Net Nanny Child App User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience6.5% of reviews
Neutral1.6% of reviews
Negative experience91.9% of reviews

~ Based on 123 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Net Nanny Child App Safe?

Net Nanny Child App does not appear safe based on available data. AppsHunter Safety Score for Net Nanny Child App is 29/100.

This assessment is based on 664 user ratings, with an App Store average of 1.4/5.

Safety Analysis

8.1% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
89.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 664 App Store ratings for Net Nanny Child App.

Is Net Nanny Child App Legit?

Net Nanny Child App appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Net Nanny Child App is 78/100.

Based on 78 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Terrible internet!!!

It’s the worst ever my dad usually says if they have bad ratings he won’t let us have them but he got this and my iPad is new so it’s not because it’s old ,it’s because it’s a terrible app bad internet bad everything tried sending texts won’t send,going on Roblox won’t work dad tried fixing it btw my dads great with technology but he can’t do it he says it’s for our safety but from what? Can’t even get on any games or apps net nanny doesn’t let u do anything it’s terrible DO NOT GET THIS APP
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Terrible

Doesn’t work I hate this for my child. They got past it easily.

app is so bad

this app is so bad i can’t do school work or anything on it. i can barely use my music and text. parental controls on iphones are enough. parents should mantain a healthy relationship and be able to trust their kid to have a phone it’s so dumb.

Nooo!!!!

Yes, it does. Stop you from looking at bad stuff but do not get it because if you don’t give it full access to your location or turn it off it will ruin your phone. You can’t text you can’t search anything on the Internet you won’t even connect to your Internet and many other apps will be ruined Who gave this app such power over your phone 😳😳😳
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Bleh

Dude this thing is the worst thing ever, can’t even change my settings back, it doesn’t unlock when it’s supposed to and it blocks the most random ahh apps

hatredincarnate

I absolutely loathe this app. Not only does it block websites that are not even bad٫ but I can go on absolutley nothing at all. No website٫ no app٫ nothing. Whenever I am given extra time٫ the app never acknowledges it and I'm stuck with it on paused device while it's fluctuating back and worth between 12 seconds٫ 13 minutes٫ or 1.25 hours. There are no words to describe how much I hate this app.
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admin

net nanny good app

RUBBISH APP DO NOT INSTALL IT WILL CAUSE A VIRUS

This app is terrible! I tried setting up this app for my son today and managed but it instantly caused an intense virus and hacked his phone! DO NOT INSTALL FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR CHILDREN’S PHONE THIS WILL CAUSE VIRUSES AND COMPLETELY TAKE AWAY THE INTERNET AND MOBILE DATA AND YOU CANNOT DELETE THE APP, IF YOU DO IT WILL JUST REMOVE FROM THE SCREEN BUT ITS STILL THERE SO DO NOT DOWNLOAD IF YOU WANT TO BE SAFE FROM VIRUSES! STAY SAFE DO NOT DOWNLOAD GOODBYE!
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What is this app

This app is so bad, it gets me mad how i can only use 1 minute in all my socials while at the age of 14! I understand for kids under 12 but for a teen really we need our right to privacy and this app accesses everything on my phone. I hate how it literally just gives one more minute like can’t it at least be 5 or 10? why do parents pay so much for an app that instead of taking care of your children it’s making them do things behind their back more often. I think all controlling apps would just be deleted because for parents to have a good relationship with their children they need trust not some app controlling every move in our phones.
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Trash Garbage Disgusting Horrible

