Boomerang Parental Control App

Name: Boomerang Parental Control App
Rating: 2.5873015 (2372 reviews)
Author: National Education Technologies Inc.

By: National Education Technologies Inc. App

Manage screen time, block apps, track location, and filter web content safely.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

163,449 ▲ 227

Data as of 2026-07-18

Rating:

2.59 ▲ 0.02

(2,372)

Version:

15.04-gp

Last updated: 2026-06-18

Ranking

#172,079 ▼ 724

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Boomerang Parental Control is a comprehensive Android app designed to empower parents in managing and guiding their child's digital health. It offers flexible screen time limits, per-app daily restrictions, and detailed activity reports to help parents understand and discuss their child's digital habits.

Key features include safe browsing with enforced SafeSearch and web filtering, location tracking with geofencing, app control for installation approvals and alerts, and monitoring of YouTube viewing history. Boomerang also promotes positive digital habits by allowing unlimited access to educational apps. Trusted by thousands of parents, this extension is a powerful tool to foster balanced and safe technology use for children.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

National Education Technologies Inc.

Downloads:

163,449 227

Rating:

2.59

(2,372) 0.02

Version:

15.04-gp Last updated: 2026-06-18

Version code:

1504

Creation date:

2015-12-15

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES Very high risk
android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS High risk
android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES High risk
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW High risk
android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk

Size:

17.80MB

Email:

co*****@useboomerang.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 172,079 ▼ 724

Other platforms

Boomerang Parental Control App (v5.4)

2.50

(102)

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Developed by:

National Education Technologies Inc.

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nationaledtech.Boomerang

Email:

co*****@useboomerang.com

Website:

https://useboomerang.com

User Reviews

Overall, user reviews are mixed. Many praise Boomerang for solid parental controls, timely alerts, and good value, but multiple users report inaccurate time tracking, incomplete downtime enforcement, frequent glitches, confusing UI, and inconsistent support. Reliability and usability improvements are needed to address the most common complaints.

Pros

Provides strong parental controls and time management features (time-out and extended time) to regulate apps and usage.
Monitoring alerts keep parents informed about their child's activity and sites of interest.
Good value for money with reasonable pricing for a comprehensive parental control solution.
Can work well alongside other tools like Family Link and enhance overall control.
Support can be responsive and helpful in some cases.

Cons

Time usage is often misreported or shows as used even with little or no activity (inaccurate time accounting).
Downtime blocking is incomplete; apps can still be accessed via recently used apps.
The app is glitchy and unstable, with frequent bugs and enrollment/setup issues.
Scheduling and UI issues make saving settings difficult (hidden Save button and layout bugs).
Support can be slow or unresponsive at times.

Recent reviews

not sure why all the hate is on this app, It can block the play store and it can do lots of things that I need. I use it in conjunction with the Google family app and it works great. my child needs a phone that can make calls and text as well as location services, and this has it all. i am also using it with a pi-hole VPN and I haven't had issues with anything..

Ma*****, 2026-07-12

Rubbish. Despite numerous attempts to troubleshoot, this app actually makes keeping track of my child less easy. It does not work with life360, and it's own tracking does not update. App usage and tracking is ok, but not at the expense of losing track of where my child is (age 15). If anyone at boomerang reads this, I would like a refund.