Child Support Mobile vs FollowMyNetwork
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Child Support Mobile
This app streamlines child support management for parents in Illinois. It facilitates secure communication with local offices, provides case updates, and allows users to monitor modification status and request services.
- Monitor modification status
- Request modification
- Secure messaging
- Request specialist call
- Manage multiple cases
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*Please note: This app only works for the following child support program: • Illinois – Statewide DCSS (only parents who have had a modification review on their court order since February 23, 2013) This app simplifies the child support process for parents by connecting them with their local office through messaging, case updates, and important information. The app currently supports Illinois DCSS. Key features: • Monitor your modification status • Request a modification • Send and receive secure messages • Request a call from a child support specialist • Manage multiple child support cases We will be adding more MAXIMUS-operated child support offices in the future. Your local office will let you know when the app is available in your area.
FollowMyNetwork
This application allows subscribers to create a dedicated guest Wi-Fi network. It offers features for setting parental controls, managing basic policies, and assigning devices to household members.
- Guest Wi-Fi network setup
- Parental controls
- Basic policy management
- Device association to household members
- Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
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FollowMyNetwork is an intuitive, easy-to-use mobile application that lets subscribers set up a guest Wi-Fi network, set parental controls, provide basic policy management and associate devices in the network to household members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FollowMyNetwork at 100% against Child Support Mobile's 3%. FollowMyNetwork also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0). Child Support Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
FollowMyNetwork holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Child Support Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of FollowMyNetwork's.
Child Support Mobile ships an update every 5 months, FollowMyNetwork every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Child Support Mobile | FollowMyNetwork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (38 ratings) | 4.9 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAXIMUS, Inc | Adams Telephone Co-Operative |
Customer experience
Child Support Mobile
FollowMyNetwork
In-app purchases
Child Support Mobile
No in-app purchases
FollowMyNetwork
No in-app purchases
