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Grace
What Grace is
Grace is a parental control app for iPhone and iPad that uses Apple’s Screen Time API. Parents can set daily screen-time limits, create repeating schedules, and pause or lock restrictions. Controls include app time limits, blocking apps, preventing app installation and removal, and stopping in-app purchases. Grace says it automatically blocks more than 50,000 websites, including adult, gambling, weapons, and malware sites. Parents can also restrict account changes, date and time changes, and cell plan changes. The maker says unlimited children’s iPhones and iPads can be managed, without MDM or VPN profiles. Grace supports Apple Family Sharing for up to five other family members. Its privacy policy says it does not track sites or apps used, blocked, or allowed; rules and preferences sync through Apple iCloud and Firebase. A free plan and free trial are available. The app requires iOS 16.1 or later and iPadOS 16.1 or later.
Who it suits
Grace suits parents managing children’s iPhones or iPads who want screen-time, app, web, and device-setting restrictions. It is designed for Apple households using Family Sharing.
What it does well
- Daily limits and repeating screen-time schedules
- Blocks apps, installations, removals, and purchases
- Blocks more than 50,000 websites
- Manages unlimited children’s Apple devices
- Free plan and free trial available
What to know first
- Supports only one parent administrator
- Requires iOS 16.1 or later
- Only available on Apple mobile devices
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Unlimited devices | Free |
| Grace Lifetime | In-app purchase | $119.99, paid once |
| Grace Yearly | In-app purchase · Free trial offered | $39.99 a year |
| Grace Monthly | In-app purchase · Free trial offered | $5.99 a month |
As grace-app.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Grace combines screen-time controls, app restrictions, web filtering, and device-setting locks for Apple families. Check the one-administrator limit and iOS requirements before choosing it.
Facts from Grace's own pages
- Administrator limit
- The FAQ says Grace currently supports only one parent as administrator. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- App blocking
- Yes · grace-app.com, 22 Sept 2026
- App controls
- The app can set app time limits and block apps, app installation, app removal, and in-app purchases. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The App Store listing requires iOS 16.1 or later on iPhone and iPadOS 16.1 or later on iPad. · apps.apple.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Content filtering
- Yes · grace-app.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Data services
- The privacy policy says Grace uses Apple iCloud for sync and Firebase to store restriction rules and blocking preferences. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Device platforms
- ios · grace-app.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Devices
- The maker says parents can manage unlimited children’s iPhones and iPads. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Device settings
- Features include blocking account changes, date and time changes, and cell plan changes. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Family Sharing
- Grace supports Apple Family Sharing, and its FAQ says it can be shared with up to five other family members. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · grace-app.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Maker
- The maker describes Grace as a bootstrapped independent team of two co-founders, Liana and Salavat. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says the app does not track sites or apps used, blocked, or allowed, and stores restriction rules and preferences to sync across devices. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Grace is a parental control app for iPhone and iPad built on Apple’s Screen Time API. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Screen time
- Parents can set daily screen time limits, repeating schedules, and pause or lock restrictions. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Screen-time schedules
- Yes · grace-app.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Security
- The maker says Grace does not use MDM or VPN profiles. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The FAQ directs users to email support for setup and troubleshooting help. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Web filtering
- Grace says it automatically blocks over 50,000 sites, including adult, gambling, weapons, and malware sites. · grace-app.com, 12 Oct 2026
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