BrightCanary vs FamilyTime
BrightCanary
brightcanary.io
FamilyTime
familytime.ioSide by side
| Figure | BrightCanary | FamilyTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.33/mo | $2.41/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Parental control apps | 8.1 (#40) | 9.1 (#6) |
| Activity reports | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
Plans
FamilyTime
- MyFamily$2.41 a month
- MyFamily3$4.08 a month
- MyFamily5$5.75 a month
- Free TrialFree
In their own words
BrightCanary
BrightCanary has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
FamilyTime
FamilyTime is a parental-control service for managing children’s device use, activity, and location. Listed tools include content filtering, screen-time schedules, app blocking, activity reports, live location, visited places, geofences, and teen speed-limit alerts. Parents connect the FamilyTime Jr app on a child’s device by scanning a QR code; settings can prevent the app from being uninstalled. Parent access is available through Windows or Mac dashboards and mobile and web apps. FamilyTime supports Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac, though calls and text-message monitoring are Android-only. Social monitoring covers chats on WhatsApp, WhatsApp Business, BiP, Instagram, TikTok, imo, Twitch, and Signal. The service provides 30-day activity reports and says it uses end-to-end encryption for children’s data and is GDPR-compliant. A three-day free trial is listed. MyFamily is $2.41 a month, billed annually at $29 after the trial, for one child device; MyFamily3 is $4.08 a month, billed annually at $49, for three devices; MyFamily5 is $5.75 a month, billed annually at $69, for five devices. Yearly subscriptions renew after 365 calendar days.