Parental Control vs Not Yet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parental Control
This app acts as a virtual bodyguard for children, offering comprehensive screen time management and online safety features. It allows parents to set app limits, monitor online activities, track location, and manage tasks for their children, providing peace of mind.
- Screen time limits and scheduling
- App and website blocking
- Live location tracking
- Screen capture monitoring
- To-do list management
- Call and SMS monitoring
- SOS emergency alerts
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SmartDaddy parental control and screen time management app is a comprehensive virtual bodyguard for your child, providing peace of mind by creating a safe and secure virtual space for your family. Our app offers an extensive range of features to keep your child safe online and in life. You can set daily screen time limits for certain apps and create custom schedules to balance screen time with other activities. Our Instant Pause and Free Play features let you take a break or reward extra screen time. Create to-do lists for your child and grant screen time as they complete them. Meanwhile, our Call, SMS, Web, App monitoring, and Screen capture features enable you to keep an eye on your child's online activities. Our child safe kit of software features provides full peace of mind with live location tracking and kid monitoring. You can monitor and block app usage, and inappropriate websites for live protection 24/7. SmartDaddy provides seamless real-time tracking, safety, and an easy-to-use interface. It's always on guard, providing benefits such as: ◉ Remotely monitor your child's device screen by screen capture ◉ Screen time control ◉ App/game blocker and schedule ◉ Live location tracker & history ◉ Manage to-do lists for kid’s tasks and homework ◉ App details and activities ◉ Activity report ◉ Call monitoring ◉ SMS monitoring ◉ Website/network usage monitoring ◉ SOS emergency alerts Research shows that the cases of online child abuse have increased by a whopping 50% in times of lockdown. So now more than ever, it's important to practice online child safety parental control. Don't be left to wonder those dreadful “what if” thoughts ever again. Our app is the ultimate parental control and kid guard protection system, allowing you to parent more efficiently with a handy app that truly has you and your family's safety covered. Protect your child from predators, bullies, and other dangerous situations with SmartDaddy. Our child tracking and child monitoring app is affordable with packages that fit your family's size and can be adjusted at any time. Move up to a bigger package or step down to a lower one with complete ease. Try SmartDaddy for free with a 14-day free trial! Download the Parent App, create your account, subscribe to the plan that fits your family, then download the Child App. The setup is simple and can be done in just minutes on your child's phone. Sign in and then start monitoring! Visit https://smartdaddy.app today or contact support@smartdaddy.app for more information. If you have any problems, please take a look at our help pages or contact us via the contact page of our website: SmartDaddy Parental Control App Help: https://smartdaddy.app/help SmartDaddy Parental Control App Contact: https://smartdaddy.app/contact-us Please make sure you have read the following before you use SmartDaddy Parental Control : Privacy Policy: https://smartdaddy.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://smartdaddy.app/terms
Not Yet
This app helps you pause impulsive purchases by introducing a waiting period before you commit. It captures your feelings at the moment of desire, allowing for a calmer, more intentional decision later. The focus is on providing space to think, not on budgeting or tracking finances.
- Add items you want to buy
- Set custom waiting periods
- Capture emotional context of desire
- Review decisions after waiting
- Edit purchase details anytime
- View avoided spending summaries
- Local-first and private data storage
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Impulse purchases don’t happen because you need something. They happen because of a moment. Not Yet helps you pause that moment — and decide later, when it matters. Instead of tracking budgets or telling you what to do, Not Yet adds a short cooling-off period before a purchase and captures how you felt when you wanted it. When the wait ends, you choose — calmly and intentionally. No accounts, no onboarding, straight to the point. How it works • Add something you want to buy • Optionally attach a link or images to remember exactly what caught your eye • Choose a short delay (24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days) • Capture what’s driving the urge • Wait — the item is locked • Decide later: buy it, skip it, or wait longer You can edit items at any time — update the price, notes, links, or images as your thinking changes. When you decide not to buy, you’ll see exactly what you avoided spending — a small but satisfying reminder. Why Not Yet is different Most apps remind you what you wanted. Not Yet reminds you how you felt. By replaying the emotional context — bored, stressed, excited, fear of missing out — the impulse often loses its power. What felt urgent rarely feels the same a few days later. No lectures. No guilt. No pressure. Just space to think. Designed to feel calm • Minimal, distraction-free interface • No accounts or sign-in • No ads • No clutter • Local-first and private Helpful, not obsessive • Gentle notifications at decision time • Simple stats that show what you didn’t buy • No charts or dashboards Not a budgeting app. Not a finance tracker. Just a better moment to decide. Free vs Premium Not Yet is fully usable for free. The free version includes: • Up to 3 active waiting items • Standard waiting periods (24 hours, 7 days, 30 days) • Attach links and images to purchases • Edit purchases at any time • Full decision flow and summaries • Decision reminders • All data stored locally on your device Not Yet Premium unlocks: • Unlimited active waiting items • Custom waiting durations — choose any time that fits your decision • Support ongoing development of the app Premium is optional. There are no ads, no accounts, and no data tracking — whether you upgrade or not. Not Yet — because some things are better bought later. Terms of use: https://sidetrck.org/not-yet-terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Not Yet at every 5 days against Parental Control's every 5 months. Parental Control's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Parental Control sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Not Yet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Parental Control against 4.7 for Not Yet. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Parental Control ships an update every 5 months, Not Yet every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parental Control | Not Yet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SMARTDADDY LLP | Adam Gelatka |
Customer experience
Parental Control
Not Yet
In-app purchases
Parental Control
- Unlock SmartDaddy7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SMALL FAMILY14 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Unlock SmartDaddy7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- MEDIUM FAMILY14 Days trial$17.991 Month
- LARGE FAMILY14 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Unlock SmartDaddy7 Days trial$40.991 Year
- Unlock SmartDaddy7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Not Yet
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$9.99
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