Parental Controls

Net Nanny

Net Nanny is parental-control software for monitoring family online activity and filtering website content in real time. It provides customizable controls for screen time, websites, apps, alerts, and reporting through supported device software and a web-based parent dashboard.

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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.

No permanent free plan is stated on the official product, products, or features pages reviewed. The current product pages describe annual paid packages; a free trial was not verified from these pages.

Listed features

From the linked official sources

  • Real-time internet content filtering with customizable allow, alert, or block controls
  • Screen-time management with daily limits and scheduled online hours
  • Website and app blocking with visibility into apps used
  • Alerts and reporting through the Family Feed
  • Parent Dashboard accessible from any device with a web browser

What the facts offer

Strengths

  • The official feature set combines customizable real-time content filtering with website and app controls.
  • Parents can manage screen-time schedules and review online-activity alerts and reports from the Family Feed and Parent Dashboard.

Check the trade-offs

Things to consider

  • The current official product pages identify child-device support for Windows, macOS, and iOS; Android and Linux support are not stated on the pages reviewed.
  • The packages shown on the official pages are annual plans, and no monthly-equivalent price is explicitly displayed.

Sources & verification

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