# Circle Parental Controls App

> Block and limit screen time.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1440668949](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1440668949)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1440668949`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Circle Media Incorporated
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (13,439 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.35.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-30
- **First published:** 2019-04-10
- **Size:** 144 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/circle-parental-controls-app/id1440668949)
- **Website:** [https://meetcircle.com](https://meetcircle.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://meetcircle.com/legal/privacy](https://meetcircle.com/legal/privacy)

## Description

Block and manage screen time with Circle Parental Controls App across devices. Includes Screen Time Limits, age-based web filters, Pause Internet, and social media blocking with per-child customization.

Monitor online activity with History and Usage, track location, set Bedtime, rewards, and Focus Time to balance schoolwork and offline time. Pairs with Circle Home Plus for in-home control, offers a free trial, and provides robust parental controls for safe family internet use.

## Rankings

- #16,005 — Overall
- #19 — parental control
- #79 — screen time tracker

## Review summary

Circle's core promise—block dangerous sites and regulate screen time with rewards—shows value. But recurring feedback centers on execution: weak customer support, frequent glitches and slow performance, login/password issues, and unreliable time limits. Users also confront a clunky device manager with duplicate items that are hard to delete, plus VPNs can render the app useless. Pricing is subscription-based with unclear upfront disclosure and difficult cancellation. In short, the concept is solid, but reliability, support, and UX problems dominate the user experience.

### Pros

- Blocks potentially dangerous websites.
- Regulates screen time effectively and offers rewards.
- Parental control features are solid in theory.

### Cons

- Poor customer support with unreliable contact options (AI chatbot loops, broken contact forms, no human help).
- Frequent reliability and performance issues (glitches, slow UI, time limits not enforcing, login/password bugs).
- Messy device management with duplicate devices, inability to delete, and tedious setup.
- VPN compatibility issues causing the app to stop working.
- Opaque pricing with subscription requirements and difficult cancellation / unclear upfront disclosure.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1440668949)