Google Family Link vs McAfee Safe Family
Google Family Link
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| Figure | Google Family Link | McAfee Safe Family |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Parental control apps | 8.7 (#10) | 7.7 (#59) |
| Activity reports | Yes | Yes |
| Alerts | Family Link can notify parents when a child arrives at or leaves a location, ring devices, and show remaining battery life. | The product can send real-time notifications when a child violates a device rule. |
| App blocking | Yes | Yes |
| Content filtering | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, United States | San Jose, California, USA |
| Location | Parents can see a child’s location on a map when the child is carrying a powered-on, recently active device connected to the internet. | Parents can monitor children’s location and receive alerts when they arrive at or leave a known place, such as home or school. |
| Location tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Family Link helps parents guide their child’s online experience and build digital habits. | Safe Family is parental-control software intended to help parents keep children safer online. |
| Screen-time schedules | Yes | Yes |
Plans
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- AnnualPrice not published
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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.
McAfee Safe Family
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