CK vs Jamf Parent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CK
This app offers a secure and filtered internet browsing experience for iOS users, ensuring CIPA compliance for educational institutions. It provides granular, identity-based reporting and policy-driven web access control, whether users are on-premises or traveling globally.
- Secure internet browsing
- Identity-based reporting
- Policy-based filtering
- CIPA compliance
- Global web access control
- MDM deployment
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The ContentKeeper CK-AUTH App provides users with a protected Internet browsing experience in conjunctions with the ContentKeeper Secure Internet Gateway (CK-SIG) system. The App provides for highly granular users-identity based reporting along with single sign-on support. User access to Internet resources are controlled by a sophisticated policy-based filtering engine. Features :- • Allows iOS users to have the same level of filtered and controlled web browsing access when either on-premises or travelling globally • Provides for policy-based high performance visibility of all web traffic and search engine activity • Ensures CIPA compliance for the education sector The system is easily deployed via a supported MDM system to the iOS endpoints. The system automatically detects when an iOS device is on-network or mobile and adjusts accordingly. The app does not involve the use of a Proxy server. Note: ContentKeeper Secure Web Gateway V190 or above and associated licence subscription is required.
Jamf Parent
Manage your child's school-issued device with this app. Restrict app and website access, control device features like the camera, and schedule usage times for homework or bedtime.
- Restrict and allow apps
- Restrict and allow device features
- Restrict and allow websites
- Schedule app restrictions
- Receive arrival notifications
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Jamf Parent empowers parents to manage their children's school-issued devices. Using the intuitive interface, you can restrict which apps your child can access on their device, receive notifications when your child arrives at school, and schedule homework time or bedtime by using Device Rules to allow or restrict certain apps. Key features: - Restrict and allow apps in real time (including games and social media) - Restrict and allow device features (including the camera) - Restrict and allow websites - Create scheduled app restrictions for homework time, bedtime, and timeout
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jamf Parent at 2.3 against CK's 1.4. Jamf Parent also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jamf Parent holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of CK's written reviews are positive against 4% of Jamf Parent's.
CK ships an update every 9 months, Jamf Parent fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CK | Jamf Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (18 ratings) | 2.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 4.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ContentKeeper Technologies | JAMF Software |
Customer experience
CK
Jamf Parent
In-app purchases
CK
No in-app purchases
Jamf Parent
No in-app purchases









