Independent · sourced · Updated September 2026
Best Parental Control (2026)
7 parental control options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest parental control is Qustodio at $0/mo. 3 offer a free tier. All 7 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated September 2026.
As of Sep 5, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
Cite this comparison
Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest parental control is Qustodio at $0/mo; across 7 with published pricing the median is $5/mo ($2.99–$13/mo), 3 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-09-05. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/parental-control/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $2.99/mo, median $5/mo, up to $13/mo — across 7 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Qustodio, Screen Time (Screentimelabs), CleanBrowsing.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-09-05. STALE · 2026-06-14
Comparison
| # | Parental Control | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qustodio | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Families wanting deep social media message monitoring across major platforms | qustodio.com | Visit → |
| 2 | Screen Time (Screentimelabs) | $0/mo Basic | Yes | — | — | Parents who want a free monitoring-only tier before committing to a subscription | screentimelabs.com | Visit → |
| 3 | Mobicip | $2.99/mo Lite | No | — | — | Large families needing up to 20 devices at the lowest per-device cost in the category | mobicip.com | Visit → |
| 4 | Norton Family | $4.17/mo Norton Family | No | — | — | Windows-centric households wanting affordable flat-rate unlimited-device coverage | us.norton.com | Visit → |
| 5 | Bark STALE · 2026-06-14 | $5/mo Bark Jr | No | — | — | Parents who want alert-only monitoring rather than full content surveillance | bark.us | Visit → |
| 6 | CleanBrowsing | $8.99/mo Basic | Yes | — | — | Households wanting network-level filtering without installing software on each device (covers smart TVs, consoles, IoT) | cleanbrowsing.org | Visit → |
| 7 | Aura | $13/mo Kids | No | — | Yes | Families wanting parental controls bundled with adult identity theft protection | aura.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest parental control?
Qustodio has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-09-05.
How much does parental control cost per month?
Across the 7 parental control with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $5/mo, ranging from $2.99/mo to $13/mo, as of 2026-09-05. 3 also offer a free tier.
Which parental control have a free plan?
Qustodio, Screen Time (Screentimelabs), CleanBrowsing offer a free tier.
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