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Parental controls for Android, out in the open
Know they're okay, without reading their messages.
MobileTracking shows a parent what actually helps: where your child is, how the day is going on their phone, and the few moments that deserve a conversation. It never shows you what they wrote, said or photographed, and your child can see every setting you switch on.
Visible on your child's phone
Set up together in about ten minutes
Never reads messages
Why we built it
Most parents don't want to spy. They want to stop worrying.
Ask a parent why they're looking at parental controls and the answer is rarely "I want to read my child's chats". It's "I want to know she got to school", "I want the phone out of his bedroom at night", or "I want to know if a stranger starts messaging her". Those are questions about safety and routine, and they can be answered without opening a single private conversation.
Many monitoring apps answer them the other way, by capturing screens, copying messages and hiding their own icon. That approach tends to backfire. Children find hidden apps, and when they do, they learn to hide things better, which is the opposite of what keeps them safe. The strongest protection a child has online is being willing to tell a parent when something goes wrong.
MobileTracking is built for that relationship. It gives you signals, not transcripts, and it tells your child exactly what those signals are. You get the peace of mind; they keep their privacy and their trust in you. Read more about who we are and how the app is paid for.
How it works
Three steps, done together at the kitchen table.
Setup takes about ten minutes. Nothing is collected until the two devices are linked and your child has seen what will be shared.
Your browserCreate a codeMake a free account, add your child, and press Create a pairing code.
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Their Android phoneType it inInstall the app, type the six characters, and read the consent screen together.
LinkedChoose what's onStart with two or three features. Your child sees each one you switch on.
10 minTypical setup, start to finish, with your child beside you.
0Messages, photos or calls recorded. Not on any plan.
1Subscription for the whole family, however many children.
AnyBrowser runs your parent panel, including on an iPhone.
One screen for the whole family
Everything you set up, and everything that needs you, in one place.
Where they are
A live map, a day of places, and a quiet alert when they reach school or leave a friend.
Learn more →Screen time and limits
A daily budget, per app if you like, with extra time you can grant on the spot and a bedtime that holds.
Learn more →Web filtering
Adult, gambling and other categories blocked before the page opens, everywhere the phone goes.
Learn more →Calls and SMS
Who they talk to and how often, with unknown numbers flagged. Never the words, never the audio.
Learn more →Social and apps
How long each app is used, which are new this week, and the words you asked us to watch for.
Learn more →Alerts that matter
One tidy list, newest first, of the handful of things worth your attention. Quiet about the rest.
Learn more →Places and geofencing
Draw a circle around home or school, name it, and hear the moment they arrive or leave.
Learn more →Bedtime and routines
School nights, homework hour and a bedtime that winds the phone down on its own, every week.
Learn more →Tasks and rewards
Attach minutes to a chore. They mark it done, you approve, and the time lands in their allowance.
Learn more →The child app
An app on their home screen they can open, listing exactly what is shared and what never is.
Learn more →Device health
Which phones are reporting, what the battery is doing, and a flag when a permission is switched off.
Learn more →Every child, their own rules
A nine year old and a fifteen year old should not share one rule set. Each child gets their own.
Learn more →
Screen time
A daily budget the phone keeps, so you don't have to.
Give each day its own allowance: longer on Saturday, shorter on a school night. The phone counts the minutes and gives a ten-minute warning. When time runs out, games and video pause while calls, maps and anything you mark as always allowed keep working. You stop being the timer, and the argument at the bedroom door mostly disappears.
- Daily budgets, plus limits for the one or two apps that swallow the evening.
- Your child can ask for more time with a reason, and you answer with a tap.
- A bedtime that winds the phone down every night, even when it's offline.
Location
Location that answers one question: did they get there?
Every reading shows its time and an accuracy circle, so you know how much to trust the dot. Save the places that matter, such as home, school or a grandparent's house, and you'll hear when your child arrives or leaves instead of refreshing a map all afternoon.
- Live location for every family phone, with the time of the last reading.
- Arrival and departure alerts for places you name, with quiet hours overnight.
