Software · head to head
Kidslox vs Glow Baby
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Kidslox one paid account controls up to 10 devices; Glow Baby glow Premium is $59.99 a year after a 7 day free trial and is required for the GlowGPT health assistant, advanced analytics, comparative health insights and an ad free experience
- They diverge on capability: Kidslox covers Screen time management, Glow Baby covers Nursing & bottle tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Kidslox and Glow Baby actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2013).
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 Kidslox
- Screen time management
- App blocking
- Content filtering
- Location tracking
- Website blocking
- Schedule management
- Usage reports
- Multiple device support
Only in Glow Baby
- Nursing & bottle tracking
- Pumping log
- Diaper tracking
- Sleep tracking
- Growth tracking
- Milestone tracking
- Multiple caregivers
- Breast pump sync
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.
Kidslox
- Locking a child's phone instantly or on a bedtime schedulenot Glow Baby
- Blocking adult content, in-app purchases and specific appsnot Glow Baby
- Tracking a child's location with geofenced arrival and departure alertsnot Glow Baby
Glow Baby
- Tracking ovulation, pregnancy and newborn care across linked appsnot Kidslox
- Building a baby registry and logging feeding and sleep for a newbornnot Kidslox
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Glow Baby
- Glow Premium is $59.99 a year after a 7 day free trial and is required for the GlowGPT health assistant, advanced analytics, comparative health insights and an ad free experience
- The free trial has no stated cancel-anytime disclaimer beyond a general cancel anytime note, and converts to the paid annual charge unless cancelled first
Pricing, plan by plan
Kidslox
Free- FreeFree
- Screen time limits
- Basic app blocking
- Content filtering
- Premium$9.99/month
- Everything in Free
- Location tracking
- Advanced filtering
Glow Baby
Free- FreeFree
- Basic tracking
- Feeding log
- Diaper log
- Premium$47.99/year
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited data history
- Advanced insights
Which should you pick?
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.
Choose Glow Baby if
- You need nursing & bottle tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android.
- You also want pumping log.
Questions people ask
- Is Kidslox or Glow Baby better?
- Neither clearly leads. Kidslox starts at Free and Glow Baby at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Kidslox or Glow Baby?
- Kidslox starts at Free and Glow Baby at Free.
- Does Kidslox or Glow Baby run on more platforms?
- Kidslox runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac. Glow Baby runs on Ios, Android.
- Can I use Kidslox for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Kidslox best used for?
- Kidslox is most often used 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. Of those, locking a child's phone instantly or on a bedtime schedule and blocking adult content, in-app purchases and specific apps are not what Glow Baby is typically brought in for.
- What can Kidslox do that Glow Baby cannot?
- Kidslox covers Screen time management, App blocking, Content filtering, Location tracking. Glow Baby covers Nursing & bottle tracking, Pumping log, Diaper tracking, Sleep tracking. Both handle Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support, English language support.