I hate net nanny. I had to write this review on a document instead on the App Store at first because of the restrictions that Net Nanny give me. Even worse these restrictions weren’t set by my parents. Net Nanny set them. The no Internet thing, my dad got rid of that as soon as he gave started this app for me. It still gives me a internet limit of four hours. Also, the timer runs even when the screen is off. So if I use it in the morning, I don’t have Internet for the rest of the school day. My dad downloaded net nanny on my phone, and on my computer so I can’t even do school work for the 2 last periods of school. The worst part, the last 2 periods are lunch (I can’t use my phone for communication or entertainment) and English ( the only important subject I have this semester) net nanny also sometimes just stops the NN Child app from working and sends me a notification to restart the app when clicked. But the clicking doesn’t work. I still don’t have internet access after. Every time my internet access ends, I will message my dad to give me more but net nanny also sometimes blocks the messages app. Since NN is an app in your phone or computer, VPNs also don’t work. It also automatically blocks social media apps and websites so I can’t use discord, google chat, instagram, for any communication. Even worse, my friends use Google chat and Instagram. My school uses Instagram for clubs and teams. and I need discord for two of my classes for group project work. I was also blocked from Google classroom even and my dad had to manually unblock it. it seems like NN’s idea child protection is to just block Internet completely. I also get an anxiety whenever I have to tell someone that there is a parental controls app monitoring me. Overall, it is very annoying to use for both my parents and me I wish any other app to monitor me. My entire social life is decimated by this one app, for a ninth grader, that is a big deal. I have Let down my friends multiple times because of the restrictions this gives. Anyways I hate this app and I hope this app dies and gets sent to the deepest depths of hell to rot.
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False advertising.

This blows.
"Reality is often disappointing."
Plus, requires your location, which is unnecessary tracking. You're letting a random company track your location for absolutely nothing. Save your money for something else, folks.

victim of net nanny

it all began on a tuesday morning. i woke up, tried to go on my cute lil youtube shorts AND I COULDNT!! wanna know why?? net nanny. my day was ruined. i got my snack and sat down to eat and bam, no youtube shorts. just that picture of the lil girl shrugging. why’s she shrugging anyways? she knows what she’s doin. ruining my day. anyways, it’s day 2 of net nanny but i’m staying strong. don’t use the app if you want your kids day to be decent 🤠
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Bruh,

I hate this app, it does not work! I will wake up in the morning and it will say that I used all my time. One time I woke up and it had said that I had spend 25 hours on my phone in that one day. And on top of that if I go over my screen time, I will have no internet. The only thing I can do is text. Over all it is just a pain. If you are looking for some kind of screen time thing, use the apple screen time because it is so much better.
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does not work

after installation when using apps it says now internet. this might be the certificate not renewed as mentioned in the last review or two

Net Nanny

(21/4/24)

Great app that causes trust issues and unhealthy relationships between you and your child

honestly I actually don’t know the single purpose of this app. yes, it has “control” and “management” over a child’s device—if you can even call it that—but it clearly does it poorly. This is one hell of an app; there are glitches and is too expensive for a parent control app. my father has tried putting it on my pc (he has paid the money for it), and guess what? It took forever loading and when it did—it didnt work at all. he has contacted the team with emails and reviews but then again, one hell of an app, he got no help.

the fact that parental controls like this one basically destroys your relationship with your child after download. they invade privacy (which is important, let me tell you that), which causes negativity between you and your child and trust issues. it has every little detail about your child from this: location, activity, apps opened, history, etc. you’re controlling your children in a way that you shouldn’t. if you really want your children to remember all this when they’re older—feel free to download.
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Doesn’t Work on iPhone Anymore

This app doesn’t work. Won’t install on the iPhone. Apparently an issue with the security certificate with Apple expired. Last update was two years ago.

No longer working on IOS

I was having issues with the app and tried reinstalling it. It now freezes at the MDM/VPN connection and can’t finish installing. The app hasn’t been updated in 2 years and now no longer functions.

Please Do Read This

Hello! My Parents Have Installed This App For Me (Because I’m Not Legally 18 Yet) , But This App Has Helped With A Lot Of It’s Quick Features. But However… This App Has Still A Few Issues. Here Are Some Of Them!

1. This App Signs Me Out Most Of The Time Whenever I Log Out, Making It Hard To Use It Consistently.

2. This App Often Makes The Internet Worse, AND Slower. Which Is The Reason Why I’m Not Able To Use YouTube. ):

3. This Is The Final Reason, But It’s Because Only The App Only Really Exists Because It’s Restricts The Ability To Access Inappropriate Content And Website.

~💜🌈🫧Thank You For Reading!💜🌈🫧~
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Horrible

This is for parents that have a horrible relationship with their children. Please do not download for the sake of your child

Not great

Service support was like talking to a wall, it cuts out the internet for apps such as gps, safari, amazon no internet. 2 stars cause they have a no hassle refund policy.