# Playtime Shield vs Havenly Parental Control

The clearest difference is price: Havenly Parental Control at Free against Playtime Shield's $1.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Havenly Parental Control is free to download; Playtime Shield costs $1.99 up front. Playtime Shield sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Havenly Parental Control sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

## The numbers

| Metric | Playtime Shield | Havenly Parental Control |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | — | **[5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/havenly-parental-control/id6741699842/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | — | **6** |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Size | 21 MB | 11 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Playtime Powerup LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1712824324) | [MorlockStudios LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1721803053) |

## What reviewers say

### Playtime Shield

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playtime-shield/id6471345457)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Multiple Custom Profiles | $0.99 | one-time |
| Time-Restricted App Usage | $0.99 | one-time |
| Family-Wide Multiple Profiles | $1.99 | one-time |
| Family-Wide Timed Apps Usage | $1.99 | one-time |


### Havenly Parental Control

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/havenly-parental-control/id6741699842)

This app helps parents manage their children's device usage by blocking specific websites, apps, and in-app content. It allows for setting screen time limits, scheduling downtime, and preventing risky app installations, all controllable remotely without requiring child accounts.

**Highlights:** Block websites and in-app content, Block mobile game ads, Remote control management, Set daily screen-time limits, Schedule downtime, Pre-block risky apps, Instant alerts for blocked content

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Havenly Plus | $1.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Playtime Shield free?

Playtime Shield costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Havenly Parental Control free?

Havenly Parental Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Playtime Shield or Havenly Parental Control have ads?

Neither Playtime Shield nor Havenly Parental Control shows ads.

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