Filter | Cost | Platform | Audience | Features | Description |
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![]() Accountable2You |
$7 / month | androidioslinuxmacosxwindows | addictparent | accountabilitymonitoringtimer | Accountable2You originated as a personal replacement for other, slower, accountability software and has since blossomed into a product in its own right. The product site and product interface are quite nice. |
ADAMnetworks |
$8 / month | network | parentspouseauthorityaddict | dnsfiltering | ADAMnetworks aims to keep people safe as they live and interact onlilne. |
![]() Clean Router |
$10 - $15 / month | network | parentgeneral | dnsfilteringhardwaremonitoringsmartstimer | |
![]() Covenant Eyes |
$17 / month | androidiosmacosxwindows | addictparentgeneral | accountabilityfilteringmonitoringtimer | CovenantEyes has a beautiful website with a lot of articles about pornography. The site seems to target porn addicts and concerned parents with roughly equal emphasis. The focus (and strength) of the software is accountability rather than filtering. |
![]() DeskTrack |
$2.99 | windows | timetracking | DeskTrack is the best time tracking software for employee that elevates productivity. It offers real-time monitoring, revealing activity insights for efficient work management. With customizable features, categorize tasks, set goals, and identify distractions. Ideal for individuals and teams seeking optimized workflows, DeskTrack empowers informed decisions. Embrace efficient, data-driven work habits today! | |
Fortify |
free for youth, $10 / month for adults | androidiosmacosxwindows | addict | educationfriendsgamificationmotivation | Fortify is not a filter, but it is similar enough to warrant inclusion here. Instead of filtering or monitoring, it aims to educate and support a porn user as he/she moves toward that goal. |
![]() Norton Family |
free to $50 | androidiosmacosxwindows | parentgeneraladdict | accountabilitymonitoring | Norton Family has free and paid offerings, both of which are aimed at parents who want to know what their children are doing online. |
Plucky |
free to $15 / month | androidlinuxmacosxwindows | addictslacker | changedelayfilteringmimetypesmonitoringtimerpasswordurls | Customizable, but blocks all images from the Internet by default. It offers a delayed configuration feature for self-control. |
![]() Safesurfer |
free to $5 / month | androidiosnetwork | parent | dnsfilteringmonitoring | A freemium DNS service for families with children. The monitoring features require a subscription. |
![]() SelfControl for Mac |
macosx | generalslacker | filteringopensourcetimer | SelfControl is an open source project, the purpose of which is to allow the user to block access to websites (or mail servers) for a predetermined period of time. | |
Web Activity Time Tracker |
free | browser | generalslacker | monitoringopensourceself-controltimertimetrackingurls | An extension that tracks the amount of time you spend on websites. Daily restriction limits for websites (using URLs) can be set up. |
ActivTrak | free to $15 / month / user | macosxwindows | authority | filteringmonitoringscreenshots | |
Adblock Plus | Free | browser | antiad | biglistfilteringopensource | An adblocker extension for your browser. There is also an Adblock Browser app for mobile devices. It is configurable and you can write your own filters. |
Adguard | $2.50 / month | androidbrowseriosmacosxnetworkwindows | antiadparentgeneral | biglistfiltering | Run by a large company |
Archangel | free | icap | |||
Atlas Web Browser | android | antiadhermit | Can optionally use AdBlockPlus filters and optional low bandwidth (no-image and no-javascript) mode. | ||
AVG Family Safety | $4 / month | windows | parent | antivirus | |
bark | $7.50 / month | androidios | parent | monitoringsocial | |
Bitdefender Internet Security | $25 - $95 / year | windows | general | antivirus | |
BlockerHero | free to $2 / month | androidbrowser | addictslacker | applockbiglistfilteringkeywordurls | A versatile Android app that blocks keywords, other apps, URLs and general adult content (on supported browsers). It can also block YouTube shorts and it has uninstall protection. |
