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Is the Circle app good?

By Gabriel Cooper

Overall Rating: 4.2 / 5 (Excellent) Circle lets parents monitor, filter, and control where and how their children spend their time on the internet.

Is Circle a good parental control app?

The Bottom Line Parental control device Circle Home Plus delivers good tools for keeping an eye on your home network and protecting your children’s phones and tablets, but it is susceptible to workarounds and its reporting features aren’t as robust as competitors’.

What can the Circle app see?

Circle’s award-winning parental controls device and app combo is the most comprehensive solution for families looking to manage screen time and content on all devices, including mobile device management for iOS and Android. With Circle, you can manage all your Internet-connected devices, at home and away, from one app.

Does Circle work without a subscription?

As well as any device fee, Circle is a paid subscription service, although there is a free membership plan too, with a reduced feature set. When you first sign up for Circle, you get one-month of Premium for free. However, some devices can extend that free usage period.

Does Circle have a monthly fee?

Use the Circle Parental Controls App to operate Circle and manage mobile devices (iOS and Android) everywhere. Subscription includes access to all features, regularly $9.99/month.

Can kids delete Circle app?

Circle Home Plus has been built with tampering in mind. Kids will have a difficult time attempting to physically open or break it because of the way the hardware was designed. If you’ve set up your kid’s device to prevent app installation and deletion without your permission then you’re covered.

Can Circle see what websites you visit?

These types of searches are encrypted from end-to-end so Circle isn’t able to see this type of content. Social media sites like Facebook or Instagram encrypt in the same way. Circle can see the domain that is being accessed, but can’t tell what is being searched for there.

Does Circle track history?

Circle keeps an up-to-the-minute record of sites that a Profile has accessed, as well as a list of sites that have been filtered out. All of this is accessible by tapping the History option on a family member’s Profile.

How much does Circle app cost?

Subscription includes access to all features, regularly $9.99/month….Warranty covers:

FilterTime LimitsFocus Time
HistoryBedtimeLocation

What is the Circle app?

The Circle App is the easiest and most comprehensive parental control app for your family’s Internet-connected devices. The Circle App helps parents manage their family’s online screen time and filter content. Kids use the Circle App to keep track of their own time online with a personalized Dashboard.

How do I configure the Circle Home Plus?

To configure the Circle Home Plus, you first need to download the Circle App on either an Android (5.0 and later) or iOS (10.0 and later) device. You cannot manage the restrictions and profiles via the web; everything happens from the mobile app.

What are the benefits of circle?

One of the unique features of the Circle app is the ability to set a bedtime limit. This makes sure that kids will not be using their phones when it is already time to sleep. You can customize the time at which the device will be disconnected from the internet.

Is Disney Circle a good parental control app?

In sum, Disney Circle is a great option for a parental control app. It is one of the most advanced apps we have reviewed, which can be attributed to the fact that it can come with a router and it can be paired with compatible routers. It has powerful features, although, we feel that there are still many things that are lacking.