SPIN Safe Browser vs KidzSearch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPIN Safe Browser
This app provides a secure browsing experience by automatically blocking adult content, pornography, and harmful websites. It offers enhanced safety features and ensures safe search results on popular engines.
- Automatic content blocking
- Safe search enforcement
- YouTube Restricted Mode
- Passcode protection
- Domain blocking/allowing
- Ad-free experience (with subscription)
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SPIN Safe Browser: Protect Yourself from Inappropriate Content Stay Safe Online with SPIN Safe Browser SPIN Safe Browser is your trusted companion for secure browsing on iOS devices. Automatically blocking nudity, pornography, and harmful content, SPIN ensures a safer online experience for you and your family. Are you a School or Business? Consider the enterprise version of our SPIN Safe Browser with full mobile device management integration - available via Apple School Manager and Apple Business Manager. Upgrade to SPIN+ for Enhanced Safety Unlock advanced features with SPIN+: ◆ Allow or block specific domains ◆ Set a passcode for added security ◆ Save and restore domains and bookmarks with iCloud integration ◆ Enjoy an ad-free experience (ads are shown without an active subscription) Why Choose SPIN Safe Browser? ◆ Comprehensive Protection: Blocks nudity, pornography, and harmful content ◆ Secure Browsing: Ensures a safe browsing experience for you and your family ◆ #1 iOS Internet Filter: Trusted by users for filtering inappropriate content and enforcing safe search on Google, Bing, Ecosia, and DuckDuckGo Key Features of SPIN Safe Browser ◆ Automatic Content Blocking: Blocks pornography, adult content, nudity, unsafe search engines, file-sharing sites, VPNs, and proxies ◆ YouTube Safety: Enforces Restricted Mode for safer YouTube viewing ◆ Zero Configuration Needed: Safeguards are pre-enabled and enforced ◆ Fast and Reliable: Built on Mozilla open-source browser technology for speed and reliability ◆ Universal Compatibility: Works on any WiFi or cellular connection Automatic Blocking of Harmful Content ◆ Pornography and Adult Content ◆ Nudity ◆ Unsafe Search Engines ◆ File Sharing/Peer-to-Peer Sites ◆ VPN and Proxy Sites Download SPIN Safe Browser Today Protect yourself and your loved ones with SPIN Safe Browser. Enjoy peace of mind while browsing, knowing that SPIN is actively blocking explicit content and ensuring safe searches on Bing, Google, Ecosia, and DuckDuckGo. License Agreement Apple’s Standard License Agreement - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://spinsafebrowser.com/spinprivacypolicy/ Terms of Use - https://spinsafebrowser.com/?page_id=89
KidzSearch
This app offers a secure online environment for children, providing safe web, video, and image searches. It features educational content, moderated forums, and a kid-friendly encyclopedia, all filtered to ensure a protected browsing experience.
- Strictly filtered web, video, and image search
- Moderated Q&A forum (KidzTalk)
- Kid-friendly encyclopedia
- Student news articles and social network (KidzNet)
- Educational games and music stations
- Daily fun facts and curated videos (KidzTube)
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The KidzSearch app is made by the same company that runs KidzSearch.com, which is a safe search tool used and trusted by 1000's of private and public schools, as well as parents at home. KidzSearch results are always Strict Filtered. KidzSearch provides safe web, video, and safe image searching. All search terms are checked against our proprietary filtering algorithm and database for safety. In addition, websites visited are screened for safety before they can be shown. Users can sign up for an optional free account that lets them add additional websites or keywords they want blocked. YouTube filtering can also be set to standard safe search, YouTube Kids only, or blocked. Parents and teachers can review the history of all websites visited which cannot be deleted or edited to improve monitoring. Website history can be searched using keywords, or you can just view blocked content. In addition to safe searching, the KidzSearch app provides many other features students really enjoy using, such as finding safe kid-friendly online music stations, games, educator selected learning videos, a moderated Q&A forum called KidzTalk, a safe student encyclopedia, student news articles, top websites for kids, cool facts updated daily, a fully moderated safe social network (KidzNet) that lets kids read, comment, and even contribute news articles, and much more. An academic focused autocomplete based on subject popularity helps students find the best topics to search. KidzSearch also has a proprietary keyword filter that blocks unsafe terms from being searched, including many spelling variations for added safety. A feature called Boolify helps students learn how to search better using boolean logic (And/Or/Not) and a graphical interface teaching tool. KidzTube is a popular section that is updated daily with handpicked best of videos that make learning fun. Our kid-friendly 200,000+ article encyclopedia contains articles that are reviewed for safety with daily updates to keep it current. All entries are designed for younger student reading levels. The Top Sites section is a great resource that has a fun graphical display of all the best websites for students selected by educators. KidzSearch news and KidzNet feature age-appropriate news articles covering topical subjects in many areas. Kids can also vote on, comment, and contribute their own articles. Our Cool Facts section offers daily fun facts on a variety of topics. KidzSearch has been rated as a Top 25 Learning Website for Educational Quality by Common Sense Media and is the leading search engine used by public and private schools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SPIN Safe Browser at 4.4 against KidzSearch's 3.4. SPIN Safe Browser also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 33). KidzSearch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SPIN Safe Browser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. KidzSearch asks for nothing beyond the download.
SPIN Safe Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SPIN Safe Browser has 2.7K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of SPIN Safe Browser's written reviews are positive against 48% of KidzSearch's.
SPIN Safe Browser ships an update every 6 weeks, KidzSearch every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | SPIN Safe Browser | KidzSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.7K ratings) — better | 3.4 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews — better | 48.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | National Education Technologies Inc. | Dale Bock |
Customer experience
SPIN Safe Browser
KidzSearch
Bugs and requests
SPIN Safe Browser
Reported bugs
4 issues- Can't delete the app
- YouTube videos not blocked
- Bypass filters using Google search
- Crashes when opening tabs
Requested features
4 requests- Add dark mode option
- Allow customization of blocked sites
- Improve tab management
- Better integration with iOS features
KidzSearch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SPIN Safe Browser
- SPIN+ Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- SPIN+ Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
KidzSearch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is KidzSearch free?
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