Hape Engine vs Qustodio Parental Control App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hape Engine
Control Hape's toy engines remotely via Bluetooth. Simulate an authentic driving experience with sound and light effects, and operate the engine's headlight and horn.
- Remote engine control
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Forward and reverse movement
- Acceleration control
- Sound effects
- Light effects
- Headlight and horn operation
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This APP is a remote function controller for the Hape engine. Please buy the engine before downloading and operating the APP. The product and APP are suitable for children over three years old. Download the APP on your compatible smartphone, and connect the APP to the engine via Bluetooth following the enclosed instructions. When you are done, you can launch your engine. Use the APP’s operation interface as panels in the engine’s driving cab. Press buttons to make the engine move forward, accelerate forward, reverse or accelerate backwards. While the engine is working, different sound and light effects simulate an authentic driving experience; the engine's headlight and horn can also be operated via the APP. This APP does not contain any contextual advertising. If you need any support, please contact customer services.
Qustodio Parental Control App
This app helps parents manage their children's digital lives by setting screen time limits, blocking apps and websites, and monitoring online activity. It also offers location tracking and alerts for searches and messages to ensure online safety and encourage healthy digital habits.
- Screen time limits
- App and website blocking
- Web content filtering
- GPS location tracking
- Search and message alerts
- Social media monitoring
- Co-parenting feature
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Awarded PC Mag’s Editors’ Choice, Qustodio Parental Control App makes parenting easier with daily screen time limits, app blocking, kid tracking, AI powered search and message alerts, social media monitoring, porn blocking and more. Start by downloading this Qustodio Parental Control App onto your device. Then download the Kids App Qustodio companion app onto your child’s device or devices. Our two monitoring apps work together to give parents all the tools they need to protect their kids online and encourage a healthy, balanced digital presence. Parents, with Qustodio Parental Control App you can: Protect your child’s online safety • Filter web (block games, porn, gambling and block all unwanted content) • Receive alerts about web activity and blocked websites • Block games & apps • Enforce safe search (filter out inappropriate results in search engines such as Google, Bing, YouTube) • App insights Nurture healthy habits • Set daily screen time limits • Schedule restricted times • Pause the internet at the click of a button • Set limits on games & apps • Custom routines for apps and websites Have full visibility • Receive search alerts • Receive SMS message alerts. • Receive social monitoring alerts. (available WhatsApp, Instagram, and Line) • 30-day online activity reports • App download alerts • Monitor Youtube activity • Track calls • Supervise together: Invite another parent/guardian to monitor and set rules for your child (co-parent) Locate family • GPS location monitoring (geolocation kid tracker) • Find your child’s phone • Locate kids on the move • Share your location • Save your favorite places Choose Qustodio’s basic parental control plan to access some of these features, or upgrade to the premium plan for full access to all features Qustodio Premium family parental control & screen time app is available with an annual subscription. Your payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon purchase confirmation and any unused portion of your free trial period will be ended. Your subscription will renew automatically and at the same cost unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. To avoid being billed for an additional period, subscriptions must be canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and set auto-renewal to off by going to “Settings” on your iPhone or iPad. If you have any questions or need help, contact us at info@qustodio.com We take privacy and the protection of your family and children’s data extremely seriously. We do not and will not sell data to third-parties. Your child’s screen time activity is for your eyes only. Our Terms of Use are available here: https://www.qustodio.com/family/terms/ The Qustodio family parental control & screen time app is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese Dutch & Brazilian Portuguese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Qustodio Parental Control App at 4.2 against Hape Engine's 3.7. Qustodio Parental Control App also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (9.6K vs 9). Hape Engine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and review sentiment (50% vs 15%). On price 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. Qustodio Parental Control App sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $54.99 per year. Hape Engine asks for nothing beyond the download.
Qustodio Parental Control App holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qustodio Parental Control App has 9.6K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Hape Engine's written reviews are positive against 15% of Qustodio Parental Control App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hape Engine ships an update every 19 months, Qustodio Parental Control App monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hape Engine | Qustodio Parental Control App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 4.2 (9.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 15.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 9.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #67 — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hape | Qustodio |
Customer experience
Hape Engine
Qustodio Parental Control App
Bugs and requests
Hape Engine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Qustodio Parental Control App
Reported bugs
3 issues- Settings and restrictions randomly reset
- Inability to block certain apps and websites
- Inconsistent tracking of device usage
Requested features
4 requests- More customizable time and app restrictions
- Ability to block specific websites/content
- Improved compatibility with iOS and MacOS
- Better monitoring of calls, texts, and location
In-app purchases
Hape Engine
No in-app purchases
Qustodio Parental Control App
- Qustodio 5 devices 1-year$54.991 Year
- Qustodio Premium Basic 1y$59.991 Year
- Qustodio Premium Basic ADV$69.991 Year
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- Qustodio Premium Basic PLS$69.991 Year
- Qustodio Premium Basic+Care 1y$72.991 Year
- Qustodio Premium Basic PLS + Care$82.991 Year
- Qustodio 10 devices 1-year$94.991 Year
- Qustodio Premium Complete 1y$99.991 Year
- Qustodio Complete+Care 1y$99.991 Year
- Qustodio Premium Complete ADV$119.991 Year
- Qustodio Premium Complete ADV+Care$119.991 Year
- Qustodio Premium Complete PLS$124.991 Year
- Qustodio Premium Complete PLS+Care$124.991 Year
- Qustodio 15 devices 1-year$159.991 Year
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