Comparison

Safer Web vs Kidos

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

Head to head
About

Safer Web

This app provides a secure browsing experience for children by acting as a wrapper for a safe search engine. It blocks restricted keywords, websites, and advertisements, ensuring a safe online environment for young users and offering peace of mind to parents and educators.

Highlights
  • Safe search engine integration
  • Blocks restricted keywords
  • Filters websites and advertisements
  • Prevents direct website entry
  • Link-based navigation only
Features
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Wrapper for a safe search engine which ensures safety on the internet for children from Pre-K and up and peace of mind for teachers and parents. Safer Web is a free wrapper app that makes the online kid safe search engine, Kiddle.co, its home page. The app ensures safe browsing by blocking any web searches, websites or adverts that match any restricted keywords identified when following links that take you out of Kiddle.co. Safer Web does not allow you to type a website address directly into it and you can only follow links deemed safe by the search engine and restricted keyword list. Icon design by Luke Bowles.

About

Kidos

This app provides a privacy-first, child-friendly search engine. It filters out adult content and offers a clean, distraction-free browsing experience with easy-to-read fonts and large previews, making it ideal for families and users seeking safe online exploration.

Highlights
  • Child-friendly search engine
  • Filters adult and inappropriate content
  • Privacy-first, no data collection
  • Large fonts for readability
  • Big thumbnail previews for navigation
  • Unlimited bookmarks (Pro feature)
Features
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Kidos: The Safer Way to Search — Built for Families Kidos is a child-friendly search engine and browser built for safer browsing. Whether you are a parent looking for a safe place for your child to explore, or you simply want clean, distraction-free results, Kidos is made for you. Big, easy-to-read type and large thumbnail previews make it easier for children — and readers of all ages — to find the result they want, without stumbling into adult content. SAFER BROWSING • Safe search stays locked on, so adult and violent results are filtered out • Ads and trackers are blocked, so pages load clean • Video is kept to kid-friendly channels, with no autoplay and no comments • Add any site by name to your own always-allowed or never-allowed list • Every search is recorded in an activity log you can read PARENTS STAY IN CHARGE • A 4-digit PIN locks the settings, the site lists and the filter • The PIN is stored in the device keychain, not in plain text • Set a daily time allowance and a bedtime for school nights and weekends • A guided setup walks you through all of it in a few minutes LEARNING BUILT IN • 16 educational games across Maths, Spelling, Puzzles and Science • Nearly 200 questions, with the answer order shuffled every time you play • Three daily quests, sized to finish in a few focused minutes • 28 badges to earn and 100 fact cards to collect • A robot buddy that grows as your child learns • Look something up and Kidos can offer a short quiz on it BUILT AROUND HEALTHY HABITS Progress comes from answering questions and exploring topics — never from time spent in the app. Streaks count the days your child comes back, not the minutes they stay. There are no leaderboards and no comparisons with other children. DESIGNED FOR READABILITY • Large, clear type for easier reading • Big thumbnail previews to help visual navigation KIDOS+ SUBSCRIPTION Kidos is free to use, and everything you set up during setup stays free. Kidos+ unlocks the rest. Prices are shown inside the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation, and a subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.jigsawlab.com/kidos/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.jigsawlab.com/kidos/privacy.html

Screenshots

Kidos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Safer Web at none against Kidos's 2. Safer Web also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Kidos's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 2). On price, ads 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. Kidos sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Safer Web asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Safer Web holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kidos has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safer Web ships an update every 2 weeks, Kidos every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Safer Web versus Kidos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafer WebKidos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews—36.1% of reviews
Number of ratings21.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoth Educational Services (PTY) LTDiComet

Customer experience

Safer Web

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kidos

All ratings1,592 ratings
Positive73.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral9.0%
Negative54.8%

Bugs and requests

Safer Web

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Kidos

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Losing user data and favorites after updates
  • Inability to access Google and other essential services
  • Inappropriate content slipping through the filters

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to delete bookmarks
  • Improved search functionality
  • Expand content library
  • Parental controls and settings

In-app purchases

None

Safer Web

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Kidos

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • 1 Year Subscription$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Safer Web free?
Safer Web is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kidos free?
Kidos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Safer Web or Kidos?
Safer Web is rated higher. Safer Web averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Kidos averages 4.0 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Safer Web or Kidos have ads?
Neither Safer Web nor Kidos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Safer Web or Kidos?
Safer Web ships an update every 2 weeks, and Kidos every 5 weeks. Most recently, Safer Web was updated on November 2, 2026 and Kidos on November 7, 2026.

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