Eyezy Parental Control review: The most versatile Parental Control App in 2025

The digital world our kids are growing up in is radically different from anything that came before it. As I reviewed Eyezy for this article, I kept thinking about the many parents relying on Cybernews for reliable information on protecting their children online. Working with our research team, I spent several days testing this parental monitoring app to see if it delivers on its promises.

Here's what you need to know upfront: Eyezy is powerful at tracking your kids' communication, social media, and location, but it may not be the comprehensive safety solution many parents need. While it excels at monitoring capabilities, it's missing crucial features like screen time controls that I consider essential for any serious parental control app in 2025.

Quick overview of Eyezy parental control

Regardless of whether you want to monitor your kids’ online activity, track their location, or monitor suspicious social media interactions, Eyezy offers a solution for you. But before I break down each feature, let’s briefly go over its main aspects:

Web & App filtering:	Yes
Screen time limits:	No
Location Tracking:	Yes
Supported platforms:	iOS, Android
Number of devices:	Up to three
Free plan:	No
Trial period:	No
Price:	From $7.99 to $47.99/month

What is Eyezy?

Eyezy is a parental control application that helps you monitor and manage your children’s online activities. Its user-friendly dashboard is like a portal where you can access everything from your phone or computer. You’ll be able to see your kids’ location, call logs, texts, emails, and more.

Thanks to its features, like screen recorder, text message scanning, keystroke capturing, plans breaker, connection blocker, real-time alerts, and many more, Eyezy helps ensure your children are safe online.

Also, its features help it prevent cyberbullying and monitor (but not enforce limits on) screen time. You can secretly use Eyezy from your phone or desktop device to monitor your kids’ iOS and Android phones.

How does Eyezy work?

The Eyezy parental control app collects various relevant data, including call logs, emails, social media information, and texts, from your child’s phone and uploads it to your Eyezy dashboard. This process occurs discreetly in the background.

Eyeze also has an Invisible Shield feature that makes it essentially undetectable. So, regardless of whether you delete an app on the target device, take a screenshot, or block a website, it won’t alert the device you’re monitoring.

Once you successfully install Eyezy, you will be able to receive the following data:

• Phone call timestamps
• Text message or SMS details
• Social media insights
• Contact list information
• GPS location
• Snapshots of the screen of the monitored device
• Some deleted message details (via screen recorder)
• Photos
• Files
• Videos

Even though Eyezy works well, running it on your kids’ devices can be difficult if they have an antivirus app installed. You need to make sure such apps are uninstalled or disabled before you use Eyezy.

Key features of Eyezy

After going over what Eyezy is and how it works, it’s time to move on to the main part of my review, which is its key features.

Social media monitoring

Eyezy's Social Spotlight allows you to monitor ten popular messaging apps, including text messages, email, and social media platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. This feature will give you detailed insights into their conversations, photos, videos, and call logs. However, there are some limitations.

Updates are not always immediate, and not all chats may be displayed accurately. Luckily, the web-based dashboard offers convenient filtering and organization of monitored data.

Also, you need to manually connect their Gmail and X accounts to the Eyezy app to monitor them. Despite the additional efforts, I found this feature effective.

Aside from these minor limitations, there’s a snapshot option, which allows you to take a screenshot of social media sites and even your child’s conversations, significantly enhancing your monitoring experience.

Location tracking

While the Eyezy location tracker accurately shows your kids’ real-time and history location of up to 60 days, it requires an Internet connection to register a movement.

On the other hand, the geofencing feature is much better, allowing you to create large zones and receive alerts when your child crosses the pre-set boundaries. You can even set restricted zones.

Unfortunately, the alert system takes up to 15 minutes to notify you via email, and the email alerts are a bit tricky to navigate.

Aside from this, Eyezy has a Wi-Fi network location, showing you which networks your kid is connected to and helping you figure out your children’s whereabouts.

Call and text monitoring

Eyezy’s Phone Analyzer gives insights into children’s contact lists and call logs. Although it effectively tracks incoming and outgoing calls, it doesn’t allow you to block unwanted calls.

Additionally, the app doesn’t notify you when your kid adds a new contact to their list. Another thing I didn’t like was the fact that Eyezy may be unable to track calls that the user deletes within a few minutes after making them.

Eyezy also displays text conversations, photos, and videos. You’ll get access to the call duration and contact information.

Web browsing history

Eyezy gives you full access to your child’s browser history. You’ll be able to see what your kid searched for, which sites they’ve visited, and the date and time they last visited that website. You’ll even get a direct URL to every website and search query.

Eyezy updates the browser history list every 15 minutes. However, the updates are instant if you use the Google Chrome extensions. The Google Chrome extension also monitors your children’s browsing activities in incognito mode, a stand-out feature many other parental apps lack.

Screen time management

Eyezy doesn’t have screen time management, only reporting. You can see how long your children spend on particular websites or apps, but you won’t be able to set limits.

Keylogger

Eyezy’s keylogger records every keystroke on your child’s device, giving you a detailed log of their typing activity across different apps and browsers.

However, despite the accuracy of input, it may generate a large volume of data that you may have difficulty analyzing. Luckily, a filter option lets you choose which app’s keylogs you want to see.

One minor drawback is that new keystrokes can take up to 15 minutes to appear on your dashboard.

Remote access

Eyezy has a remote access feature lets you control the device and its settings without physical access. You can lock the device, take screenshots, and turn on the mic or camera.

This feature will even help you listen to your kids’ conversations. Although these features are a bit invasive, they’re mainly used for worst-case scenarios and are part of the more expensive plans.

