# Norton Family Parental Control

> Online Safety App

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1447157106](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1447157106)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1447157106`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gen Digital Inc.
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (1,276 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.20.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-30
- **First published:** 2019-01-08
- **Size:** 73 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/norton-family-parental-control/id1447157106)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.gendigital.com/privacy](https://www.gendigital.com/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #53,324 — Overall
- #34 — parental control

## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1447157106)