![]() Kaspersky Safe Kids doesn’t have the real-time content filtering you’ll get with Net Nanny, but it more than covers the parental controls basics, and it costs just $15 to protect unlimited devices for a year. There are significantly cheaper apps around, though. Bark also uses text analysis to spot issues in web content, but isn’t as successful as Net Nanny, and it costs a similar $99 a year to cover unlimited devices. That’s not an unusual price for Net Nanny’s level of features. Still, it’s possible the prices will be significantly higher by the time you read this.) (As we write, the company says these prices are discounted, with ‘30% off for a limited time.’ A quick visit to the Wayback Machine showed Net Nanny offering the same prices six months ago, though, so it doesn’t seem that limited. The second covers up to five desktop or mobile devices for $55, and the third protects up to 20 devices for an annual $90. ![]() The first protects a single desktop for $40 a year. Net Nanny’s pricing is a little more complicated than usual, with three plans on offer. That’s an issue with all parental controls apps, though, and the ability to offer even partial protection on desktops is still a major plus point. Keep in mind that features vary depending on the platform – Windows and Mac laptops don’t support location tracking, for instance. Support for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS and Kindle Fire ensures you can run Net Nanny just about anywhere. Net Nanny has added geofencing support, too, allowing you to define important locations (home, school, grandma’s, whatever you need) and get alerts when a child leaves or arrives. Tracking tools include the ability to view the location (and location history) of all your children on a single map. The company hasn’t forgotten the basics, and you can also block or restrict app usage, limit screen time, and view detailed reports on your child’s recent activities. There’s smarter YouTube monitoring, too, with search and viewing histories. The app’s web content filtering doesn’t rely on simple blacklists and site categories, for instance – it uses real-time content analysis to detect issues on every web page your child tries to access. Net Nanny may be one of the oldest names in the parental control software business, but it’s kept adding new features, and the latest edition includes tools you won’t always see in the younger competition.
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