- A daily timeline of stops, so "where were you at four?" has a calm answer.
Safety signals
Warnings when something looks wrong, without the transcript.
An unknown number that called four times today. A new app installed on a school night. A word you chose, such as one linked to bullying or self-harm, appearing in a notification. MobileTracking tells you the signal, the app and the time. What you do next is talk, which is where the real protection comes from.
- Unknown callers and senders flagged, so a stranger stands out.
- Keyword alerts checked on the phone, reporting the word but never the message.
- A tamper alert if location is switched off or the app stops reporting.
What it's like to use
A quiet app is a good app.
Parental controls fail when they shout. After the first week, most families hear from MobileTracking a few times a week, not a few times an hour.
That quietness is designed in. Repeats are grouped into one line, routine events are kept out of your way, and non-urgent alerts wait for the morning. The result is a short list you actually read, which means the day something important happens, you notice.
Privacy
What you can see, and what you never will.
This line doesn't move for any plan or any price. It's also a practical choice: end-to-end encrypted apps such as WhatsApp and Signal can't be read by a legitimate app anyway, and products that claim otherwise rely on tricks that are fragile, invasive, and in many countries unlawful without consent. See what a parental control app can and can't show you for the full picture.
Is it right for you?
Who MobileTracking is for, and who it isn't for.
A good fit if…
- Your child has an Android phone or tablet, and is roughly 8 to 16.
- You want routine and safety signals, not a copy of their messages.
- You're willing to set it up together and explain each setting.
- You have more than one child and want different rules for each.
Not the right tool if…
- Your child uses an iPhone. Start with Apple's built-in Screen Time.
- You want to read chats or monitor someone secretly. We don't do that.
- The phone belongs to another adult. Monitoring adults isn't allowed.
- A younger child with one phone may be fine with free Google Family Link.
How to choose a parental control app, and spot stalkerware →
Our promise
Built to be seen by the child carrying the phone.
A monitoring app that hides itself teaches a child that being watched in secret is normal. MobileTracking does the opposite. The app is visible on your child's phone, with a screen listing what is shared and a note whenever you switch something new on.
Nothing is hiddenA visible app with its own icon and a plain list of what's shared.
Never the camera or microphoneNo photo capture, no ambient recording, no keystroke logging. That won't change.
Consent by designYour child reads the consent screen and taps Continue before anything is collected.
Your data stays yoursNo data sales, no ads in the app. Export or delete a child's data at any time.
On their phone
What your child sees
The child app shows the time left today, lets them ask for more or earn it with a chore, and lists exactly what leaves the phone. Written for a ten-year-old to understand.
Guides for parents
Practical advice, whatever app you use
Our guides cover the questions families actually face, from a first phone to sextortion, and most of them don't involve MobileTracking at all.
Questions parents ask
Before you download
Can MobileTracking read my child's messages?
No. It never collects the text of SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat or any other messages, and never records calls, the camera or the microphone. You see signals such as who called, which apps are used and keyword matches, never contents.
Will my child know it's installed?
Yes, always. The app has its own name and icon, your child reads a consent screen during setup, and their phone shows a note whenever you switch on something new. There is no hidden mode.
Does it work on iPhone?
The parent panel works in any browser, including on an iPhone. The child app needs an Android phone or tablet. For a child with an iPhone, Apple's built-in Screen Time is the place to start.
How much does it cost?
Creating an account is free. Some features need a paid subscription, and one subscription covers every child in the family. Current plans and prices are shown in your panel before you pay anything.
What if my child removes the app?
You get a tamper alert when the app stops reporting, loses a permission or is uninstalled. Removal also takes several deliberate steps. Either way, you find out the same day and can talk about it.
Is it legal to monitor my child's phone?
In most countries parents can supervise the phone of a minor child they're responsible for, but rules vary, so check where you live. It must never be used on another adult's device. Read our guide.
Set it up together this evening
Create your free account, add your first child and link their Android phone with one short code. It takes about ten minutes, and everything is visible on their phone from the start.