BlockerX | free to $8 / month | androidbrowseriosmacosxwindows | addictgeneral | accountabilityapplockeducationfilteringfriendsgamesjournalkeywordsocialurls | Generally blocks adult, social media, gambling, dating, and gaming apps and sites; but you can also add specific sites, apps, and keywords to block. It has a community feature as well as some educational resources. |
Blocksi | free to $60 / year | browserchromeos | authorityparent | biglistcloudfilteringtimetracking | Blocksi is a Chrome and Chromebook product targeted at schools where control and monitoring of Chromebooks is needed. It offers filtering, time management, and trend analysis. It can also be installed as a standalone Chrome extension. |
Blocksi Router | $60 upfront + $30 / year after 2 free years | network | parentgeneralauthority | biglistcloudfilteringhardwaremonitoring | The Blocksi router is a physical device intended to be installed as the network router at home for families. |
BlockSite | free to $9 / month | browserandroidioswindowsmacosx | generalslackerparent | filteringkeywordpasswordurlstimertimetrackingapplock | A very popular product (1,000,000+ users) that comes as an extension and an app for mobile and desktop devices. |
Boomerang Parental Control | $31 / year | android | parent | filtering | |
BrowseControl | $80 | windows | authority | filteringmonitoring | |
BullGuard Internet Security | antivirus | ||||
Canopy | $8 - $16 / month | androidios | parent | filteringimagerecognitionlocation | |
Cedar Creek Filtering | $15 / month | network | authorityparent | biglistdnsfilteringgatewayhardware | The product is a physical router that "plugs in between your WiFi Router and your internet provider's modem". |
Child Control | $30 | windows | parent | filteringmonitoringtimer | |
Circle | $129 / year | androidiosnetwork | parent | filteringhardwaremonitoringtimer | Circle is a network device that filters all the devices on the network. It is also an App on Android and iOS. |
Cisco Umbrella | |||||
Clean Internet | $30 / year / device | androidwindows | parentgeneraladdict | A Christian company that began in 1998. | |
CleanBrowsing | free to $60 / year | androidioslinuxmacosxnetworkwindows | parentgeneral | dnsfilteringmonitoring | Similar to the more well known OpenDNS, CleanBrowsing says their filters are more strict and better for kids. Monitoring and custom filtering is available with the paid plan(s). |
clearOS | $108 / year to $588 / year | network | authority | filteringgatewayother | Aimed at businesses, governments, and schools, ClearOS is designed to be installed on a router. clearOS sells switches with ClearOS installed and calls them "appliances". It is very similar to DansGuardian. |
ClearPlay | $8 / month | android | addictparent | ClearPlay is a service that filters out violence and sexual content from content purchased or rented on GooglePlay, or from special Blu-ray or DVD players. | |
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 for families | free | network | parent | dnsfiltering | Malware and/or Adult Content Blocking by Cloudflare. |
CloudVeil | $5 / month | androidiosmacosxwindows | |||
Cold Turkey | free to $39 | windows | addictslacker | dnsfilteringtimer | Cold Turkey is a relatively simple filter designed to support self-control by allowing the end-user to configure times of the week during which to block access to certain websites. |
ComputerTime | $40 | windows | parent | timer | |
Content Protect Pro | $40 | androidmacosxnetworkwindows | authority | filtering | |
CurrentWare Suite | $500 for 5 computers, variable | authority | biglistfiltering | The suite includes Includes AccessPatrol, BrowseControl, BrowseReporter, and enPowerManager. The products are sold to employers who want to control and monitor employees. | |
CustomBlocker | browser | general | CustomBlocker filters any element on any web site with any condition with XPath and RegExp. | ||
CyberSitter | $40 | windows | authorityparent | filtering | |
Cyclope-Series | authority | ||||
DETOXIFY | $5 / month | android | addict | filtering | |
Disconnect | browser | general | |||
DNS Angel | windows | ||||
dnscloak | ios | general | filtering | Can be used in combination with DNS filtering services such as CleanBrowsing, Norton ConnectSafe, nxFilter, OpenDNS, Safesurfer, and the like to provide filtering. | |
