Being Tricky
The short answer
The best parental controls on iPhone are built in: they're called Screen Time.
At a glance
About 15 minutes · Medium · For iPhone
Key point 1 of 5
Without a passcode, a determined kid can simply change the settings back.
Key point 2 of 5
In Content & Privacy Restrictions, you can set age ratings for movies, TV, music, books and apps: Don't Allow, Unrated, Allow All or a specific…
Key point 3 of 5
Strangers and scammers target kids through texts and calls too.
Key point 4 of 5
New settings don't appear: update every device in the family to the latest iOS, then update your parental controls for the family group as Apple…
Step 5 of 5
On your own iPhone, open Settings.
Quick tip
Start generous and tighten later. A schedule your child helped design is one they're less likely to fight.
You might ask
Are parental controls on iPhone free? Yes. Screen Time is built into iOS.
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