Boomerang Parental Control
Boomerang Parental Control
Block apps, set screen time limits, bring balance to your kids’ Android devices.
Reviews
34.74%
9.89%
3.30%
7.43%
44.64%
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Comments
Michael Jablonsky
★
"This app is terribly unoptimized and bogs down my phone. It constantly is using up all of my ram and is a pain when trying to do even simple tasks and bettery is horrendous now. After the set time is up, it also doesn`t allow you to use basic functions like the quick menu. It also randomly doesn`t allow you to access certain areas of apps, such as looking at premium plans for Spotify. All of these are also not allowed to be changed by the parent and the app decides whether it allows them or not."
Version: 13.53-gp
"This app is terribly unoptimized and bogs down my phone. It constantly is using up all of my ram and is a pain when trying to do even simple tasks and bettery is horrendous now. After the set time is up, it also doesn`t allow you to use basic functions like the quick menu. It also randomly doesn`t allow you to access certain areas of apps, such as looking at premium plans for Spotify. All of these are also not allowed to be changed by the parent and the app decides whether it allows them or not."
Version: 13.53-gp
Azadeh Razaghi-Monfared
★★★★★
"Great App I highly recommend it. I have been using this app for my son`s phone for a few years now and have always been renewing. My son is okay with me using it knowing it`s for his own protection. It`s easy to setup and use. They are also very fast and responsive if you have any questions. Overall a must have for parents and I always recommend it to my family and friends."
Version: 13.31-gp
"Great App I highly recommend it. I have been using this app for my son`s phone for a few years now and have always been renewing. My son is okay with me using it knowing it`s for his own protection. It`s easy to setup and use. They are also very fast and responsive if you have any questions. Overall a must have for parents and I always recommend it to my family and friends."
Version: 13.31-gp
Richard Antonio
★★★★★
"I have been interested in this app for a while but finally made the leap after my son relinquised his iPad for an Android tablet. I like the granular control the app provides to control when my kids can use their devices, what apps to allow and disallow and how much time can be spent on each app. Boomerang has its niggling issues with the Accessibility function in which one of the tablets has to be restarted occasionally but overall, it works for me."
Version: 13.53-gp
"I have been interested in this app for a while but finally made the leap after my son relinquised his iPad for an Android tablet. I like the granular control the app provides to control when my kids can use their devices, what apps to allow and disallow and how much time can be spent on each app. Boomerang has its niggling issues with the Accessibility function in which one of the tablets has to be restarted occasionally but overall, it works for me."
Version: 13.53-gp
A Google user
★
"Breaks easily and is easy to work around. Would not reccommend. I reccommend Screen Time (logo is a yellow and blue rectangle) for a better app."
Version: 5.02
"Breaks easily and is easy to work around. Would not reccommend. I reccommend Screen Time (logo is a yellow and blue rectangle) for a better app."
Version: 5.02
Chelsey Mann
★
"Haven`t had a great experience with this app so far. The app keeps disabling, making the parental controls ineffective. Reached out to Support because I tried everything mentioned online, but the app continued to sporadically become disabled. Support sent me some canned response, essentially recommending all the actions I`ve already tried. However, I can`t actually speak with someone. There doesn`t seem to be anyone looking into it further or helping me to resolve this. What a joke."
Version: 13.31-gp
"Haven`t had a great experience with this app so far. The app keeps disabling, making the parental controls ineffective. Reached out to Support because I tried everything mentioned online, but the app continued to sporadically become disabled. Support sent me some canned response, essentially recommending all the actions I`ve already tried. However, I can`t actually speak with someone. There doesn`t seem to be anyone looking into it further or helping me to resolve this. What a joke."
Version: 13.31-gp
Tawna Richard
★
"Installed it and followed directions but even after I allowed all permissions on my sons phone it wouldn`t stop saying, toggle all permissions. After 30 minutes I uninstalled. Moving on."
"Installed it and followed directions but even after I allowed all permissions on my sons phone it wouldn`t stop saying, toggle all permissions. After 30 minutes I uninstalled. Moving on."
Master 359
★
"What kind of person likes to use this ****. It`s non sense to use this until 18."
