Norton Family Parental Control

Name: Norton Family Parental Control
Rating: 3.9 (1252 reviews)
Author: Gen Digital Inc.

By: Gen Digital Inc.

Online Safety App

Features & Capabilities

Norton Family Parental Control helps families foster safe, smart, and healthy online habits. It provides visibility into the sites your child visits, the terms they search, and how they use their devices, enabling open conversations about online safety and balance between online and offline activities.

Key features include School Time to limit distractions during remote learning, Web and Search Supervision to block inappropriate sites and monitor activity, Location tracking with alerts, and detailed weekly/monthly reports delivered to the Parent Portal or your inbox. Privacy and control are built in, giving you practical tools to protect your kids online.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Gen Digital Inc.

Rating:

3.90

(1,252) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.19.0 Last updated: 2026-06-04

Version code:

883177366

Creation date:

2019-01-08

Compatible devices:

Size:

73.04MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 57,108 ▲ 289

Other rankings

#28 in parental control keyword 9 ▲ 8

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Developed by:

Gen Digital Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/norton-family-parental-control/id1447157106

User Reviews

User reviews show Norton Family Parental Control is trusted and intended for multi‑child screen‑time management, with security cited as a strength. However, the majority of feedback focuses on reliability and usability problems: frequent glitches and inconsistent behavior, repeated website/URL approval failures, a difficult setup and ongoing management, children potentially bypassing protections or uninstalling the extension, and several iOS/app‑sync issues. Support experiences are mixed, including refund problems. Overall, users perceive solid protection in principle but demand a much sturdier, easier‑to‑use product that actually enforces rules without constant workarounds.

Pros

Seen as secure and trusted by users.
Great for managing multiple children’s screentime.
Parental-control levels (block, warn, monitor) provide flexible options.
Designed for centralized family monitoring across devices.
Norton brand association provides reassurance.

Cons

Frequent glitches and unreliable performance; the app often stops working or blocks unexpectedly.
Website/URL approval often fails or blocks despite being allowed.
Difficult setup and ongoing management; not user-friendly.
Kids can bypass protections or uninstall the extension.
iOS app syncing issues and missing child accounts; login problems.

Recent reviews

It flags websites that are safe, flags websites my kids aren’t actively using, blocks access to websites they need for school. Currently kid is locked out from a website for submitting a discussion post and I went to check and Norton says he’s not even being monitored. Other apps to a better job with less frustration.

by mo*****, 2026-02-28

My child requested for allowing websites and that doesn’t get affect even though I add it to allow list . It’s frustrating especially while his class is about to start and needs this access.

by rt*****, 2026-01-28

Straight up it doesn’t work correctly if you want audit your children’s websites without getting in their way. There are three levels: block, warn and monitor. Even if you choose monitor, if will both block and warn. Even if you specifically allow the website and all associated categories, it will still block and warn. Yes, I resynced the app multiple times. I had the same issue across multiple children on multiple devices. I’m done trying to fix it and uninstalling it.