Reviews of tvusage - Digital Wellbeing

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List of user reviews and ratings for tvusage - Digital Wellbeing

Total ratings

3.37 (Rating count: 507)

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Review summary

Reviews praise tvusage for strong parental controls, remote management, and a TV-focused design, including a potential lifetime purchase. However, recurring complaints center on reliability and enforcement failures, security vulnerabilities that allow bypasses, and pricing concerns with unclear licensing. Customer support quality appears inconsistent. Overall, it offers valuable features when it works, but reliability, security risk, and cost significantly impact satisfaction and adoption for families.

Pros

Comprehensive parental controls for Android TV (app blocking, time limits, monitoring).
Remote management via the companion mobile app, including remotely granting more time and unlocking apps.
Well-designed interface with regular updates and responsive developer support.
Unique TV-focused parental-control solution with a lifetime/one-time purchase option.

Cons

Unreliable enforcement: restrictions can fail to activate, unlock unexpectedly, or require manual resets.
Security/bypass vulnerabilities: locks can be bypassed by power cycles or rapid remote actions.
Pricing/licensing concerns: expensive, per-app charges, and unclear multi-device support.
Mixed or slow customer support: some users report quick help, others say they received no response.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.80

All time rating average: 3.37

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38% (31)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-20	pa*****	When I blocked YouTube, it seemed to work at first. However, the next day I found my child watching YouTube again. This has happened several times. In the TV Usage app, YouTube was still marked as blocked, but YouTube was playing on the TV. My guess is that when the TV is turned off and then turned on the next day, the TV Usage app may not start automatically with the TV, allowing YouTube to be accessed even though it is set as blocked.
When I blocked YouTube, it seemed to work at first. However, the next day I found my child watching YouTube again. This has happened several times. In the TV Usage app, YouTube was still marked as blocked, but YouTube was playing on the TV. My guess is that when the TV is turned off and then turned on the next day, the TV Usage app may not start automatically with the TV, allowing YouTube to be accessed even though it is set as blocked.
2026-06-20	Ab*****	انا مستخدم للتطبيق من بداية ٢٠٢٥، المطور حسن التطبيق بشكل كبير والان جميع مزايا التطبيق تعمل. استطيع ان اتحكم في وقت مشاهدة التلفاز لاطفالي. حتى من جوالي استطيع فتح التلفاز او اقفاله. لدي ثقه بان المطور سيضيف مزايا اكثر في المستقبل لذلك حصلت على اشتراك دائم.
انا مستخدم للتطبيق من بداية ٢٠٢٥، المطور حسن التطبيق بشكل كبير والان جميع مزايا التطبيق تعمل. استطيع ان اتحكم في وقت مشاهدة التلفاز لاطفالي. حتى من جوالي استطيع فتح التلفاز او اقفاله. لدي ثقه بان المطور سيضيف مزايا اكثر في المستقبل لذلك حصلت على اشتراك دائم.
2026-06-16	Al*****	it's hit and miss with it working
it's hit and miss with it working
2026-06-02	Ra*****	One the stupid app
One the stupid app
2026-05-17	Ar*****	cannot do untill u pay
cannot do untill u pay
2026-05-07	Ra*****	only four digit pin is not ok.....there should be various types of pins.... means with four digit.... there should be option of 12 digit pin and also it should be alphanumeric password also just for remedy of addiction removal...
only four digit pin is not ok.....there should be various types of pins.... means with four digit.... there should be option of 12 digit pin and also it should be alphanumeric password also just for remedy of addiction removal...
2026-05-03	XD*****	To be honest,I used this app.It actually work great but.... sometimes it get laggy even it neither use too much storage of my LED
To be honest,I used this app.It actually work great but.... sometimes it get laggy even it neither use too much storage of my LED
2026-04-24	fa*****	bahut bakwas
bahut bakwas
2026-04-11	Ya*****	no free options at all
no free options at all
2026-03-23	Ku*****	I purchased the TV Basic plan for one device to control my children’s screen time, but the software has been extremely unreliable. It worked initially, then stopped functioning parental controls fail to activate, allowing unrestricted access. I now have to manually reset the locks every time the TV is turned on, which defeats the purpose. Overall, a very disappointing experience and a waste of money.
I purchased the TV Basic plan for one device to control my children’s screen time, but the software has been extremely unreliable. It worked initially, then stopped functioning parental controls fail to activate, allowing unrestricted access. I now have to manually reset the locks every time the TV is turned on, which defeats the purpose. Overall, a very disappointing experience and a waste of money.