Surfie vs Parental Control Netspark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surfie
This app helps parents protect their children online by monitoring their location and website usage. It can block inappropriate content, enforce safe search, and analyze social media for bullying.
- Child location tracking
- Website usage monitoring
- Social media chat analysis
- Content blocking
- Safe search enforcement
- Internet access scheduling
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Surfie-Guard Surfie-Guard safeguards kids from cyber-bullying and harmful content and helps parents keep track of kid's location and website usage. Surfie-Guard also enables parents to limit and control their kid's access to offensive internet content, such as: pornography, hate, violence, drugs, gambling , etc. With a fast, simple and easy registration process Surfie-Kids delivers a user-friendly experience. SURFIE Guard FEATURES: • Tracks child’s current Location and today's location history • Analyses WhatsApp and Facebook chats and posts for bullying events • Blocks inappropriate websites based on the age of the child • Enforces safe search for major search engines • Allows internet access at specific times of the day • Limits internet access for a specific amount of time Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life
Parental Control Netspark
This app offers comprehensive content filtering for videos, images, and text to protect children online. It allows parents to set screen time limits, block inappropriate content, and receive alerts for concerning activity. The app also prevents its own removal without parental consent.
- Real-time content filtering (video, image, text)
- Removal prevention
- Parental alerts for sexting and app installations
- Predefined and custom filters
- Screen time limits
- Manage multiple accounts remotely
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Netspark- Real-Time Content Filtering Video, Image & Text Filtering l Parental Control You can get everything you need in one app with Netspark's video, image, and text filtering - the most comprehensive filtering app on the market! The Netspark app provides complete content filtering for iPhones and iPads, as well as the most complete protection while maintaining access to the content you and your family value. Main features of the Netspark app - - Automatically block inappropriate content - Removal prevention– the app cannot be removed without a parent’s permission - Parental alerts- get alerts on sexting content, new app installations , unapproved installation attempts, content blocking, and more - Enjoy predefined filters by category - Partial clothing filtering - Screen time limit - set daily and weekly limits for the amount of time your child can spend surfing the Internet or using apps offline - Create custom exceptions for which apps and websites are approved for your child to access - Manage multiple accounts from the parent’s device, or remotely online (each device requires a separate license) - Make changes to your managed devices easily with our user-friendly local and online interfaces, available in both English and Hebrew In-App Purchase - One-year subscription for $150 (free for the first week). - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the current period’s end, and the account holder will be notified of the cost of renewal. Per Apple’s policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that application, where applicable. Term of use: https://www.netsparkmobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/End-User-License-Agreement-Netspark-December-2022.pdf Privacy policy: https://www.netsparkmobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Privacy-Policy-Non-EU.pdf Have questions? We have answers! Have feedback? We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at: https://www.netsparkmobile.com/en/contact-us/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Surfie at 3.5 against Parental Control Netspark's 2.5. Surfie also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Parental Control Netspark's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 0%) and ratings volume (17 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Parental Control Netspark sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $89.99 per year. Surfie asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surfie holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Surfie's written reviews are positive against 29% of Parental Control Netspark's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Surfie ships an update every 2 months, Parental Control Netspark every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surfie | Parental Control Netspark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better | 2.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PURESIGHT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | NetSpark LTD |
Customer experience
Surfie
Parental Control Netspark
In-app purchases
Surfie
No in-app purchases
Parental Control Netspark
- Netspark Filtration7 Days trial$89.991 Year
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