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Canopy

Canopy is a parental-control and digital-safety service that filters explicit content on websites and supports parental management across children’s devices. It combines content filtering with tools such as app management, location awareness, sexting alerts or prevention, and removal protection or alerts.

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Device fit

Supported platforms

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Free-plan availability

No ongoing free plan was verified; listed plans are paid.

The official site describes a one-week free trial that converts to a paid plan unless canceled; it does not describe a permanent free plan.

Listed features

From the linked official sources

  • AI Smart Filter blocks inappropriate images and videos before they appear on a protected device.
  • Sexting Prevention on Android and Sexting Alerts on iPhone and iPad detect potentially inappropriate photos and can notify a parent for review.
  • Removal Prevention on Android, macOS, and Windows, plus Removal Alerts on iPhone and iPad, address attempts to disable or remove protection.
  • App Management on iPhone, iPad, and Android lets parents control access to individual apps or games.
  • Location Awareness on iPhone, iPad, and Android provides a real-time GPS map for a child’s device.

What the facts offer

Strengths

  • The service combines content filtering with device-management features such as app controls and location awareness.
  • Protection and parental settings can be managed from the Canopy for Parents app or the web dashboard.

Check the trade-offs

Things to consider

  • The official FAQ says Canopy does not currently scan text messages, emails, phone calls, content within non-browser apps, or videos taken on a child’s device.
  • Some capabilities are platform-specific: for example, sexting prevention is listed for Android, while iOS has sexting alerts and removal alerts rather than removal prevention.

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