E2guardian Web filtering | authorityparent | filteringgatewayotherproxyratingssmarts | e2guardian is a fork and continuation of DansGuardian. It is an open source web content filter that filters based on many methods including phrase matching, request header, URL filtering, etc. Unlike DansGuardian, e2guardian has some support for https filtering, if the necessary authoritative certificates are installed in the browser. | ||
emypeople.net | $2 - $20 / month | A very small ISP with a mishmash of filtering services for the very conservative. The SafeSentryPro platform does html filtering. | |||
ESET Smart Security | authority | antivirus | |||
EverAccountable | $7 / month | androidwindows | addictspouse | monitoring | |
Family Link | free | androidios | parent | monitoringtimer | Made by Google. Works on Android Nougat 7.0 or higher. |
FamiSafe | $11 / month | androidioskindle | parent | filteringmonitoringtimer | |
Filter Chrome | free to $5 / month | android | addictparentslacker | applockfilteringtimer | Filter Chrome has free and premium (aka freemium) feature sets. |
FlashStart | authority | ||||
Focus | $20 | macosx | generalslacker | timer | |
FocusMe | $6 / month | androidmacosxwindows | slacker | filteringtimer | |
Forest | androidbrowserioswindows | slacker | |||
Forticlient | |||||
FoxFilter | free to $15 / year | browser | parentgeneralauthority | filteringkeyword | FoxFilter is an add-on to Firefox and Chrome designed to "protect children and teens from inappropriate content on the Web." It only works in Firefox and Chrome. |
Freedom | $2 / month to $7 / month | androidchromeosiosmacosxwindows | slacker | filteringtimer | Formerly called Anti-Social Pro, the software is marketed towareds those seeking to avoid the distractions of the Internet. |
FSecure | windows | generalparent | antivirus | ||
Funamo | android | parent | filteringgamesmonitoringtimer | ||
Gaggle | network | authority | Intended for schools | ||
Geder | $9 - $16 / month | androidmacosxwindows | |||
Geringo | |||||
goguardian | authority | ||||
Gryphon | $80-$300 | network | parent | filtering | |
Habitica | ios | accountabilitygamification | A to-do app that helps the user form good habits. Its tagline is 'gamify your life' | ||
HostsBlock | free to $5 | windows | |||
Image Block | browser | ||||
Intent | browser | slacker | timetracking | ||
InternetOff | free | windows | timer | ||
iOS parental controls | free | ios | parentgeneral | filteringmonitoring | Also known as Restrictions, iOS Parental Controls allow parents to limit what can be done on iOS devices. Similar to Mac OS X Parental Controls, the website filter can operate in unrestricted, automatic (no adult content), and whitelist-only modes. |
iProtectYou | windows | filtering | |||
Kaspersky | antivirus | ||||
Kaspersky Safe Kids | $15 / year | androidiosmacosxwindows | parent | filteringmonitoring | |
KidoZ | parent | ||||
KidRocket | browser | parent | |||
Kids Place | android | parentaddictgeneral | filteringmonitoring | ||
KidsWatch | parent | ||||
Knas Based Accountability | free | androidiosmacosxwindows | addict | accountabilityconsequencesmonitoring | Knas Based Accountability monitors your Internet use. If you watch porn, the staff charge a penalty to your credit card. You choose your penalty when you sign up; the minimum penalty is $100. |
LeadMeNot | android | android | journal | LeadMeNot is digital monitoring software on Android that is intended to help users recognize patterns in how they use their device and to prescribe solutions to improve habits. | |
LeechBlock | browser | ||||
LG Gate | android | authority | |||
Lightning Web Browser | $1 | android | antiadhermit | An Android browser with built-in ad-blocking. | |
Limit | browser | slacker | Made by freedom.to | ||
Little Web Browser | android | Little Browser reduces data utilization by displaying only readable content from webpages and by not downloading extraneous contents like scripts and images. | |||
Live Free | $5 / month | androidios | addict | friends | |
livigent | network | filteringhardwaremimetypessmartstimer | |||
Mac OS X Parental Controls | macosx | parent | filteringmonitoringratingssmarts | Mac OS X Parental Controls can operate in three modes: unrestricted, automatic, and whitelist. | |
ManicTime | free to $67 | androidlinuxwindows | slacker | timetracking | |
McAfee Family Protection | windows | filteringmonitoring | |||
