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Find My Kids vs Kidslox

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Find My Kids

Parenting & Family

Child GPS tracker and parental control app

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Kidslox

Parenting & Family

Simple parental controls for all devices

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Find My Kids screen time limiting on Android depends on the accessibility services permission; Kidslox one paid account controls up to 10 devices
  • They diverge on capability: Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Kidslox covers Screen time management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Find My Kids and Kidslox actually diverge.

Attributes where Find My Kids and Kidslox differ
AttributeFind My KidsKidslox
PlatformsIos, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac
Founded20162013

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Parenting & Family).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Find My Kids

  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Location history
  • SOS button
  • Loud signal
  • App usage stats
  • Screen time control
  • Geofencing
  • Battery status

Only in Kidslox

  • Screen time management
  • App blocking
  • Content filtering
  • Location tracking
  • Website blocking
  • Schedule management
  • Usage reports
  • Multiple device support

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • English language support
  • Spanish language support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Find My Kids

  • Viewing a child's live location and the route they travelled during the daynot Kidslox
  • Getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved placenot Kidslox
  • Sending a loud signal that rings through silent mode and receiving SOS alertsnot Kidslox

Kidslox

  • Locking a child's phone instantly or on a bedtime schedulenot Find My Kids
  • Blocking adult content, in-app purchases and specific appsnot Find My Kids
  • Tracking a child's location with geofenced arrival and departure alertsnot Find My Kids

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Find My Kids

  • Screen time limiting on Android depends on the accessibility services permission
  • The app requires camera and photo access to set a child avatar and microphone access to send voice messages in chat
  • Tracking requires the child to carry a phone running the paired child app

Kidslox

  • One paid account controls up to 10 devices
  • The free trial lasts only 3 days
  • Kidslox must be installed on every device you want to control
  • Kidslox requires an internet connection to operate at all
  • The Android app requires Device Administrator, VPN, Accessibility and Location permissions to filter content, take screenshots and show location

Pricing, plan by plan

Find My Kids

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic location
    • SOS button
    • Limited history
  • Premium$2.99/month
    • Real-time tracking
    • Unlimited history
    • Multiple children

Kidslox

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Screen time limits
    • Basic app blocking
    • Content filtering
  • Premium$9.99/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Location tracking
    • Advanced filtering

Which should you pick?

Choose Find My Kids if

  • You need real-time gps tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want location history.
Find My Kids review

Choose Kidslox if

  • You need screen time management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac.
  • You also want app blocking.
Kidslox review

Questions people ask

Is Find My Kids or Kidslox better?
Neither clearly leads. Find My Kids starts at Free and Kidslox at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Find My Kids or Kidslox?
Find My Kids starts at Free and Kidslox at Free.
Does Find My Kids or Kidslox run on more platforms?
Find My Kids runs on Ios, Android. Kidslox runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac.
Can I use Find My Kids for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Find My Kids best used for?
Find My Kids is most often used for viewing a child's live location and the route they travelled during the day, getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved place, sending a loud signal that rings through silent mode and receiving sos alerts. Of those, viewing a child's live location and the route they travelled during the day and getting alerts when a child arrives at or leaves school, home or another saved place are not what Kidslox is typically brought in for.
What can Find My Kids do that Kidslox cannot?
Find My Kids covers Real-time GPS tracking, Location history, SOS button, Loud signal. Kidslox covers Screen time management, App blocking, Content filtering, Location tracking. Both handle Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support, English language support.
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