# Safe Family: Screen Time App

> GPS Tracker & Parental Control

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1156285759](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1156285759)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1156285759`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** McAfee, LLC.
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (979 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.9.4
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-02
- **First published:** 2016-12-06
- **Size:** 35 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-07-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/safe-family-screen-time-app/id1156285759)
- **Website:** [http://family.mcafee.com](http://family.mcafee.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.mcafee.com/us/about/legal/privacy.aspx](https://www.mcafee.com/us/about/legal/privacy.aspx)

## Description

McAfee Safe Family provides easy-to-use parental controls to help you guide your kids online. Features include GPS location tracking, screen time management, and app blocking to curb distractions and unsafe apps.

It also offers website filtering, location alerts, usage history, in-app purchases blocking, and a digital time-out to pause devices on command. Safe Family supports unlimited devices across smartphones, tablets, and PCs, making digital safety simple for busy families.

## Review summary

Most reviews describe Safe Family as unreliable and often nonfunctional: frequent crashes, slow responses, and controls that don’t work consistently. Compatibility issues with iOS versions/devices and Android are common, as are uninstall problems and heavy battery drain. A few commenters still praise the concept or design, but the general consensus is that the app is not currently reliable or user-friendly.

### Pros

- Appealing concept of parental control and screen-time management.
- Visually attractive design noted by some reviewers.
- Location tracking mentioned as a functioning feature by some users.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability; the app often crashes or won’t stay open.
- Core controls (timers, blocking, and access prompts) do not work reliably across devices or respond consistently.
- Significant compatibility and setup issues across iOS versions/devices and Android.
- Uninstall/removal is difficult; the app can persist or require multiple steps to remove.
- Significant battery drain and concerns about background activity / spyware-like behavior.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1156285759)