and precise location.
Activity Reports: Check your child’s activities such as which site they use and how long they use.
Safe Search: Stop inappropriate search results from search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo)
YouTube Safe Search: Enables safe search features on YouTube to prevent inappropriate videos from your child.  
Restricted Theme Search Notifications: Send alerts if your kid searches for restricted topics (toba*cco, alco*hol).
Block All Websites: Kaspersky blocks all websites except the site you whitelisted.

7. Mobicip

Mobicip is a great parental control app that cannot be deleted. It is available for all types of devices. It helps kids to keep safe online and parents can manage their devices from anywhere. It is quick and easy to set up. A vast amount of features by Mobicip, you can expect from this parental control app.

Key Features of Mobicip

Scheduling: Mobicip’s schedule feature is great. You can create manual filters for the app and web for a specific period of time for a day, for a week in 5-minute increments.
Screen Limit: It gives you the opportunity to limit the screen time for your kid. When there is no schedule, the kid gets “Free Time”. This app notifies them to use the device. It will be treated as Daily Free Time, which can be adjusted in 15-minute increments each week.
Web Filtering: Filter websites that your child only can access online. There are 15+ predefined categories (Alcohol and Addiction, Games, Mature and Adult, Shopping, Social, and more.) that are not always safe for kids. You can block these categories. Web filters work perfectly in all browsers, even in incognito mode. 
App Filtering & App Supervision: Limit the number of apps your child can use. Mobicip can only restrict 3 predefined categories as Social Media, Entertainment, Games, etc. It also can set limits on the most used apps by your children.
Location Tracking: The location tracking option is good in Mobicip. It shows accurate location information directly on Google Maps. It also shows the last and present location history that stores for up to 30 days. You will get notified when your kid is at home or out.
Social Media Monitoring: Besides limiting app usage, you can also monitor your child’s social media accounts. It works on Snapchat, Instagram (not on iOS), and Facebook. This app can scan only text messages and photos but doesn’t work for content monitoring.
Activity Reports: Mobicip shares a summary of the child’s recent activities with parents. As a parent, you can check out how much they’ve spent on a particular app or website and also can check their search queries, and YouTube Video history.
Uninstall Protection: Without Mobicip’s login information, your child can’t delete or uninstall this app.

8. Screen Time

Screen Time apps help parents to manage their kid’s screen time and device usage. It offers various techniques to cope with digital habits, ensuring a safe and balanced technology experience.

Key Features of Screen Time

App and Device Usage Limits: As a parent, you can set specific time limits on how long your kid can use an app or device each day or each week. Once the time limit is up, all apps will restrict use and devices will limit access to another screen time.
Bedtime and Downtime: You can set the bedtime and downtime schedule and kids will be restricted or blocked from using the device at that time. It will be good for better sleep habits and restrict your kid from doing extra activities on the phone.
App Blocking and Web Filtering: Parents can block or restrict access to selected apps and inappropriate websites. It makes a safe and age-appropriate experience for children.
Content Monitoring: Parents can see insights and reports on the apps used, websites visited, and device usage. Also can review this information to understand their children’s online activities.
Parental Controls Across Multiple Devices: The screen time app allows synchronization on multiple devices. It allows parents to manage and monitor screen time on phones, tablets, and PCs used by their children.

9. Kidslox

Kidslox is another good parental control app. It helps parents to manage and monitor their children’s device screen time and online activities. It provides a range of features to track device usage for kids and create a safer digital environment for them.

Key Features of Kidslox

Screen Time Management: Parents can set time limits on their kid’s devices. Children can only use the device for a selected time.
App Blocking: With this app, parents can block or restrict any apps and games on their child’s device. It prevents them from accessing inappropriate or time-wasting content.
Web Filtering: Kidslox allows parents to filter and block inappropriate websites such as po+rn, casinos, and betting sites. It provides a safer browsing experience for kids.
Schedule and Routine: On this app parents can create schedules or routines for device usage, defining school time, bedtime, food time, and tuition time.
Geo Location Tracking: Kidslox offers a location tracking feature that allows parents to monitor their child’s present and last location. It notifies parents when they enter or leave those areas.
Content and Activity Monitoring: Parents can see detailed reports on their child’s app usage, websites visited, and search queries. It helps them to identify any inappropriate online behavior.
Remote Control: With Kidslox, parents can control their child’s device settings. It is convenient to adjust restrictions or screen time rules.

10. Life360

Life360 gives every parent peace of mind when they aren’t with kids. It ensures your child is safe wherever they go. It offers location-sharing and family safety features. It helps to be connected and stay informed with family members. There are many more features that exist in Life360 only for iOS and Android users.

Key Features of Life360

Location Sharing: It allows kids to share real-time locations with parents on a private map. This feature enables parents to keep tracking their kids’ location and ensure their safety.
Safety Notifications: Life360 provides plenty of safety alerts, such as arrival and departure notifications for each location. It can also send emergency alerts to trusted contacts in case of an emergency.
Driving Safety Features: Including driving safety features such as crash detection and driving habit. It can detect any kid’s present condition, even if they are involved in a car accident, and notify parents to help.
Group Messaging: Family members can do messaging with each other which allows easy communication between them.
Places and Circles: With this app, you can create Places and Circles in the app. Here, Places mean home, school, or work, and Circles mean a group of people, such as family members or close friends.
SOS Button: This app also includes an SOS button that your kid can activate in case of an emergency. When a kid presses the button, it alerts emergency contacts and shares their location with parents.

How to Make an App Undeletable on iOS?

iOS has a built-in feature to make any apps undeletable. You can turn this option On, so your kid can’t have the option to delete an app.

• Open “Settings” on your iPhone
• Scroll down and tap on “Screen Time”
• Then scroll down and tap on “Content & Privacy Restrictions”
• Then tap on “iTunes & App Store Purchases”
• Now select the “Deleting Apps” option
• Select “Don’t Allow” option to prevent Apps from being deleted from your device

After this setting, your kid can’t get any option to delete this app. But, they will get the “Remove from Homescreen” option. And you know, it is not meant to delete.