Nintendo Switch Parental Cont…

Name: Nintendo Switch Parental Cont…
Rating: 4.7 (162469 reviews)
Author: Nintendo Co., Ltd.

By: Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Supervise Your Child's Play

Features & Capabilities

Nintendo Switch Parental Controls is a free Chrome extension that helps you supervise your child's Nintendo Switch activity. It supports monitoring on Nintendo Switch 2 and older systems, with daily play-time limits and age-based restrictions.

The extension lets you set per-day play limits, manage GameChat access, view play activity with a monthly overview, and apply age-based restrictions to games and features. A Nintendo Account is required for parents, and all linked devices should be up to date.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Rating:

4.70

(162,469) 338 new ratings

Version:

2.4.0 Last updated: 2026-03-24

Version code:

881339651

Creation date:

2017-03-02

Compatible devices:

Size:

79.37MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,399 ▲ 11

Other rankings

#4 in switch keyword 26 #5 in parental control keyword 9 ▼ 1#7 in permissions keyword 5 ▲ 13#55 in permission keyword 9 ▲ 44#95 in child keyword 22 ▼ 11

Other platforms

Nintendo Switch Parental Cont… (v2.4.0)

14,024,628 4.67

(154,425)

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Developed by:

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nintendo-switch-parental-cont/id1190074407

Website:

https://www.nintendo.com/us/mobile-apps/parental-controls/

User Reviews

The app is praised for being easy to use and for giving parents control over play time and content from their phones. It provides clear visibility into kids’ activity and works across multiple Switches, which helps reduce screen time and offers peace of mind. Common criticisms focus on enforcement gaps (limits can be bypassed) and missing features (per-user syncing across devices, real-time activity view, and certain system-time options). Overall, it’s a valuable parental tool with some desired improvements.

Pros

Easy to use and very user-friendly; intuitive setup and management from a smartphone.
Excellent for monitoring and controlling play time and content; allows daily limits and easy time extensions.
Provides transparency about activity (which games were played and by whom), aiding parental awareness.
Works across multiple Switches/devices, making it easy to manage more than one console.
Helps reduce screen time and offers peace of mind for parents.

Cons

Enforcement of daily limits can be bypassed easily (alarm can be dismissed without a PIN).
Limits are tied to the console rather than the user, so switching devices can bypass restrictions.
Some desired features are missing or restricted (e.g., zero-minute limit option removed; lack of real-time activity view).
Advanced controls (like changing the system time) are blocked unless PIN-based access is available, limiting flexibility.

Recent reviews

I like how it breaks down time between each game, gives you lock settings for each one and has a summary for the month. I love the controls because kids are ridiculously attached to the game too much.

by In*****, 2026-05-25

I’m surprised the app only allows for limiting daily time to all global users rather than each individual user. Individualizing time limits per user seems like a rudimentary feature that would entice more families to purchase the gaming system with confidence and ease in restricting time for each child/user.