Hey! Yeah, totally normal to want to keep tabs at that age. Before jumping to third-party apps, check out Apple’s built-in Family Sharing and Screen Time—you can see location, set app limits, and get usage reports without installing anything extra.
If you need more (like social media monitoring or detailed logs), then yeah, apps like uMobix or Bark can help, but most parents find the native Apple tools cover the basics pretty well for a 12-year-old. What specific stuff are you most worried about?