"What kind of person likes to use this ****. It`s non sense to use this until 18."
Dominique Vanvranken
★★
"Was great until today when I can no longer receive input from my child and it will not let me emessage him on this messenger. It is sensing me notifications but when opened the source if the notification is not there. Tried Uninstaller and reinstalling but did not help."
Version: 13.59-gp
"Was great until today when I can no longer receive input from my child and it will not let me emessage him on this messenger. It is sensing me notifications but when opened the source if the notification is not there. Tried Uninstaller and reinstalling but did not help."
Version: 13.59-gp
Marie Harman
★★
"I spent several hours trying to set up this app but in no way shape or form would it allow me to sync my child`s contacts once Boomerang was downloaded. The changesmade from the parent device are NOT instant. It takes many minutes, sometime never, to see the change in the child`s device. I had high hopes for this one. But I don`t have the patience or technical knowledge to jail break thru this app to simple get contacts and google services to sync."
"I spent several hours trying to set up this app but in no way shape or form would it allow me to sync my child`s contacts once Boomerang was downloaded. The changesmade from the parent device are NOT instant. It takes many minutes, sometime never, to see the change in the child`s device. I had high hopes for this one. But I don`t have the patience or technical knowledge to jail break thru this app to simple get contacts and google services to sync."
Rachel Konomos
★★★★★
"Gives me peace of mind. I can easily check in on things with my children without having to ask for their device."
"Gives me peace of mind. I can easily check in on things with my children without having to ask for their device."
Trenessa Smolleck
★★
"Does not provide text message logs even when enabled. I would love to know how to fix this because otherwise, the app is perfect."
Version: 13.29-gp
"Does not provide text message logs even when enabled. I would love to know how to fix this because otherwise, the app is perfect."
Version: 13.29-gp
Bala Subramanian
★
"Signup not working.. 👎👎👎👎👎"
Version: 13.52-gp
"Signup not working.. 👎👎👎👎👎"
Version: 13.52-gp
Sammy Sung
★★★★★
"Excellent app for a very reasonable price! A MUST HAVE for parents who care about their children`s well-being. NOTE: It takes a fair amount of time to to configure a reasonable balance between restrictions and fostering children`s responsible decision making. It helps to be technically oriented. If you`re not, find a like-minded person who is to help you out. It`s DEFINITELY worth the effort!"
Version: 13.53-gp
"Excellent app for a very reasonable price! A MUST HAVE for parents who care about their children`s well-being. NOTE: It takes a fair amount of time to to configure a reasonable balance between restrictions and fostering children`s responsible decision making. It helps to be technically oriented. If you`re not, find a like-minded person who is to help you out. It`s DEFINITELY worth the effort!"
Version: 13.53-gp
Emily Hill
★★★★★
"We have used this app for years to monitor our kids phones and it is by far the best one on the market. Ignore all the one star reviews. Those are mostly from kids who aren`t happy about parents doing their job. Love that it will flag inappropriate content and text messages and allow for a variety of ways to manage time on apps. My friend is an expert and family tech and always recommends this app for rental controls. Customer service is awesome too!"
Version: 13.66-gp
"We have used this app for years to monitor our kids phones and it is by far the best one on the market. Ignore all the one star reviews. Those are mostly from kids who aren`t happy about parents doing their job. Love that it will flag inappropriate content and text messages and allow for a variety of ways to manage time on apps. My friend is an expert and family tech and always recommends this app for rental controls. Customer service is awesome too!"
Version: 13.66-gp
Pattie Bayer
★★★★
"After working out a few kinks, I have to say I love this app. Its very helpful. I wish it would actually let me block you tube. That`s my only real complaint. Thank you for what you do."
"After working out a few kinks, I have to say I love this app. Its very helpful. I wish it would actually let me block you tube. That`s my only real complaint. Thank you for what you do."
Michael Wong
★
"Seems like this app is hacked! I quickly uninstalled it. This was a bit scary, especially since you have to give a good amount of premissions. Sent an email with a screenshot of a notification that kept popping up after downloading and using this app. Error notification: Samsung In-App Purchase Network error occurred. Try later. IC100006/getOwnedList/ com.nationaledtech.Boomerang In app purchase with GetOwnedlist? Sounds very sketchy. *Will edit this comment when it is resolved."
