Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Parental Control (2026)
The cheapest parental control is Qustodio at $0/mo. 3 offer a free tier (Qustodio, Screen Time (Screentimelabs), CleanBrowsing). This page compares 7 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
7 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Qustodio at $0/mo (Free).
- 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 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Parental Control | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qustodio | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Families wanting deep social media message monitoring across major platforms | techradar.com |
| 2 | Screen Time (Screentimelabs) | $0/mo Basic | Yes | — | — | Parents who want a free monitoring-only tier before committing to a subscription | screentimelabs.com |
| 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 |
| 4 | Norton Family | $4.17/mo Norton Family | No | — | — | Windows-centric households wanting affordable flat-rate unlimited-device coverage | us.norton.com |
| 5 | Bark | $5/mo Bark Jr | No | — | — | Parents who want alert-only monitoring rather than full content surveillance | bark.us |
| 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 |
| 7 | Aura | $13/mo Kids | No | — | Yes | Families wanting parental controls bundled with adult identity theft protection | aura.com |
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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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest parental control?
Qustodio has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.
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 2026-06-15. 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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How we compiled this
Prices fetched from official vendor pricing/product pages where available. Bark prices from bark.us/pricing and bark.us/bark-app (USD prices rendered live, June 2026). Qustodio's official site (qustodio.com/en/premium/) geolocated to EUR; USD plan prices sourced from TechRadar review (last updated July 2025) and cross-checked against TechRadar review article for plan structure — noted in provenance. Norton Family from us.norton.com/products/norton-family-premier (USD prices live). Aura from aura.com/pricing and aura.com/parental-controls (USD prices live). Mobicip from mobicip.com/pricing (USD prices live, billed annually). CleanBrowsing from cleanbrowsing.org/pricing (USD prices live). Circle (meetcircle.com) now redirects to Aura — Circle is excluded as a separate entity since it merged into Aura. All monthlyUsd figures for annually-billed plans represent the annualized monthly rate. accessedAt = 2026-06-14 on all sources.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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