Comparison

Caught vs Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Caught

Features
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Explore, Connect, and Experience the World with Caught! Caught brings people out into the real world — to explore, touch, smell, and hear what’s out there. It’s about turning passive screen time into active adventure time. Whether you're creating or participating; with the Caught app, you can experience interactive tours, treasure hunts, team-building events, educational trainings, rallies, and more — all created using the powerful Caught Toolbox. Caught helps you deliver immersive, motivating experiences that inspire curiosity and movement that motivate people to move, explore, and interact. • Get Outside and Engage Caught encourages people to look up from their screens, interact with their surroundings, and connect with each other. • Geolocated Challenges Use real-world locations to trigger tasks, puzzles, quizzes, or creative missions that encourage movement and exploration. • Tailored Experiences From corporate team-building and onboarding to school field trips or social events, Caught adapts to your goals and audience. With the Caught Theme Editor you can easily customize the look and feel of all your apps! • Interactive and Fun Participants solve challenges, earn points, unlock new tasks, and collaborate—or compete—in meaningful ways. Caught transforms any environment into a playground for discovery!

About

Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

Manage your children's digital experiences across Amazon devices and services. Set time limits, customize content, and monitor activity to foster healthy digital habits. Supports up to four child profiles.

Highlights
  • Set time limits
  • Prioritize learning content
  • Review child activity
  • Manage content library
  • Create child profiles
  • Pause/resume device access
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Easy-to-use Parental Controls The Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard app is specifically designed to help parents and guardians build safe, healthy digital behaviors with their family across Amazon devices and the Amazon Kids+ subscription. Manage and customize your kids’ experiences with easy-to-use parental controls for up to 4 child profiles. Configure age-appropriate settings, set time limits, keep track of child activity, manage content, and more. The Amazon Kids+ Parent Dashboard App works with Fire tablets, Amazon Echo speakers, Kindle e-readers, Fire TV, and other mobile devices. An Amazon Kids+ subscription is not required to use the free parental tools. Easily adjust whenever & wherever • Adjust parental controls from the convenience of your phone without interrupting your child’s experience. • Pause/resume your kids' access to their device even if your kids aren’t near you. Featured parental controls • Time limits: set time limits for a child’s total screen time for the day or the use of certain types of content. Or, set a time when your child's devices turn off at night and how long they stay off. • Learn first: prioritize books and learning apps before kids focus on entertainment content. • Child activity: review your child’s use of particular types of content, or see specific titles to learn more about what each child is enjoying. • Manage your child's content: block specific Amazon Kids+ titles, add content from your Amazon library, or adjust the age filter based on your child's maturity, tastes, and sensitivities. Tips from family safety experts • The Family Trust team within Amazon Kids partners with leaders in children’s safety, privacy, and development to ensure Amazon Kids is helping families build safe, healthy digital behaviors. Customize each child profile • A child profile allows kids to explore content and other experiences on Amazon in a safe digital environment. A child profile is needed to set parental controls with Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard. • Provides kids with a customized, age-appropriate experience specifically designed for kids. • Create up to 4 child profiles per Amazon Household. Amazon Kids+ Amazon Kids+ is a digital subscription designed for kids ages 3-12 that can be accessed across compatible Amazon and mobile devices. With Amazon Kids+, kids can enjoy ad-free apps, videos, games, books, and kid-friendly Alexa experiences in a safe and trusted digital environment equipped with easy to use parental controls. Try 1-month for free today. For customers located within the European Union, United Kingdom, Brazil, or Turkey: By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use applicable for your country. Please also see the applicable Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-Based Ads Notice for your country. Links to these terms and notices can be found in the footer of your local Amazon homepage. For all other customers: By using this app, you agree to the applicable Amazon Conditions of Use (e.g. www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (e.g. www.amazon.com/privacy) for your country.

Screenshots

Caught4 screens
Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard at every 3 weeks against Caught's every 5 months. Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard also leads on chart position (#128 vs unranked). Caught's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caught ships an update every 5 months, Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Caught versus Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaughtAmazon Kids Parent Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (40K ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.6% of reviews
Number of ratings40K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#128 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB94 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCaught GmbHAMZN Mobile LLC

Bugs and requests

Caught

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Pause feature doesn't work
  • Time limits don't get enforced
  • Resets time limits without warning
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices
  • Confusing navigation and settings
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  • Inability to approve app requests from the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to automatically pause screen time in intervals
  • Ability to set time limits for specific apps
  • Option to add temporary screen time extensions
  • More granular time limit settings (e.g. 15-minute increments)
  • Separate settings for different devices (e.g. tablet vs Echo Dot)
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  • Notifications for app approval requests

In-app purchases

None

Caught

No in-app purchases

None

Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Caught free?
Caught is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard free?
Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Caught or Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard have ads?
Neither Caught nor Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caught or Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard?
Caught ships an update every 5 months, and Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Caught was updated on September 23, 2026 and Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard on September 24, 2026.

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