"Seems like this app is hacked! I quickly uninstalled it. This was a bit scary, especially since you have to give a good amount of premissions. Sent an email with a screenshot of a notification that kept popping up after downloading and using this app. Error notification: Samsung In-App Purchase Network error occurred. Try later. IC100006/getOwnedList/ com.nationaledtech.Boomerang In app purchase with GetOwnedlist? Sounds very sketchy. *Will edit this comment when it is resolved."
Ripper Roberts
★
"Coming from a kid. Horrible tech support, app design sucks, very very strict. I`m not saying that kids don`t need supervision. But this app is Horrible. Tech support is making fun of kids for grammar, wasting time replying to kids instead of helping adults. Please please use a different one."
Version: 13.28-gp
"Coming from a kid. Horrible tech support, app design sucks, very very strict. I`m not saying that kids don`t need supervision. But this app is Horrible. Tech support is making fun of kids for grammar, wasting time replying to kids instead of helping adults. Please please use a different one."
Version: 13.28-gp
Akii
★★★★★
"Great app. Ignore 1 stars they are from the kids whos time has been restricted."
Version: 5.02
"Great app. Ignore 1 stars they are from the kids whos time has been restricted."
Version: 5.02
Rick Williamson
★
"Couldn`t use it. Couldn`t pair with my daughter`s phone. Uninstalled within 10 minutes."
"Couldn`t use it. Couldn`t pair with my daughter`s phone. Uninstalled within 10 minutes."
Gavin Lowery
★★
"Not as advertised, does not block safemode."
"Not as advertised, does not block safemode."
com.nationaledtech.Boomerang
Installs: 100,000+
(142,353 at
2024-05-16 04:48:09)
Version: 14.07-gp
Category: Tools
Pegi : Everyone
Publish Date : Dec 15, 2015
Update Date : 2024-05-03
Android Version : 5.0
In-App-Purchase : $11.99 - $30.99 per item
Version: 14.07-gp
Category: Tools
Pegi : Everyone
Publish Date : Dec 15, 2015
Update Date : 2024-05-03
Android Version : 5.0
In-App-Purchase : $11.99 - $30.99 per item
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Publisher
National Education Technologies Inc.
2900 - 550 Burrard Street,
Vancouver, BC V6C 0A3
Canada
https://useboomerang.com
contact@useboomerang.com
Privacy Policy
2900 - 550 Burrard Street,
Vancouver, BC V6C 0A3
Canada
https://useboomerang.com
contact@useboomerang.com
Privacy Policy
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DESCRIPTION
Boomerang Parental Control is designed to help parents start conversations about tech use with their kids. Use our daily emailed report as a nudge to review app usage and ask what was so interesting on social media that over 2 hours were spent on it yesterday.
Take the battle out of screen time with Boomerang Parental Control’s leading features for child Android devices.
Monitor and Control Screen Time
► Flexible Screen Time: Keep tabs on device usage, app usage, encouraging your child’s digital wellbeing - set daily device time limits and schedules. Review their usage with our detailed per app reporting.
► Screen Time Schedules: Set device downtime at bedtime - Put an end to games, social media and other distractions when kids should be charging up their batteries (oh and charge the devices outside of their room too).
► Per App Daily Limits: Once you have a device limit, continue to optimize your child`s screen time by setting individual daily limits on individual apps that may be used too much inside the daily allocation (examples like social media apps or streaming apps).
Guide and Teach Good Screen Time
► Safe Browsing: Monitor your child`s web history with our free fully featured safe browser, SPIN, with enforced Google SafeSearch and millions of bad websites blocked (like pornography, nudity, drugs and gambling). Boomerang`s app blocker technology blocks all known web browsers so your child will always have a safe browsing experience via SPIN.
► App Control: Per app daily timer, control and monitor the apps your kids install and use - approve or block newly installed from the Play Store and other sources. Start conversations about your child’s interest in certain apps and how they heard about them. Get notified if a “Vault App” was installed before it becomes a problem.
► Monitor the YouTube App History: Boomerang will grab the YouTube app viewing and search history. Review your child’s YouTube usage on your parent device with Parent Mode.
