Parental Control App - OurPact

Looks the part but in practice not good at all. Crucially, if the child’s usage allowance has been exceeded then they cannot request an extension. These leads to safety concerns where the child cannot access apps they need. For example I blocked my child’s messenger which meant that my partners messages don’t get through to the child. Only being able to update when in the same room/wifi I just don’t understand. There is a 2 week trial but the operation is by no means straight forward or particularly comprehensible in that time. Child was not happy with the visually awful interface on her phone. I don’t blame her. Child cannot update any apps, or rearrange them. On the plus side child was barely able to use phone for 2 weeks.

if you made this app im sure you have never been loved by anyone and have absolutely nobody to love you at all nobody cares about you 😊you just love ruining peoples lives dont you??? haha you’re so clever!!! maybe you can go to sleep and never wake up? that would mean a lot to me! also this app is broken and nothing works and it keeps crashing lmao stupid

Needs ourpact Jr.app update. the supplementary app so easily shuts down that i cant arrange nor delete any apps.

１日あたり何時間使用可能という機能を使いたくて課金しましたが、PCでiOSを書き換えなければならず、怖くて断念しました。

Just did a test on the block function. And after unblock it, all apps move around (not in the location it suppose to be)😡😡😡😡

This app is the best! It is just what our family needed. No more arguing about iPhone use. When the iPhone apps are off the books open up. Just the effect we wanted. Thank you!

So it’s a good app to control what app they load to there phones. And a good way to block apps that they have. But it doesn’t monitor there texting like it says it doses. Our daughter was using a vape pen and had pictures of it. The only reason we found out was due to her getting in trouble in school. And her mother looked through her phone and found text messages of her asking friends to buy her these vapes. Plus among other things we found, and the app never side anything about her. We will still use it just to block unwanted apps but. For the price that is paid for it’s it’s kinda high. Try it but don’t expect it to do what it says.

I genuinely hate this app so much! This app is the main reason I can’t even trust my own parents anymore. Every time I see them with my phone, I’m scared they’re just gonna delete the apps I love because… the internet is basically the only thing that… keeps me going. The internet is my escape from depression and loneliness. I feel happy whenever I use YouTube, Instagram, and write stories and… seeing all of that taken away from my parents cause of this app just… it makes me feel like I know even know them anymore. It’s why I keep it on my person at all costs, and it’s also the reason why I have Nomophobia, fear of losing phones. I can’t even trust the people who raised me anymore because this app just brewed a lot of trust issues into my life since Middle School. Just… never use this app, it’ll only destroy your trust with your parents.

I have been trying to give this software a chance as I understand how difficult Apple makes it for OurPact to work properly. The customer support and help on their site is not helpful for such an expensive product. Intermittently one of my sons devices locks out because it stops being able to broadcast. Changing to a new account fixes the issue, but my child now has to use different accounts on different devices. Changing back to the same account breaks it again. Support has suggested clearing the phone and reinstalling the phone from scratch or just using multiple accounts. This seems to resolve after they come back from the weekend - and maybe something gets rest on their side. This app takes some getting use to and is hard to keep working on IOS devices. Apple seems to try to break OurPact in every new release.

Just when I think I have this app figured out, my kids are handing me their phones because they have no access. Then I spent 20 minutes, trying to figure out, only to have to take the time to manually lock and unlock apps. this is my daily routine. It’s infuriating… But silly me, I signed up for the whole year tried it out for a day and then was denied a refund. Purchase at your own risk… For context, I have two advanced degrees and I work in education technology… this app is not user-friendly.