# Parental Controls by Ohana

> Limit screen time, block apps

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1613169688](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1613169688)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1613169688`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ohana Software GmbH
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (322 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.8.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2022-05-04
- **Size:** 95 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parental-controls-by-ohana/id1613169688)
- **Website:** [https://www.ohana.app](https://www.ohana.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.ohana.app/privacy-policy](https://www.ohana.app/privacy-policy)

## Description

100,000+ parents trust Ohana to keep kids safe online. This parental controls app helps families limit screen time, block apps, and automatically filter web content across devices with mode switches for Locked, Study, and Leisure.

Additional features include bedtime scheduling, weekly safety insights, cross-device compatibility, optional location sharing, and a privacy-first approach. Try Ohana free and protect your family today.

## Rankings

- #90,365 — Overall
- #53 — parental control

## Review summary

Overall, reviews are mixed but skew negative. Most frequent complaints center on privacy invasion and distrust, inaccurate screen-time reporting, and the app interfering with normal device use (blocked browsers, App Store). Many users report difficulty removing the app, and concerns that some features require Ohana Plus or overstate free access. A few reviews praise ease of use, peace of mind, location tracking, and simple time limits. The product is seen as duplicating built-in controls and causing disputes rather than solving problems.

### Pros

- Easy to use and quick to set up
- Provides peace of mind to parents by enabling time limits and monitoring
- Effective time-limiting features for teens
- Location tracking helps parents stay informed about their kids
- Content filtering aimed at age-appropriate content

### Cons

- Invasion of privacy and sense of distrust between parent and child due to constant monitoring
- Unreliable screen-time reporting and time-limit calculations (e.g., limits spike or run out unexpectedly)
- Interferes with basic device functions (blocks browser, app store, or other normal tasks)
- Difficult or sometimes impossible to uninstall/remove the app for the user
- Perceived as limited free functionality with paid Ohana Plus features and misleading free-access claims

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1613169688)