BackGroundFlow vs AlertBird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BackGroundFlow
Immerse yourself in calming background music for sleep, concentration, or relaxation. This app offers curated sound scenes to gently guide you into peaceful moments during a busy day.
- Calming background music
- Curated sound scenes
- Promotes restful sleep
- Enhances concentration
- Tranquil moments
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BackGroundFlow is your personal space for calm, focus, and deep rest. Choose from soothing ambient scenes and gentle noise to help you sleep better, concentrate longer, or simply unwind during a busy day.
AlertBird
This parental control app monitors children's online activity, sending instant alerts for dangerous keywords in searches and messages. It allows parents to track multiple devices and manage family groups, ensuring a safer digital environment for kids.
- Track keyboard input
- Instant keyword alerts
- Family group management
- Multi-device tracking
- Built-in keyword lists
- Push notifications
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AlertBird is a parental control app for parents to keep track of the input activities of their kids. Get instant notifications when children use dangerous words in their search terms and chat messages. *** Features *** - Create or join Family Groups - Keep track of the activities of multiple devices - Built-in keywords by category - Instant push notifications to multiple family members *** How does it work? *** 1. On Parent's device: Parent installs AlertBird and Logs in as Admin. 2. On Kid's device: Parent installs AlertBird and scans the QR code to join the Family. 3. On Kid's device: Switch to the AlertBird keyboard and disable other keyboards. Once the keyboard is enabled, AlertBird will begin tracking the keywords and send alerts whenever they are triggered. It's suggested to enable the system's built-in "Screen Time" to stop kids from changing the keyboard settings. This version supports only English Language. Terms and Privacy: https://puppyguard.app/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BackGroundFlow at none against AlertBird's 3. BackGroundFlow also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). AlertBird's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. AlertBird sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. BackGroundFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.
BackGroundFlow ships an update every 8 months, AlertBird every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BackGroundFlow | AlertBird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitry Gaponenko | PPG TECH LIMITED |
Customer experience
BackGroundFlow
AlertBird
In-app purchases
BackGroundFlow
No in-app purchases
AlertBird
- SafeKids$19.991 Month
- SafeFamily$29.991 Month
- Alertbird IAP$7.99
Questions
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