# MrArthur – Parental Controls — user reviews > 80 indexed App Store user reviews of MrArthur by MR ARTHUR, rated 4.39/5 from 80 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mrarthur-parental-controls/id6443722754/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mrarthur-parental-controls/id6443722754.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 65 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of MrArthur? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 User-friendly interface and easy setup - 💡 Innovative rewards system linking education to screen time - 🎯 Effective screen time management and reduction - 🔒 Content filtering and child safety features - 📚 Encourages educational app usage - 😌 Reduces parent-child conflicts over screen time - 🎨 Attractive and intuitive design - ⚙️ Customizable settings for each child - 📊 Helpful activity monitoring and statistics - 🏆 Empowers children with choices in earning screen time **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent glitches affecting time tracking - 💳 Billing issues and early payment charges - ⚠️ App blocks WhatsApp without explanation - 📱 Installation problems on some devices - 🔄 Screen time doesn't properly reset - ⏱️ Delayed or inaccurate time calculations - ❌ Unresponsive customer support - 🎮 Rewards not credited after completing tasks - 🚫 Exploitable glitches (keeping app open counts as learning) - 😠 Overly strict parental control approach **Commonly reported bugs** - Time glitches when parents add screen time - Screen time not resetting properly between sessions - Educational task rewards not being credited - App counts as learning when open without actual engagement - Installation failures on iPad and other devices - Page refresh required to see accurate time remaining - Billing charges occurring earlier than promised trial period **Most requested features** - Shared device mode for family tablets - Support for WhatsApp and other messaging apps - More accurate time tracking system - Better customer support responsiveness - Fix delayed reward distribution ## Newest reviews (10 of 80) ### 4/5 — Très bonne app de contrôle parental :) *2023-11-10, version 1.4.6* Simple d’accès et vraiment user friendly ! ### 4/5 — Looks helpful! *2023-10-11, version 1.4.4* I like all the information I’ve seen so far in regard to reducing screen time for children. I like how it encourages the to use educational content to unlock their fun and entertaining content. The ability to customize the options and ways that the apps keeps kids safe and focused is great! ### 5/5 — Easy to use and very informative *2023-10-09, version 1.4.4* One of the best apps available for parental control. I wish i had this when my kids were younger. Very easy to use and cost is worth every penny. ### 5/5 — Great initiative *2023-09-26, version 1.4.4* This application might be one of the best purchases for parents. What your children do is critical for their future. This app is very interactive and easy to use. ### 5/5 — User friendly *2023-09-05, version 1.4.2* This app I find is user friendly and easy to use, worked according to description and will definitely recommend this to friends and family ### 4/5 — Good. *2023-09-03, version 1.4.2* Good premise, and great overall execution. Helped me so much! And my kids are a lot better off now! ### 5/5 — Awesome app for parental control *2023-08-08, version 1.3.9* Hi my name is Josh and my son Felix has been playing a lot with is new iPad and we put a parental control with mr Arthur and it worked and reduced his time to 30min. I would recommend for any parents! ### 4/5 — Parent app *2023-07-20, version 1.3.6* Great app will definitely use!!! ### 5/5 — Good For Child Protection from unwanted things *2023-07-19, version 1.3.6* Best app the AI tools helps alot to make a plan and giving best guidance to keep child protected and safe. ### 5/5 — Good to protect your kid *2023-07-17, version 1.3.6* Best way to protect kids from explicit content on internet. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Me no like me have no peace *2026-01-23, version 1.8.8* This app is the same as having Palestinians and Israelis with Russians Americans and Ukrainians and Iranians in a room with a bunch of knives this destroys the peace idk why you would have to get an app like this it’s not your business you shouldn’t just have to look over their shoulder all the time and if they are you failed you should not raise them for to do this kind of stuff ### 1/5 — Glitching *2025-02-16, version 1.7.9* My thing is like glitching and keeps on removing my time when my parent adds time on it and it’s kinda getting annoying so I would want that to get glitch fixed ### 1/5 — This is a scam ! *2025-02-14* I decide to have free trial, but I don’t have a choice even cancel my trial , they take money much early they promise. They took the money earlier than they promised. I tried to write to the Appel and to them, but they did not help me. The program is unsuccessful and does not work. Unfortunately, no one will help you. All they need is to take your money. Avoid this program. **Developer response:** The app works perfectly and Apple or us refunds everyone when asked. You can request a refund to contact@mrarthur.io ### 1/5 — It’s not fair *2024-08-06* I don’t like how they don’t allow WhatsApp and my expects me to do five hours of education **Developer response:** Don't worry Paul, you will unlock time on WhatsApp every 5 minutes of education. The 5 hour goal set by your parents is for the whole