Google Family Link vs Kids Place
Google Family Link
families.google.comKids Place
kiddoware.comSide by side
| Figure | Google Family Link | Kids Place |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Parental control apps | 8.7 (#10) | 8.5 (#19) |
| Activity reports | Yes | Yes |
| App blocking | Yes | Yes |
| Content filtering | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, United States | Tempe, Arizona, United States |
| Location tracking | Yes | No |
| Purpose | Family Link helps parents guide their child’s online experience and build digital habits. | Kids Place is a parental control app that lets parents create a child-friendly device experience with approved apps. |
| Screen-time schedules | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Google directs parents to its Help Center and offers feedback through the Family Link app, email, or phone. | Kiddoware lists support by email at [email protected] and gives its location as Tempe, Arizona, USA. |
Plans
Kids Place
- Kids Place$4.99 a month
- KiddowarePrice not published
- EssentialFree
- Kids Place$24.99 a year
- Kids Place$69.99, paid once
In their own words
Google Family Link
Google Family Link helps parents guide a child’s online experience and build digital habits. Parents can set daily screen-time limits and School Time or Downtime schedules, set individual app limits, allow unlimited time for selected apps, or block apps. Controls cover Chrome, Google Play, YouTube, and Search, including site blocking and app approval. Activity reports and location tools add visibility: a child’s location appears when the device is powered on, recently active, and connected to the internet. Family Link can alert parents when a child arrives at or leaves a location, ring devices, and show remaining battery life. Parents can install the app on Android or iOS, and some settings are available on the web. Child supervision supports Android 6.0 or later, Chromebook with Chrome OS 71 or later, and compatible Fitbit devices. It cannot supervise iPhones, iPads, or computers other than Chromebooks, and it cannot manage Google Workspace for Education accounts. Purchase approvals apply only to purchases through Google Play billing. The service is free; some features require a compatible device.
Kids Place
Kids Place has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.