The Best Apps for Controlling and Limiting Kids’ Screen Time

Smartphones are small miracles. If your kid has a smartphone, they have access to the world’s accumulated knowledge and whatever TikTok is. Unfortunately, owning a smartphone also means access to porn , violent imagery, and other disturbing content that they’re just not mature enough to see. The other big risk: constantly disappearing into the world of the phone, much of which is designed to be addictive, and not participating enough in real life. Thankfully, with the rise of these smartphones has come a number of parental-control devices and apps that help you do everything from block problematic sites to set weekly screen-time limits. These six apps, in particular, are excellent tools for monitoring your kids’ usage and setting parameters on what they’re able to see. They’re a must for parents worried that a smartphone might screw their kid up. Best All-in-One Parenting App: OurPact Parental Control and Kid Tracker A continual parent favorite, the OurPact Parental Control and Kid Tracker is our pick for best-in-show if you want a little bit of everything. Control screen-time limits, block apps, locate, track, and shut down texts: This one does it all, and it does it all well. There’s even another app, OurPact Jr., that gives kids the information they need regarding their screen-time allowance and schedules. (Free, $2, and $7 monthly plans) Available on: Google Play Best Parental Control App for the Young Gamer: Azoomee Question: What to do for the kid who chews through ever…