day. You don't need to do it entirely each morning :) ### 1/5 — LOL *2024-06-12, version 1.4.27* There was a glitch. as long as you have to app open, it still counts as you learning. I am currently abusing this glitch. I have not learned a single bit. ### 1/5 — Very hard to install *2024-06-06, version 1.4.26* I paid for this app and I’m trying to install that in my child iPad but does not work ### 1/5 — HORRIBLE *2024-06-02* HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE!! **Developer response:** So sorry you find it hard kiddo. After a few days kids enjoy learning on fun apps. Try a few of them you'll be surprised :) ### 2/5 — It’s not fair *2024-10-15* I don’t like how they don’t allow WhatsApp and it glitched again it said it was on five minutes but it is not ,I have been refreshing the page so many times **Developer response:** Don't worry Paul, you will unlock time on WhatsApp every 5 minutes of education. The 5 hour goal set by your parents is for the whole day. You don't need to do it entirely each morning :) ### 2/5 — Not bad but not good *2024-08-18, version 1.5.0* I love this app but sometimes it just takes to long for the five minutes and my mom put 6 hours for 24 questions or something and I did 2 questions and didn’t receive my 16 minutes on both of them I’m sad because I can’t play Roblox anymore :( ### 2/5 — Not good *2024-07-20, version 1.4.33* I recently got this for my daughter and it was working well until she noticed a few bugs. Sometimes the screen time she already used won’t reset and sometimes when she does some education, she doesn’t receive some screen time. I’m thinking of deleting this app because of the bugs that are occurring, but if after some time and I see that the bugs are fixed, I might keep this app. But please, fix these bugs. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — It’s not fair *2024-08-18* I don’t like how they don’t allow WhatsApp and my expects me to do five hours of education. And when I do the math of it the thing glitches and I can’t have entertainment time on my phone **Developer response:** Don't worry Paul, you will unlock time on WhatsApp every 5 minutes of education. The 5 hour goal set by your parents is for the whole day. You don't need to do it entirely each morning :) ### 5/5 — This is very cool *2024-07-19* I really love the educational aspect of this app. My kids will be using it allot because wholesome activities are always needed in my household ### 5/5 — Great App! *2024-07-17, version 1.4.33* This is a great app that can be very helpful for everyone. It could help because it provides us with nice and important learning. I highly recommend you guys to use this app, thanks! ### 5/5 — Love the concept *2024-06-11, version 1.4.27* I always thought how nice would it be if there was an app could help to manage kids’ screen time on games and social media without having to keep looking over their shoulders on what they were doing on the phone, and no need to keep saying “last 2 mins” repeatedly til getting a sore throat. I already accepted the fact that we can’t really ban kids using phones, but I just wish for a way to somehow manage how they use their phones. Then I came across this app and thought I would give it a try. Surprisingly, this app not only fulfills my wishes, on top of that, it has a system to encourage kids to learn in order to earn screen time. For those who already subscribed to learning apps like Duolingo, you will find this app very helpful to make learning even more effective even for adults like myself. Set up could take a little effort and you will need to have 2 devices, but after the set up, it works as it should. hopefully they will come out with a shared device mode soon which will be great. ### 5/5 — Thank you *2024-05-04, version 1.4.20* Great app that helped our family be in safe mode and avoid getting nervous every minute for our kids. ### 5/5 — Comprehensive Parental Control Solution: Mr. Arthur App Review *2024-03-30, version 1.4.18* In an era where children are growing up immersed in digital devices, finding the right balance between exploration and safety can be challenging for parents. Mr. Arthur offers a user-friendly interface that makes navigating through its features a breeze. Setting up profiles for each child and configuring restrictions is straightforward, even for those less tech-savvy parents. Overall, I think this is the best app parent should download. I will be a commendable solution for parents like us who are seeking to navigate the complexities of raising children in a digital world. Its intuitive interface, robust features, and commitment to privacy make it a standout choice among parental control apps. I think With Mr. Arthur by their side, parents can enjoy peace of mind knowing that their children are safely navigating the online landscape. ### 5/5 — Easy parenting hack for online safety *2024-02-08, version 1.4.14* Exceptional parental control app! Easy setup, lots of features, educational for parents and peace of mind knowing my children’s online activities are safe. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2023-12-19, version 1.4.8* So far i am loving this app. I was desperately seeking something like this and finally got one! ### 5/5 — Excellent concept *2023-12-02, version 1.4.7* The ability to craft your child’s screen time is much needed! ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2023-10-30, version 1.4.5* Great app will definitely use and recommend. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-17.*