Top 3 Facebook Parental Control Software for iPhone and Android

Qustodio

Qustodio is not merely a Facebook chat monitoring software. It offers options for parents to set time limits for games and other apps, block adult-oriented content, monitor SMS messages and calls, track children’s location as well.

In terms of supervising children’s behaviors on Facebook, Qustodio is capable enough to monitor their friend list, see the Facebook comments sent and received, send notifications to you when your children is chatting with strangers (this option is up to you), and set time limits for Facebook activities. These also apply to Twitter, Snapchat, Whatsapp and other apps.

You need to download this Facebook parental control app on the device you want to monitor and once installed, you can log in and remotely control from any computer or smart phones. You can also select to run it invisibly in the background without letting your children know.

Net Nanny Social

Parents can use Net Nanny Social to protect their families from pornography, online predators, cyberbullying and other threats on the Internet. As one of the best Facebook monitoring software, Net Nanny Social will keep you informed about your kids’ real-time activities with Facebook and their social media habits.

Unlike Qustodio, Net Nanny Social does not require you to download any software. It’s cloud-based and you can log in on any Internet available computer with account, while it also allows you to monitor Facebook activity on iPhone/Android phones. To make sure your children access Facebook with parental controls, just add you children’s name and email address that linked to social media accounts. Then you can check whether your kids are using Facebook and what he/she has done.  

Norton Online Family Premier

Last but not least, Norton Family Premier is also a wonderful software to monitor Facebook activity. This tool lets you set specific time limits for Facebook usage and restrict personal data sharing like cell number and family address to prevent information leakage. It will gather and report everything your kids do online, such as contents they are searching, videos they are watching.

One good thing with this Facebook monitoring program is that you can create accounts and make different rules for each individual child, but there can only be one active profile on each device otherwise the tracked researches and activities may be mixed up.

Comparisons Among the Three Parental Controls for Facebook

After reading this post, which one is the best Facebook parental monitoring software in your eyes? Facebook is always here to stay. With good things it brings, there is also danger and harm. Except for protecting your children from potential risks, it’s also recommended to regularly clean up Facebook browser history and caches with Tenorshare iCareFone Cleaner, also when Facebook takes too much storage on your iPhone/iPad, you can use this iOS cleaning master to free up memory and reclaim more space.