# The GoGuardian App — user reviews > 86 indexed App Store user reviews of The GoGuardian App by GoGuardian, rated 1.30/5 from 173 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-goguardian-app/id1542825746/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-goguardian-app/id1542825746.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 10 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 159 ## What do users think of The GoGuardian App? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - ✅ Helps keep classroom organized - ✅ Effective at blocking inappropriate websites - ✅ Useful for monitoring student activity during class time **Cons** - 🔒 Severe privacy invasion concerns - 🚫 Overly aggressive website blocking - 📵 Blocks legitimate educational resources - 👁️ Constant surveillance of students - ⚖️ Questionable legal compliance with privacy laws - 😰 Causes student stress and anxiety - 🎮 Blocks harmless entertainment and learning games - 🏠 Monitors students even after school hours at home - 📸 Can access camera without explicit consent - 🔍 Tracks IP addresses and personal information - ⚠️ Malfunctions cause data loss - 🐢 Significantly slows down device performance - 🔌 Drains system resources - ❌ Inconsistent and illogical blocking rules - 🚫 Blocks review/feedback buttons to prevent complaints **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes immediately upon opening - Fails to load properly on mobile devices - Screen monitoring is pixelated and laggy - Unresponsive interface - Mixes up student names and displays wrong screens - Blocks legitimate websites unexpectedly - Causes device shutdowns and restarts - Deletes user accounts and saved passwords - Disconnects and reconnects repeatedly - Prevents access to required educational platforms - Interferes with Google Classroom functionality - Blocks the review button preventing user feedback **Most requested features** - Allow regular email accounts instead of requiring school email - Implement time-based restrictions (disable monitoring after school hours) - Improve blocking algorithm to avoid legitimate educational content - Add transparency features showing why content is blocked - Create whitelist system for teacher-approved websites - Reduce system resource consumption - Improve screen monitoring clarity for teachers - Add parental consent mechanisms - Implement privacy controls for personal devices ## Newest reviews (18 of 86) ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-03-28, version 26.2.0* As a student that there district uses gogaurdian and this application is useless and pointless it puts pressure on already stressed out students and a teacher closed my tab over THANKSGIVING BREAK for playing a game and i felt extremely uncomfortable and scared this should not be legal. P. S. I just got my tabs closed for watching YouTube. its after school hours ### 1/5 — Student here- I HATE THIS. *2026-03-07* I am a student that is one of the top of the class AND STILL SUFFER BECAUSE OF THIS APP. I once opened “Renaissance” which is a very trustable reading app to find books and test on them. Ever since I was introduced to this app, I kept it as a tab to go in quicker. One day, I opened the tab, logged in, and found “THIS APP HAS BEEN BLOCKED”. I now have to go to something something in order to go in to Renaissance. ITS ANNOYING. After school, I searched “Learning Games”, blocked. I put it in other words, BLOCKED! I also search something for example, “Wild animals that team up together to get food”, it gets blocked. Lots of times I put what shows up in the suggestions because I’m sometimes lazy or what I’m searching is too long! When I click a suggestion I needed, BLOCKED. I have to type it myself! I hate this app. ### 1/5 — This “Tool” needs to be banned *2026-03-06* I go to school and I hate this stupid app I literally logged into Coolmath because I could actually do that and you know what happened every single ad you see just says “This website has been blocked by your administrator” Manzano Mesa if you’re reading this I hope you banned this just like literally every single website I try to log into I feel like a prisoner on my own because I’m being constantly watched and don’t even try I had to log into the same account you’re still gonna get watched so hi I’m Emerson and I’m in third grade and I go to MMES so Shannon Dickson hope you see this and you’ll ban this stupid app and I give it ZERO STARS ### 1/5 — I hate this, give us our privacy back *2026-03-04, version 26.2.0* this is the only reason I downloaded goguardian. To write a HORRIBLE review. I hate this thing so much and it so incredibly annoying! I think I can speak for all students here, we want privacy. We don't want privacy because we're doing bad things, we want privacy because this thing basically lets teachers spy on us. I got in trouble for searching up "whobis the father of Aphrodite" and got in trouble because it was "iready time". I hate this app so much and I'm giving this thing the lowest rating I can. ### 1/5 — Worst app ever to exist. *2026-03-04* I’m a student, and I’m a beginner in Italian. My Italian teacher recommended the class to use ‘WordRefrence’ so we did, 3 days later it was blocked. Mind you, this website is used for LOOKING UP words in a language YOU DON’T KNOW, it’s meant to be a replacement for translate/google translate. Not to mention, the over blocking, this hasn’t happened once with WordRefrence, but I was in the middle of a coding app (I am speaking about Scratch) and in the middle of it, it was blocked by gogaurdian. I got a 0 on the assignment, despite me telling the principal, he said ‘well it isn’t educational!!’ well my bad, since when was coding for TECHNOLOGY isn’t educational. Also, the constant watching. The teachers can see your screen 24/7 all day, all night. Even during BREAKS. Mind you, not all people have home computers and want to keep their privacy, but they can’t. Due to the 24/7 watching. ### 1/5 — Please read this- *2026-03-03* This app is horrible, I think that yes schools should 100% block inappropriate websites but the fact that a website actually not even that, a AI has kid’s personal information scares me. Also no to mention that when say personal information I MEAN it, teachers and look at what your doing even after school WITHOUT any form of consent! and this website can track stuff like IP addresses and other stuff that it shouldn’t. The fact that kids can’t have their own privacy at least a little bit is so frustrating. Not to mention after all these reviews schools still use it which I find even more scary. I hope if everyone reads this please please please consider what it does. ### 1/5 — This app is the privacy breaker. *2026-03-02, version 26.1.0* If you never experienced being watched by the FBI because you’re on the watch list, being watched by your teacher on GoGuardian is the exact definition of that. ### 1/5 — This "tool" needs to go. *2026-03-02* I'm a student, and I hate this stupid tool that my school uses. They block everything with it, the school or a teacher can just shut down my browsing until they feel like turning it back on. I've even had google docs and slides blocked multiple times, causing me to lose most my progress on assignments, some of them were even big projects that hugely affected my grade. GoGuardian also acts as a spyware. I was told by my band teacher a few years ago in 6th grade that if a teacher or admin really wanted to, they could just go on GoGuardian and spy on kids why they're at home. This isn't just students not liking having games blocked. It's active based on the chromebook, not even the internet, so if someone connects to their home internet while out of the school they can still be watched. This app is just Spyware wearing a thin veil of student protection. Stop spying on minors and find a better way to moderate. ### 1/5 — DELETE GOGUARDIAN *2026-02-13, version 26.1.0* It is really weird and spying on peoples computers is illegal ### 1/5 — I Just Wanna Say This. 💢☺️🫵🙏😭🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 *2025-06-29, version 1.18.2* Privacy alert lol ### 1/5 — Literal malware *2025-06-20, version 1.18.2* When I sign in to my personal computer it tracks my account from my school computer into every other account that is linked through all my devices Now I can’t even get on YouTube on my computer because of this, and it blocked the review button ### 1/5 — I Just Wanna Say This. 💢☺️🫵🙏😭🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 *2025-05-04* SO First Off…. Incoming crashout This App Shouldn’t Have Never Been Created because It is a Privacy Issue because My cLass can’t even Watch yt vids in 2024 bc of “Gaming” blockage and plus we Cannot play Our Fav Games that were popular in 2021 and Plus now in 2025, we CANT EVEN WATCH A SINGLE Yt vid bc OF THE DISTRICT “THIS VIDEO IS BLOCKED BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON ALLOW LIST”??????!!!!!!! omg someone help I’m being captured by bore provokers. why do u kneed An allow list. *Crashing out* Delete this app it is illegal Anyway…. Just please lay off the Blockage. Bahahaha ur ratings dropped Pooh Pooh nya nya Nyah niw har har nana baby. Cry about it +womp whomp + go to ur mommy F this ### 1/5 — not functional *2025-02-19, version 1.15.2* this app does not work. ### 1/5 — DONT USEEE ‼️ *2024-12-06, version 1.13.4* This is the worst app to ever exist I hate it so much, whoever made this was out of their mind, I could not go on the apps I wanted to go on to do my essay and got an F this is not helping education this is ruining it. ### 1/5 — This app is a waste of storage and time. *2024-11-13* This app is disgusting. It spyed on my device and it locked my device. I had to wipe my hard drive just so I could gain control over my device again. 0/10. I am so sorry to the students who have to live with this garbage watching them everyday. ### 1/5 — Two teachers and students *2024-10-21* This app not only my students don’t like it, but it also has hardware problems like it slows down the computer making the Chromebook completely unusable because they cheap out on computers. They would be super good if they didn’t have go guardian and the fact that’s a requirement is insane. The fact that they can seek every aspect of it just disgusting. Also to meggymeg I saw your little comment. And I understand why you want this and why the students want it but it’s not only that it’s spyware, but it also slows down the computer and eats up all the resources. Making it impossible for students to even do their work. Thank you for understanding. ### 1/5 — Never Again... *2024-10-04* This app is terrible teachers should never us it ever. So here's the story, I got caught logging to kai cenat and ice spices gyatt stream during class because of go gaurdian so then my gf thought I was wierd so she broke up with me so i was deppresed so I didn't getbto college. ### 1/5 — DOES NOT PROTECT KIDS *2024-09-16, version 1.11.2* First of