# Microsoft Family Safety

> Screen time & content filters

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1489209093](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1489209093)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1489209093`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Microsoft Corporation
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (8,080 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-21
- **First published:** 2020-07-28
- **Size:** 108 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-family-safety/id1489209093)
- **Website:** [https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/family-safety](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/family-safety)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement](https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement)

## Description

The Microsoft Family Safety extension helps families build healthy digital habits and protect kids online across Windows, Xbox, and Android. Create a safe space for kids, set time limits, and get notified about requests for more time or mature apps while preserving independence.

Key features include screen time controls for apps and devices across Xbox and Windows, content filters via Edge, weekly activity insights, and a privacy-first approach that does not sell data.

## Rankings

- #21,561 — Overall
- #31 — microsoft
- #46 — parental control
- #63 — minecrosoft

## Review summary

Users commonly praise the app for remote monitoring and control of kids' screen time and content, including notifications and PC access. However, many reviews repeatedly mention significant reliability problems (bugs, freezes, loading issues), persistent sign-in/authentication failures, and screen-time rules that don’t reliably apply or sync. Feature gaps like per-device limits and easier approval workflows also stand out. Overall, the concept is valuable, but persistent performance and usability issues hinder daily use.

### Pros

- Remote monitoring and control of my child’s screen time and content from my iPhone.
- Ability to edit times, block access, and approve more time with real-time notifications.
- Helpful for providing kids with managed PC access.
- High perceived usefulness when it works.

### Cons

- Frequent bugs and stability problems (freezes, crashes, loading issues).
- Sign-in/authentication problems and password-reset loops (e.g., 'it's not you, it's us').
- Screen time rules frequently don’t apply correctly or fail to sync/update (delays in approvals, limits not unlocking).
- Missing features like per-device limits and a simpler in-app approval workflow.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1489209093)