WhiteCat vs SproutControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhiteCat
This app provides network-level parental controls by blocking specific apps and websites on all devices connected to a compatible router. It allows for personalized schedules, content filtering, and internet pausing, helping to manage screen time and online safety for the entire family.
- Network-level app and website blocking
- Per-person and per-device rules
- Customizable schedules for internet access
- Automatic SafeSearch enforcement
- Pause internet for all devices
- Real-time device monitoring
- Remote management from anywhere
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WhiteCat is the parental controls app that actually works. No more late-night TikTok. No more endless YouTube before homework. Requires a WhiteCat router, sold separately at whitecatfamily.com — the app is the remote control, the router does the blocking. Without one there is nothing here to control. NO ROUTER YET Tap "Try the Demo" on the welcome screen. You get the real app filled with a made-up household, the Smith family — their people, their devices, their rules, their schedules. No hardware, no sign-in, no account. Have a look around before you spend anything. WHAT YOU NEED • A WhiteCat Wi-Fi 6 router, sold separately at whitecatfamily.com • This app, to set the rules and see what happened • Nothing installed on your kids' devices WHY THIS ONE HOLDS You have probably tried this before. An app on your kid's phone that got deleted. A screen-time setting that got switched back off. A filter that stopped at the browser and never touched the game. And a 10-year-old who came home from school knowing which free VPN undoes all of it. The difference is where the rules live. Not on the phone. On your router. Every device on your Wi-Fi asks the WhiteCat router where to go, and blocked answers never come back. One rule covers every phone, tablet, laptop, console and TV on the network, in every browser and every app — not only the ones that agreed to be managed. Switching apps doesn't help. Private browsing doesn't help. VPN and proxy sites are blocked as well. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Block TikTok, YouTube, Roblox, Instagram or anything else in one tap • Apply it per person, per device, or to the whole family • Per-person rules — Emma gets YouTube, Jon doesn't • Bedtime at 10 PM, gaming off at 7 on school nights, enforced automatically • SafeSearch on every device, always on • Pause the internet for everyone in seconds • See every device on the network, online or offline • Change any of it from anywhere Bedtime stays bedtime without you standing in the doorway. You stop being the bad guy. The router says no, on schedule, every night. FOR KIDS AND FOR GRANDPARENTS The same network-level blocking that keeps Roblox off on a school night keeps scam sites, phishing and malware away from the people in your family most likely to click. Blocklists update daily. PRIVATE BY DESIGN We don't sell your family's data. We don't mine it. We don't share it. Your activity stays on your router and in your app, not in an ad network's database. WHAT COSTS MONEY AND WHAT DOESN'T Buy the router and it works. Malware, scam and phishing blocking for every device on your Wi-Fi is included — free, with no time limit. The Family plan adds the parenting side: per-person schedules, screen-time rules, app blocking, SafeSearch, gambling and adult content blocking, and weekly insights. EUR/USD 5.99 per month, or 49.99 per year. First month free with every router purchase. WHO SELLS WHAT The app is published by White Cat Cloud Inc. Routers are sold by Cluster s.r.o. in the EU and by White Cat Cloud Inc. in the US. SUBSCRIPTION Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://whitecatfamily.com/privacy
SproutControl
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Sportontrol helps parents protect kids’ screen time with real system-level app locks. Choose apps for lock sessions. When a locked app opens, iOS blocks it. Unlock with remote parent approval—or a local PIN. Use iCloud for remote family management, or stay local-only. Cloud is optional. What you can do • System-level locks via Screen Time capabilities • Two rules: daily time limits (great for games and short video), or schedule-based lock/unlock cycles (great for study hours) • Remote family: approve unlocks, toggle sessions, temporary unlock (e.g. 30 minutes or until tonight) • Local-only mode: no iCloud required; set up on the child’s device with PIN fallback • On-device usage summary after authorization • Transparent status: clear alerts for syncing, sync issues, or lost permissions Why Sportontrol Many families don’t lack rules—they lack clarity, consistency, and visibility. Sportontrol turns “which apps, when” into enforceable lock sessions, and stays honest about limits: protection depends on system authorization. A child may still turn off Screen Time in Settings—we never claim “impossible to bypass,” but we help you see when protection may be off. One app for Create Family / Join Family / This Device Only. Download Sportontrol and make screen-time rules clear—starting today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SproutControl at none against WhiteCat's 2. SproutControl also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). WhiteCat's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. WhiteCat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. SproutControl asks for nothing beyond the download.
WhiteCat ships an update monthly, SproutControl every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WhiteCat | SproutControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | White Cat Cloud Inc. | Chengdu ppTribe Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
WhiteCat
- WhiteCat Standard Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- WhiteCat Standard yearly1 Month trial$49.991 Year
SproutControl
No in-app purchases









