Guardian Bubble vs PearGuard

Guardian Bubble — Your Family’s Digital Safety net Empower your family’s digital life with Guardian Bubble — an intuitive, parent-designed app that helps kids build healthy screen habits while keeping them safe and connected. Key Features Screen-Free Schedules & App Limits Set nighttime device breaks, limit daily usage, and gently guide healthy habits. Superlock for Emergency Control Lock your child’s device instantly when focus or safety is needed most. SOS & Beep Alerts Children can trigger an SOS with live location, while parents can beep devices—even on silent—to grab attention. Real-Time Location & Geofencing Track your child’s movements live and set safe zones with automated alerts if they go off-track. Usage Monitoring & Safe Calls Review their app activity, block inappropriate websites or apps, and enable safe, approved contacts only. Customizable Alerts & Insights Get notified about concerning activity and view detailed timelines and usage reports. Built With Parents, Backed by Experts Guardian Bubble wasn’t just created—it was designed with you. We consulted with educators, psychologists, and real parents to build a tool that supports healthy development—not just limits screen time. Whether you’re a working parent in a city or a grandparent abroad, we’re here to help you feel confident in your child’s digital world. Subscription Required This app requires a subscription to access its core features. You can choose from Economy or Premium plans, available on both monthly and annual billing cycles. A free trial may be available depending on your plan. All subscriptions are billed via Apple’s in-app purchase system and managed through your Apple ID account. Subscription Options Include: – Economy (Monthly / Annually) – Premium (Monthly / Annually) You can change or cancel your subscription anytime through your App Store account settings. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

PearGuard is a privacy-first parental control app that runs entirely on your family's devices. No accounts. No cloud servers. No data collection. Parents set policies on their iPhone; children's non-iOS devices enforce them locally. Devices sync directly over an end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer connection whenever they can reach each other, and everything keeps working offline. FEATURES • Screen time limits: daily time budgets and bedtime windows on the child device • Per-app policies: allow, block or time-limit individual apps • Activity view: see what has been used and when, from the parent device • Time requests: child asks for extra time; parent approves or denies • Offline-first: policies apply immediately on the child device and sync when devices reconnect • No accounts: identity is a cryptographic key pair generated on your device, not tied to an email or phone number • No data collection: PeerLoom, Google, Apple and no third party ever sees your family's activity HOW IT WORKS The parent app pairs with the child app using a one-time invite link. After pairing, the two devices exchange signed, encrypted messages directly. There is no intermediary server storing your family's data. REQUIREMENTS • Parent device: iPhone running iOS 16 or later • Child device: Not applicable to iOS devices • Both devices need internet access to sync (any network, including mobile data) PearGuard is built by PeerLoom LLC. We cannot see your data because it never leaves your devices.