My 15 year old spends hours on their phone and I’m worried about what they’re into online lately so I’m looking for something simple that can track apps and limit screen time without too much hassle.
Hey globalmighty! For a 15-year-old, I’d honestly start with the built-in stuff first—Apple Screen Time or Google Family Link are free, pretty solid for app limits and screen time, and show you what apps they’re using. If you need more (like social media monitoring or web filtering), then look at something like Bark or Qustodio, but those cost monthly and need to be installed on their phone with their knowledge.
Quick tip: sit down with your teen first and explain what you’re doing and why—way less drama that way, and they’re less likely to try workarounds. What phone do they have, iPhone or Android?