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Alternatives to Kidslox
20 parenting & family tools sit alongside Kidslox in this directory. Below is what separates each from Kidslox on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- 13
- Kidslox starts at
- Free, then $9.99/month
Why people look past Kidslox
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Kidslox entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Kidslox starts at $9.99/month. Across the 14 parenting & family tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $8.99/month.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Child GPS tracker and parental control app
- Starts $9.99 a month cheaper, at Free.
Shared family calendar for coordinating activities
- Starts $7 a month cheaper, at $2.99/month.
Baby tracker for new parents
- Starts $38 a year dearer, at $47.99/year.
Save and organize your kids' artwork
- Starts $65.01 a product dearer, at $75/product.
The must-have family organizing app
- Starts $20 a year dearer, at $29.99/year.
The all-in-one childcare app
- Starts $9.99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
Every Kidslox alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidslox (this page) | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 2 | |
| Find My Kids | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| FamCal | Free, then $2.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| Glow Baby | Free, then $47.99/year | Freemium | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| Artkive | Free, then $75/product | - | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| Cozi Family Organizer | Free, then $29.99/year | Freemium | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| Brightwheel | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| FamilyAlbum | Free, then $7.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| BabyCenter | Free | Free | 1 | vs Kidslox |
| Care.com | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| Apple Screen Time | Free | Free | 1 | vs Kidslox |
| Baby Tracker - Newborn Log | Free, then $4.99/one-time | Freemium | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| Brili Routines | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| FamilyWall | Free, then $4.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| Circle | $49/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Kidslox |
| Bark | $5/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| FamiSafe Location | $9.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| Canopy | $99.99/year | Subscription | 1 | vs Kidslox |
| FamiSafe | $9.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| BusyKid | $4/month | - | 2 | vs Kidslox |
| Famzoo | $5.99/month | - | - | vs Kidslox |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Kidslox badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Find My Kids , Free
- FamCal , Free, then $2.99/month
- Glow Baby , Free, then $47.99/year
- Artkive , Free, then $75/product
- Cozi Family Organizer , Free, then $29.99/year
- Brightwheel , Free
- FamilyAlbum , Free, then $7.99/month
- BabyCenter , Free
Cheaper than Kidslox (13)
Entry price under Kidslox's $9.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Find My Kids , Free
- FamCal , Free, then $2.99/month
- Brightwheel , Free
- FamilyAlbum , Free, then $7.99/month
- BabyCenter , Free
- Care.com , Free
- Apple Screen Time , Free
- Baby Tracker - Newborn Log , Free, then $4.99/one-time
What you would be giving up
Kidslox is most often brought in for locking a child's phone instantly or on a bedtime schedule, blocking adult content, in-app purchases and specific apps, tracking a child's location with geofenced arrival and departure alerts. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Kidslox is broadly right and the question is cost, the Kidslox pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Parenting & Family category lists everything the directory holds, and best parenting & family tools ranks them.
Kidslox runs on web, ios, android, windows, mac. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Kidslox alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Kidslox?
- 20 other parenting & family tools are listed in this directory, led by Find My Kids, FamCal, Glow Baby, Artkive. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Kidslox?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Find My Kids, FamCal, Glow Baby, Artkive, Cozi Family Organizer.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Kidslox?
- Yes. 13 of the alternatives below start under Kidslox's $9.99/month: Find My Kids at Free, FamCal at Free, then $2.99/month, Brightwheel at Free, FamilyAlbum at Free, then $7.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Kidslox?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: it costs more than the category median. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Kidslox?
- Kidslox is most often brought in for locking a child's phone instantly or on a bedtime schedule, blocking adult content, in-app purchases and specific apps, tracking a child's location with geofenced arrival and departure alerts. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Kidslox?
- None of the parenting & family tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Kidslox alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Parenting & Family, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Kidslox against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Kidslox covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every parenting & family tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Parenting & Family category, 20 tools beside Kidslox. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.