Data encryption and security

Eyezy prioritizes user security by complying with strict security standards and implementing advanced encryption techniques. The robust encryption methods include asymmetric RSA-4096 encryption and symmetric AES-256 encryption.

Eyezy also employs top-notch antivirus software and robust firewalls.

Alerts and notifications

Eyezy’s Magic Alerts feature allows you to set specific keywords and receive notifications if your child discusses or searches related to sensitive topics. Additionally, it can alert you if your child enters restricted areas, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Unfortunately, you won’t receive alerts for inappropriate messages or content out of the keyword's reach. Also, alerts are sent via email, so you need to check your email or app dashboard. As my testing showed, some alerts can be pretty delayed.

App blocking

It may take around 15 minutes for a blocked app to stop working, which is incredibly slow compared to other parental control apps. Plus, even when an app is blocked, it might still run in the background, wasting battery life.

Eyezy cost: How much is Eyezy?

If you want to go for Eyezy, you can get a monthly, 3-month, and annual plan. Now, let’s have a look at its pricing structure:

	1-month subscription	3-month subscription	12-month subscription
Price:	$47.99/month	$22.39/month	$7.99/month
Included features:	Keystroke capture, Social spotlight, Phone analyzer, Pinpoint, Plans breaker, Files finder, Web magnifier, Connection blocker, Magic alerts	Same as 1-month	Same as 1-month and 3-month

Aside from the Premium plan, you may purchase the Eyezy Family Kit or Ultra. The Family Kit plan allows monitoring up to three devices and shares the same features as the Premium plan. But you need to contact customer support for it.

The Ultra plan is limited to one device and offers a few extra features, such as remote access to the camera and microphone.

Lastly, Eyezy offers a free demo that accurately reflects the full version’s functionality. You can also get a 14-day money-back guarantee if you have technical issues.

Eyezy setup and installation process

Before I delve deeper into the Eyezy setup and installation process, let’s have a look at the initial requirements you need to fulfill, regardless of the device you plan to protect:

1. Open the official Eyezy website and click on “Try Now.”
2. Enter your email address and press “Continue.”
3. Select the device you’d like to monitor.
4. Choose your subscription and click on “Buy Now.”
5. Add your payment information (card number, name, surname, ZIP code, and email), and tap “Submit.”

However, if you’ve purchased the Premium plan of Eyezy, you need to unlock your child’s phone before you can access every feature, which is a bit complicated.

In contrast, you must get the Family Kit or Ultra version installation wizard. You can do the same on the Premium plan, but you’ll miss out on some features for Android, like social media monitoring and most features on iOS.

Installing the web-based app:

After logging into the web-based dashboard, select your child’s device type (Android or iOS).

Additionally, you can link their Gmail and X accounts and install a Chrome extension to monitor their browsing activity.

Installing the iOS app:

Eyezy offers several methods to connect to your children’s phones. However, they can be complex, as they require jailbreaking the device.

I wouldn’t recommend this method because it can permanently damage the device if you do it incorrectly.

Installing the app on Android:

Setting up Eyezy on Android starts with providing information about the phone model and disabling PlayProtect. This security feature protects devices from malicious apps, and disabling it can compromise the device’s security.

You must also manually install the Android .apk file, which can be tricky for beginners.

Next, you must confirm all of the app's requests, which is unsurprising given this software’s sensitive nature. You should enter the registration code in the web parental app as part of the installation wizard.

Afterward, Eyezy will lead you to a screen where you can safely remove the installer with one tap.

Eyezy offers a stealth mode that hides its icon on the phone’s home screen, displaying it as an app called “Software Info.” This makes it difficult for your child to detect the app’s presence.

Additionally, it will show you how to remove any traces of the installation process.

Eyezy reviews

Eyezy has a 3.6-star rating on Trustpilot. Many users are satisfied with Eyezy's services, especially location tracking.

However, some disliked Eyezy because of delayed notifications and because they felt the monitoring services didn’t work as advertised. There are some complaints about the refunds and overall customer support.

Here are some of the testimonials:

Eyezy Parental Control vs competitors

If you’re not tech-savvy or want to get better monitoring services, you might want to consider some of Eyezy’s competitors. Let’s briefly go over the competitors:

• Aura. This parental control app has much better filtering options, such as choosing which content or apps you want to block, which Eyezy lacks. While this app is more expensive, it has a 60-day money-back guarantee and a 14-day free trial. Ultimately, it has an effortless installation process.
• Umobix. Umobix has detailed monitoring features, making it great for those who want to gain more insights into their kids’ activities. However, this app also has limited iOS features and is a bit more expensive than Eyezy.
• Qustudio. Ultimately, Qustodio is one of the best parental apps, with numerous tracking, filtering, and monitoring features. You can even block access to some websites that have particular content. The monthly cost is less expensive than Eyezy, and you get an incredible value for your money.

Conclusion: Is Eyezy the right choice for your family?

Eyezy is a monitoring tool that you can use to track your children’s devices. It has excellent features like web monitoring, Social Spotlight, and app blocking. However, it still falls behind some competitors, lacking screen time scheduling and Windows/Mac monitoring.

Pros

Eyezy will provide you with comprehensive monitoring features like the keylogger, screen recorder, and “Invisible Shield” stealth features. Its location tracking feature is accurate, and the dashboard is well-organized.

Cons

Unfortunately, Eyezy doesn’t have screen management features. Potential privacy concerns exist because of its invasive features and occasional technical glitches, like notification delays.

The bottom line is that Eyezy is a pretty decent parental control app. Despite lacking some features, it works well, especially the location tracking and geofencing options. Still, if you have any doubts, you can try the demo version, compare it to some alternatives, and decide.

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