Tip: Enable Restricted Mode in the YouTube app, then block access to this setting by reading our how-to here: https://goo.gl/Do8h9a.
► Educate by Encouraging Good Apps: Encourage good apps and great screen time experiences with our Encouraged Apps feature. Set learning, language, math, health and other important apps without any time limits. These apps will always be allowed and be accessible beyond all screen time limits.
Important Notes for Child Mode
This app uses the Device Administrator permission
This app uses AccessibilityService API to perform key functions such as screen time and app controls.
Samsung Knox: Used to enhance the security of Samsung devices
Notification Access: Needed to mute notifications when time`s up
Supports Android 5.x and higher
Resources
Visit our Knowledge Base for frequently asked questions: https://community.useboomerang.com/hc/en-us
Contact our Support Team: support@useboomerang.com
Take the battle out of screen time with Boomerang Parental Control’s leading features for child Android devices.
Monitor and Control Screen Time
► Flexible Screen Time: Keep tabs on device usage, app usage, encouraging your child’s digital wellbeing - set daily device time limits and schedules. Review their usage with our detailed per app reporting.
► Screen Time Schedules: Set device downtime at bedtime - Put an end to games, social media and other distractions when kids should be charging up their batteries (oh and charge the devices outside of their room too).
► Per App Daily Limits: Once you have a device limit, continue to optimize your child`s screen time by setting individual daily limits on individual apps that may be used too much inside the daily allocation (examples like social media apps or streaming apps).
Guide and Teach Good Screen Time
► Safe Browsing: Monitor your child`s web history with our free fully featured safe browser, SPIN, with enforced Google SafeSearch and millions of bad websites blocked (like pornography, nudity, drugs and gambling). Boomerang`s app blocker technology blocks all known web browsers so your child will always have a safe browsing experience via SPIN.
► App Control: Per app daily timer, control and monitor the apps your kids install and use - approve or block newly installed from the Play Store and other sources. Start conversations about your child’s interest in certain apps and how they heard about them. Get notified if a “Vault App” was installed before it becomes a problem.
► Monitor the YouTube App History: Boomerang will grab the YouTube app viewing and search history. Review your child’s YouTube usage on your parent device with Parent Mode.
Tip: Enable Restricted Mode in the YouTube app, then block access to this setting by reading our how-to here: https://goo.gl/Do8h9a.
► Educate by Encouraging Good Apps: Encourage good apps and great screen time experiences with our Encouraged Apps feature. Set learning, language, math, health and other important apps without any time limits. These apps will always be allowed and be accessible beyond all screen time limits.
Important Notes for Child Mode
This app uses the Device Administrator permission
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Samsung Knox: Used to enhance the security of Samsung devices
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Supports Android 5.x and higher
Resources
Visit our Knowledge Base for frequently asked questions: https://community.useboomerang.com/hc/en-us
Contact our Support Team: support@useboomerang.com
RECENT CHANGES
We have fixed a looping issue that affected our Child Mode when performing Google searches in Chrome.
Besides that, hope you've having a wonderful day!
Besides that, hope you've having a wonderful day!
DATA SAFETY AND SECURITY
This app has access to
Camera
· take pictures and videosLocation
· approximate location (network-based)· precise location (GPS and network-based)
Other
· prevent device from sleeping· draw over other apps
· view network connections
· full network access
· run at startup
· read Google service configuration
· control vibration
Photos/Media/Files
· read the contents of your USB storage· modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage
· read the contents of your USB storage· modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Wi-Fi connection information
· view Wi-Fi connectionsSecurity Practices
Data is encrypted in transit
· Your data is transferred over a secure connection
You can request that data be deleted
· The developer provides a way for you to request that your data be deleted
Data this app may collect
App activity
Installed apps (Optional) : App functionalityDevice or other IDs
Device or other IDs (Optional) : App functionalityLocation
Approximate location (Optional) : App functionalityPrecise location (Optional) : App functionality
Messages
Other in-app messages (Optional) : App functionalityPersonal info
Email address (Optional) : Account managementWeb browsing
Web browsing history (Optional) : App functionality
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