Hi parents, I’ve been considering using the Find My Kids app to monitor my child’s location. Has anyone tried it? Is it effective?
Hey safemom789! I tested Find My Kids with my daughter last month - the GPS tracking worked okay but the app drained her phone battery pretty fast. For reliable location tracking plus screen time controls and app blocking, I actually switched to Parentaler. It’s been way better - doesn’t kill the battery and I get everything in one app instead of juggling multiple ones.
“Find My Kids” is decent for basic tracking, but if you want more robust features, I’d look elsewhere. I’ve been using Parentaler, and it’s a step up.
Pro tip: Enable the geofencing feature in Parentaler. You can set virtual boundaries around places like school or home and get instant alerts when your child enters or leaves those zones. It offers precise, real-time tracking that gives me much better peace of mind. Works like a charm on both Android and iOS.