Scouting vs Securly Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scouting
This app helps parents and Scouts track their journey from Lion to Eagle Scout. It focuses on individual progress and requires a my.scouting.org login for parents or youth accounts.
- Track progress from Lion to Eagle Scout
- Parent and youth account support
- Individual experience tracking
- Requires my.scouting.org login
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For parents and Scouts to track the Scouting Experience from Lion to Eagle Scout This app is for parents and scouts only, it is not for adult leaders to track scouts. A http://my.scouting.org/ log in is required and your account must either be connected to a Scout as a parent or be a youth account.
Securly Home
This app provides parents with control over their child's school-issued devices when they are used at home. It offers web filtering, site restrictions, and monitored screen time to ensure online safety. Parents can block inappropriate content, view activity feeds, and pause internet access remotely.
- Web filtering
- Site restrictions
- Monitored screen time
- Real-time activity feed
- Block inappropriate content
- Pause internet access
- Offline scheduling
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Bring the one online safety solution trusted by over 15,000 schools into your home. Wave goodbye to the stress that comes with sending school devices home. Securly Home is a free feature included with your school’s Filter purchase, giving parents control over their child’s school device when it goes home, including web filtering, site restrictions, and monitored screen time. Securly Home lets parents stay informed with what their child is doing online, whether at school or at home. This comprehensive, easy to use app lets parents block inappropriate content, view a real-time activity feed, and pause the internet from anywhere, anytime. Securly Home works with school-owned devices only. Parents can: View a real-time activity feed Customize rules specifically for school devices at home Receive notifications about concerning activity (e.g. bullying, self-harm) Limit screen time from anywhere with the pause button Determine when the internet is offline with offline scheduling Support https://homesupport.securly.com homesupport@securly.com Terms of Service https://www.securly.com/terms Privacy Policy https://www.securly.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Securly Home at 4.6 against Scouting's 2.0. Securly Home also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 13%). Scouting's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Securly Home holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 930 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Scouting's written reviews are positive against 46% of Securly Home's.
Scouting ships an update fortnightly, Securly Home every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scouting | Securly Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (930 ratings) | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.6% of reviews | 46.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 930 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boy Scouts of America | Securly |
Customer experience
Scouting
Securly Home
User reviews
Scouting
From 930 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for tracking progress
- 🚀 Solid app when it works
- 🌟 Good for monitoring scout's progress
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
- 🔁 Endless update loop
- 🤯 Crashes and freezes frequently
- 🔒 Login and account issues
- 📆 Calendar and event tracking problems
Securly Home
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔍 Effective for tracking and monitoring activities
- 🕵️♀️ Helpful in catching cheating spouses
- 💯 Highly recommended and reliable service
- 🔑 Quick and easy hacking/remote access
Room to improve
- 🤔 Concerns about privacy and ethics
- 🔧 Unreliable and buggy performance
- 🚫 Unable to block or filter content effectively
- ⏱️ Slow and unresponsive app
Bugs and requests
Scouting
Reported bugs
5 issues- Incorrect rank and requirement completion tracking
- Unable to submit advancement requirements
- Inability to remove guardians
- Outdated merit badge listings
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
Requested features
5 requests- PDF version of scout handbook
- Integration with device calendar
- Ability to add photos and comments
- Better notifications and alerts
- Improved tracking for merit badges and advancements
Securly Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to clear notification badges
- Inconsistent device connectivity and sync issues
- Frequent crashes and server connection problems
Requested features
4 requests- More advanced filtering and blocking options
- Improved accessibility for users with disabilities
- Ability to set detailed schedules and time limits
- Better integration with school/work networks
In-app purchases
Scouting
No in-app purchases
Securly Home
No in-app purchases
