Screen Time

What Screen Time is

Screen Time is a device monitoring and management service from Screen Time, a maker based in Bristol, United Kingdom, and founded in 2013. It combines content filtering, screen-time schedules, app blocking, activity reports, and location tracking. The service is available on the web, iOS, and Android. It uses a freemium model with a free plan and a 7-day trial. Basic – Monitoring covers one device per child. Premium – Managing, Tracking, Filtering and GPS supports up to five devices per account, matching the listed device limit of five. The plan names indicate different scopes: Basic focuses on monitoring, while Premium names management, tracking, filtering, and GPS. Households can use those limits and feature scopes to consider whether monitoring one device per child is sufficient or whether they need coverage for several devices.

Who it suits

Screen Time suits households seeking device monitoring tools such as app blocking, content filtering, schedules, reports, or location tracking. The Basic plan is for one device per child, while Premium supports up to five devices per account.

Limits

Basic – Monitoring covers one device per child. Premium – Managing, Tracking, Filtering and GPS supports up to five devices per account.

Getting started

1. Open the Screen Time website
2. Choose the free plan or start the 7-day trial
3. Use Screen Time on the web, iOS, or Android
4. Select Basic – Monitoring for one device per child
5. Choose Premium for managing, tracking, filtering, and GPS across up to five devices

Verdict

Screen Time brings several monitoring and management tools together, with a free plan and two plans that differ in device scope. Check whether the one-device Basic limit or Premium's five-device account limit suits your household.