MMGuardian | androidios | ||||
MobiCIP | free to $40 / year | androidchromeosioskindlemacosxwindows | filteringmonitoring | ||
Net Angel | $15 / month | network | parentspouseaddict | dns | Net Angel sells home routers that have e2guardian pre-installed. Whenever a website is blocked, a text message is sent to a phone number. As of 2016-11-11, the company also has beta-quality iOS and Android apps that will feature similar techniques. |
Net Nanny | $13 to $40 / year | androidmacosxwindows | parent | accountabilitybiglistfilteringmonitoringsocialtimer | |
NetDefend | |||||
NetGenie | network | parent | |||
Netintelligence | |||||
netsentron | $75 / month | network | authorityparent | ||
Netspark | $9 / month | androidioswindows | parent | filteringgamessmartstimer | |
Netsweeper | network | authority | |||
NoFap Panic Button | browser | ||||
Norman | |||||
NX Filter | free to $$ | network | authoritygeneralparent | biglistdnsfilteringmonitoring | A DNS-based filter and monitor, similar to OpenDNS, but with user-authentication capability for user-specific rules. |
opendium | authority | ||||
OpenDNS | free to $20 / year | androidioslinuxmacosxnetworkwindows | generalparent | dnsfilteringmonitoring | Free for home use, OpenDNS is both easy-to-use and popular. |
Override DNS | $2 | android | general | ||
Panda | |||||
Pause | browser | slacker | Made by freedom.to | ||
PC Tattletale | authorityparent | monitoring | |||
Pearl Echo | $30 | windows | authority | filteringmonitoring | |
pfSense | network | authority | opensource | ||
PorNo! | free | androidbrowser | addict | filtering | |
Privoxy | free | linuxmacosxnetworkwindows | hermitgeneralparent | proxy | Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy designed to enhance privacy, control access, and remove ads. |
Public Fox | free but prompts user to install AdBeaver adware | browser | filteringpassword | Public Fox can block downloads, prevent browser changes, lock down addons, bookmarks, and more, block unwanted web sites. | |
Pure Browser | androidios | addictparent | filtering | It is described as a "Christian browser", it's patron verse is Phillipians 4:8. | |
PureSight | $2 / device / month | androidwindows | parent | filteringmonitoringtimer | |
Purge | |||||
Purity Browser | $5 / month | androidbrowserios | addictparent | accountabilityfiltering | |
Qbserve | $29 | macosx | slacker | timetracking | |
Remojo | $4 to $5 / month | androidiosmacosxwindows | accountabilityfilteringscreenshots | ||
Rescuetime | free to $9 / month | androidlinuxmacosxwindows | slacker | filteringtimetracking | |
Router Limits | free to $20 / month | network | parent | filteringmonitoring | |
R|Tribe | free to $499 / month | androidios | addictgeneral | accountabilitycounselingfriends | R|Tribe is an app for keeping track of your emotions and staying accountable to other pepole. For a fee users can connect with coaches via messaging or video. |
SafeDNS | $20 / year | network | authorityparent | filtering | |
SafeSquid | $10 / user / year or $5 / CPU hour | network | authority | gateway | Designed for organizations, the minimum system requires for SafeSquid are 2GB of ram and 2 CPU cores. |
Samsung Knox | android | authority | |||
Screen Time | android | parent | monitoringtimer | ||
Screen Time by Apple | free | iosmacosx | parent | filteringgamesmonitoringtimer | Apple's Screen Time is on macOS and iOS and it's free. While some have been glad to see Apple beef up parental controls on their devices, Apple has also been <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/technology/apple-screen-time-trackers.html" target="_blank">criticized</a> and <a href="https://ww.9to5mac.com/2019/08/08/another-antitrust-investigation/" target="_blank">is being investigated</a> for <a href="https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/apple-fas-complaint/26017/" target="_blank">antitrust behavior</a> for creating Screen Time while also making it difficult or impossible to create competing products. |
ScreenRetriever | parent | ||||
SecureTeen | $40 / year | androidioswindows | parent | filteringgamesmonitoring | |
SelfRestraint | linuxmacosxwindows | generalslacker | filteringtimer | SelfRestraint is a cross platform application which blocks access to websites for a predetermined period of time. It was inspired by SelfControl. | |
