# PlayStation Family

> Easily manage your child's playtime, spending messaging and more.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.playstation.ohana.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.playstation.ohana.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.playstation.ohana.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** PlayStation Mobile Inc.
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 934,462
- **Rating:** 2.88 / 5 (1,056 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-15
- **First published:** 2025-09-05
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 29 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playstation.ohana.android)
- **Website:** [https://www.playstation.com/support/account/ps-family-app/](https://www.playstation.com/support/account/ps-family-app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.playstation.com/legal/privacy-policy/](https://www.playstation.com/legal/privacy-policy/)

## Description

PlayStation Family makes managing your child's PlayStation simple and secure. The app delivers an easy setup for child accounts with age‑based recommendations, a clear activity report, and customizable playtime rules so you can fit gaming into your family routine. View weekly playtime, online status, and the current game at a glance.

Respond to real-time requests for extra playtime, set monthly spending limits, and control social interactions and privacy settings — all from your phone. Some features require a PS4 or PS5. Ideal for parents who want fast, clear control over gaming, messaging, and spending while keeping kids in age-appropriate content.

## Rankings

- #71,019 — Overall
- #20 — family

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.playstation.ohana.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for easy, quick management of their children's playtime and overall functionality, especially versus the PS app. However, recurring reliability and usability problems are referenced across reviews, including login timeouts, crashes, white-screen load issues, confusing navigation, and missing features in family management. When it works, it’s helpful; more consistency and feature parity would improve the experience.

### Pros

- Easy and quick management of kids' playtime
- More convenient than the official PS app for family management
- Rich functionality and settings when the app works
- Good visibility and monitoring of children's activity

### Cons

- Frequent login/connection timeouts and authentication issues
- Crashes, freezes, white-screen loading problems and generic error messages
- Poor UI/UX and confusing navigation; controls hidden or hard to access
- Missing or limited family-management features (e.g., move adult to child, school hours, total daily playtime, broader time adjustments)
- Sync and data issues between the app and backend/web views, requiring extra sign-ins

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.playstation.ohana.android)