Parental Control App - OurPact

This app has lots of bugs - you have to pay to get the updates. I don’t trust this app. Also, to remove your child’s device requires emailing the support team!?!

I have been using OurPact for a couple of years now, although only using the free version. I find it very handy with managing internet allowance for kids. Just to make a suggestion, when pairing kids phone to OurPact, this should be password protected as they could easily unpair their devices.

I got this for kids as I think that they spend a bit too much time on their phones. On the first day of having it there were tantrums from every one of them. I don’t like too see them so upset but I said I’d try a week. After a week none of them were talking to me or their father. I got rid of it as I now understand that they need a social life and to makes plans they need their phones and I should just learn to accept this. It’s a selfish app on my opinion as parents are excluding their own children from being involved in chats with their friends. I finally got rid of the app but none of my children will forgive me. To sum it up this app just caused chaos in our household!!!

I was sick of asking the kids to turn off the devices, no I tell them the have 5 minutes and that’s it, no chasing, no arguing, just what I say and the done

I love OurPact and have been using it for a few years, it’s a great way to manage the children’s devices even if I’m not with them. It saves loads of arguing because everyone knows their schedule.

Trying to install the premium version was a frustrating waste of a couple of evenings, gave up in the end. Hay I’m not computer thick either managed to build my own PC and install all software but the app beat me. If you install don’t pay for the premium!!

Let me start out by saying this is the first app review I’ve ever done, but after a very frustrating evening, I just had to let everyone know to steer clear of the app. While the functionality seems quite good, most of it only comes with premium functionality. I decided I’d take the 7day free trial and give it a go. Here is where the mess starts, while the free version can be set up from the App Store, the premium version requires you to use a PC. I don’t regularly use a PC much any more as all my IOS stuff is handled via iCloud, but anyway I persevered and went on, however as my iTunes was out of date, this needed to be updated, after that, then I had to do a back up of the phone on the PC, which I had never done as I use the iCloud for all that. After that it was going to involve reinstalling from the back up. To be honest, my PC is slow as it’s rarely used, but it took me 3 hours before I finally gave up. They have literally come up with a potentially great product, but then completely messed it up by having such a long and complex way of setting up the paid functionality. I’ll never know how good it is as I just completely lost the will. I certainly won’t spend another couple of hours trying to set up the other 2 devices. Seriously guys move onto iCloud based installation. As I said just a warning to any prospective buyers out there.

useless app. was not able to add a device. it is not intuitive at all :(

Works well at first.. the annoying thing I wasn't happy when they scrambled all the apps you compiled in one folder.. when it's on it hides all the apps but when it's granted all the apps are scrambled one by one out on every page. Auto arrange alphabetically.. Why can't they leave out on how you want to present your apps on each folder.. tried to compile them but still get scrambled out when it's granted again. Be remindful after the trial version you won't be allowed to use the grant or block option. Which is useless. If you want to use this feature you need to upgrade which means pay for monthly use.. two options the plus or premium. To enjoy the features you will you will have to get premium which I think bit costly.. but that's only my opinion.

Have had this for a few years still find it excellent as kids get older