all, let me say I am a student, but I value education. I have been using this app for 3 years now, and it does nothing. It is somewhat useful for when you make a “screen” or whatever, (I am a student, not a teacher) as that blocks everything except for a couple good websites. Other than that it is awful. It blocks obvious stuff like porn hub and TikTok, but there have been various ways over the years to bypass that, and some of them still work. Even when you don’t do those methods there are thousands of websites that are unblocked, and will be discovered. My school blocked every search with “mes” as a way to block games and memes, but that blocked things like “Mesopotamia” too. You can still just search “game” or “meme” and it works. My school spends $10000 a year on this, however we had to fire our librarian. Also it can use your camera without you knowing, which is technically spying/stolking. This has done too much damage to our school and I’m tired of it. Sign the online petition to ban it with over 18000 signatures. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-08-04* If you’re a school reading this I’m glad you are the app is absolutely horrible it blocks every app including kid friendly apps which also it blocks websites that are also kid friendly and is extremely easy to bypass allowing you to play video games I don’t recommend using this ### 1/5 — WHY DID THEY EVEN MAKE THIS? *2026-06-20, version 26.4.0* I’m a student KIPP and my teacher uses this Admin Ahh tool TO LITERALLY SPY ON YOU AND BLOCK THINGS THAT ARE ARE EDUCATIONAL ### 1/5 — No privacy *2026-05-13, version 26.3.1* Get this app if you want your privacy taken away from you completely. This app used to have a feature before they removed it where they could turn on your webcam and you had no way to turn in off. Some of my homework requires me to go on websites, like art class where I need to find info about the art piece. While I’m looking, 90% of the websites will be blocked. I’ll be looking at the website, “art.com” or “pablopicassoofficialart.org” and it will be blocked. Do not get this app unless you want to torture your child, students, or I guess yourself. ### 1/5 — It sucks😕 *2026-05-04, version 26.3.1* As a teacher, respectfully, this app did NOT work for me. Also, I think this is an invasion of privacy, and this should not be legal. #respectpeoplesprivacy ### 1/5 — Stupid privacy invasion *2026-04-16* I’m an LanSchool student but why does it basically control your own computer and you can’t do anything about it. It makes the student feel like a prisoner. And then they block every single fun website, are they trying to take away every ounce of our joy ### 1/5 — It is racist *2026-04-04, version 26.2.0* I literally said that we need to end racism to my friend on school Gmail and I got flagged. ### 1/5 — IF I COULD GIVE ZERO, I WOULD *2026-04-01, version 26.2.0* THIS STUPID APP INVADES PRIVACY AND TEACHERS NEVER BLOCK ACTUAL INNAPROPRAITE WEBSITES AND INSTEAD BLOCK HARMLESS GAME WEBSITES ### 1/5 — I HATE THIS APP *2026-03-28* I have no privacy at ALL, I cant do nothing without a teacher CONSTANTLY watching me. this app litterally lets teachers track you without consent, i might just get a lawsuit on this app, and its so annoying, i searched up” who created go guardian” AND IT WAS BLOCKED and mind you everything i searched was block like wheres my privacy ho ### 1/5 — NO DAMN PRIVACY *2026-03-28, version 26.2.0* Im a student named jaxon serrano i hate this app i get that its to keep students on task BUT ITS ABILITIES ARE WAY TO OVERPOWERED it can disable browsing, close tabs, monitor your screen, check your browsing history, block websites, and even turn on your camera to see what your doing in person… i wish i can give this 0 stars, we are in America, we have freedom stop taking that from us we have a right for privacy TAKE THIS APP DOWN NOW! It treats you like a damn prisoner copy and paste this message for others to see it. ### 1/5 — This needs to go *2026-03-28, version 26.2.0* This app needs to go I was literally checking my grades and my teacher decided to close my tab out for no random reason please somebody file a lawsuit against this app ## Most praised reviews (5 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Most of the hate is from salty students *2025-04-18* This is a great app for keeping the classroom organized. Great for all school technology and should not be used on personal devices. All the hate is from students who aren’t doing what they are supposed to and get called out on it. I wish I could give a higher rating but can’t. ### 5/5 — PLEASE READ THIS! *2024-11-25* I am a teacher. And I have tried to get this app so I can monitor and control my students computers but it requires a school email which I don’t have. And I can’t get access to make an account to monitor my students. So please can it just require a regular email? Because I’m always catching my students on games or not doing what their supposed to be doing and I can’t do anything about it. ### 5/5 — ? *2024-04-02, version 1.6.2* Does this app show your screen to see what your child is doing ### 5/5 — Wow! Just wow! *2023-03-21* Makes teaching so much easier ! ### 5/5 — This is the worst app ever *2022-02-12, version 1.0.58* Why should we not download it I thought it was cool and all but I was so wrong this is for restricted parents and Evan worst my teacher blocks everything so bad --- *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 2026-09-10.*