SoftActivity | $199 | authority | monitoring | ||
SPIN Safe Browser | free | androidbrowserios | parentaddict | filtering | SPIN is a browser with built-in filtering. It has 4.2 stars in the Android store. |
SquidGuard | free | network | parentgeneralauthority | biglistgateway | A URL redirector that can be used with the Squid proxy and that supports large blacklists (altough DansGuardian claims to be significantly faster). It has seen very little modification in recent years. |
StayFocusd | browser | generalslacker | filteringtimer | StayFocusd is a Chrome plugin that can block "time wasting" websites. It only works in Chrome. | |
Stop-it | free or donate | browser | |||
Streaks | ios | A to-do app that helps the user form good habits. | |||
SureLock | android | ||||
SurveilStar | authority | ||||
Techlockdown | free to $10 / month | network | addict | dnsfiltering | |
Telochat | androidmacosxwindows | addictslacker | |||
the Web Blocker | free | windows | filteringmonitoring | The Web Blocker offsers extremely basic filtering. The publisher is hard to find. Use this software at your own risk. | |
Trend Micro | antivirus | ||||
Triggered | $5 / month | androidios | addict | Triggered is an app that offers a button to help addicts connect with supporters when temptation strikes. | |
True Vine Online | $8 - $10 / month | androidiosmacosxwindows | parent | Originally founded as a dial up ISP back in the late 90s, True Vine now offers the TVO Blockit kit to filter the Internet from a "Christian perspective." The company formerly used FilterPak. | |
Truple | $16 / month | androidchromeoskindlelinuxmacosxwindows | addictparent | accountabilityfilteringscreenshots | Truple captures screenshots at random times. |
Trustwave SecureBrowsing | free | browser | |||
UBhind | androidios | addictslacker | applockmonitoringtimer | Track your life and/or addition. | |
uBlock | free | browser | antiadgeneral | biglistfiltering | |
UserGate | network | authority | filtering | Provides an easy way to comply with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) | |
Verity | $70 | windows | parent | screenshots | |
Victory App | androidios | addict | journal | The Victory App is a combination electronic journal, calendar, and book intended to help the user quit porn. | |
WanSecure | network | authority | The site is in German. | ||
WasteNoTime | browser | slacker | |||
Web Filter (from Lightspeed Systems) | authority | filtering | |||
WebChaver | $5 - $7 / month | filteringmonitoringtimer | |||
WebCleaner | free | linuxmacosxnetworkwindows | generalparent | opensourceproxy | A proxy-based project that appears to be abandoned. It was last updated in 2010. |
Webconverger | linux | authoritygeneral | opensource | Lock your computer to a Web application. Converts an ordinary computer to a kiosk. | |
Webroot | antivirus | ||||
WebSafety | free | androidios | parent | monitoring | |
Website Blocker (Beta) | browser | ||||
WebTitan | $850 / 50 users / year | authority | filteringmonitoring | ||
Whitespace | ios | filtering | Removes images from Safari. | ||
Windows Family | free | windows | filteringgamestimer | Windows Family Safety may have noble intentions, but it can easily lure a parent into a false sense of security if the Chrome browser is on the computer. In particular, on Windows 8.1, even with the maximum protection settings that indicate a child will only be allowed to access the sites specifically allowed by the parent, Google Chrome allows google.com and youtube.com regardless (albeit with safesearch enabled but that is far different than the no sites setting a parent might try to select). The editor of this site just tried to use Windows Family Safety to prevent his 5 year-old from using the Internet and was appalled to discover the child would be able to watch Shakira's half-time show, contrary to the implied settings. Whether Microsoft or Google are to blame is unknown. Perhaps both. | |
WOT | free | browser | general | biglistfiltering | WOT is a browser plugin that displays a trust-level icon next to sites, based on input from users from around the world. It works in Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Opera. |
xBlock | $50 | iosmacosx | addict | filtering | |
ZoneAlarm | windows | parent | antivirus | ||
Zscaler | network | authority |