# Surfie-Guard

> We protect your kids from offensive Websites, Cyber-bullying & Screen Addiction

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.puresight.purebrowser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.puresight.purebrowser)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.puresight.purebrowser`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** PureSight Technologies
- **Category:** PARENTING
- **Downloads:** 13,289
- **Rating:** 1.89 / 5 (126 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.19021
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-27
- **First published:** 2014-06-24
- **Publisher country:** IL
- **Size:** 12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.puresight.purebrowser)
- **Website:** [http://puresight.com/](http://puresight.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.puresight.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.puresight.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Surfie Guard** helps parents protect children from inappropriate websites, cyberbullying, and excessive screen time. The app monitors foul language and potential bullying activity on social media apps, blocks unsafe websites through VPN-based web filtering, and provides customizable screen time limits.

Parents can receive real-time alerts for inappropriate content, screen time limits, location events, and low battery levels. Location tracking includes geofencing and location alerts. Surfie Guard uses the Accessibility API, location services, VPN functionality, and device administrator permissions to provide its safety features. Parents can create an account, add a child profile, configure blocked websites and content categories, and set usage preferences.

## Rankings

- #507,559 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS_PRIVILEGED`
- `android.permission.GET_TASKS`
- `android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES`
- `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Users find SURFIE-KIDS valuable for parental control and child protection, praising its ease of installation and confidence it provides. However, many report significant issues including app crashes, unremovable installation, blocking of desired content, buggy browser tab management, and lack of customer support, leading to considerable frustration among both parents and children.

### Pros

- Effective parental control to protect children online
- Helps parents feel confident about children's smartphone use
- Easy and simple to install and use

### Cons

- App frequently crashes and causes phone instability
- Difficult or impossible to uninstall without password
- Blocks access to certain apps and sites, causing user frustration
- Browser tab functionality is poor or buggy
- Poor or unresponsive customer support

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.puresight.purebrowser)