Today, every kid has a technological device in his or her hands. While they know all about how to use a device and how to get access to the net (World Wide Web), technology can also be harmful to them. It’s a powerful tool that can be used against them, with kids ending up viewing inappropriate content or they can also become a victim to cyberbullying and online threats.

To safeguard the kid from all such unfortunate events, there are now a number of smartphone spying apps, one of the reliable ones being Spyzie.

Introducing Spyzie

Sypzie is an easy to use, all-in-one supplementary app with which you can view all the info regarding your child’s device from your own device. With this app, you can keep track of your child’s location, browser history, installed apps (as well as the ones being used), contacts, phone activities, call logs, photos, and messages.

Spyzie is perhaps one of the most trustworthy solutions for parental control. With this app, you can make sure that your kid stays away from online predators, pornography, and cyberbullying. This app isn’t only suitable for parents but is also the ideal solution for business owners that want to monitor their employees in the workplace.

How does Spyzie work?

There are basically two applications; one of it is to be installed on the device that needs to be monitored while the second one must be installed on your own device. The app that’s installed on your own device shows you the data of the target phone including messages, call logs and pictures. If using mobile apps isn’t your forte, then you can also visit the Spyzie website. Once you log in to your account on the website, you can have a look at all the details of your target phone.

Features

This app brings along a number of features. Below is a brief overview of the key features

• Personal Data

The personal data that you can view via this app includes the photos that are saved on the device as well as all of the other apps installed. Also, that’s not all. You can even download the videos and photos from the apps that have been installed. Moreover, it’s also possible to look at the browser history and the saved bookmarks.

• Communication Data

With this app, you can see all the conversations, the contacts, and the call log. Furthermore, you can also have a look at appointments and notes, if any, as well as event details.

• Location and Device Status

On this app’s main page, you can see the device and the location details of the monitored device. The status includes the battery level, network details, GPS info, and the phone model. Moreover, with the location details, you can locate the device instantaneously. Plus, you can also take a look at the device’s detailed route history.

• Monitor From Multiple Devices

The Spyzie app can be used on multi-platforms too. This means that you can monitor an iPhone as well as Android smartphone by installing the app either on an Android device or an iOS device. Similarly, you can also visit the website to get access to all the monitored data.

• Live Demo

If you are unsure of this app and have some doubts about it, you can always check out the free live demo. With it, you can understand the data that you can see as well as the way it will be shown to you. Then, you can decide if you want to move further with Spyzie or not.

• Privacy and Security Guarantee

The company ensures that all of the monitored data, as well as the customer’s account data, is secured using advanced encryption technology. Customers have the guarantee that their data is prevented from becoming a target of privacy leak.

Pros

• Setting it up is quite easy.
• It monitors almost everything and provides great detail too.
• It can be used via the website as well as on Android and iOS devices.
• With the free version, you can monitor a lot as well including history, call logs, and contacts.

Cons

• It can sometimes lag.

Final Verdict

Your search for a reasonably priced monitoring application ends with Spyzie. It’s perhaps one of the greatest applications for spying on all that’s going on in another smartphone. Spyzie makes it easy to keep an eye on your kids at all times.

It should be installed on the phone you want to monitor. The app will let you track various aspects of the phone including call history, GPS location, photos, browsing history, text messages, etc. You will be provided with a web-based secure account which you can then use to keep track of everything.

You can access the demo here to see all the features in action.

Once the app has been installed, it will keep on functioning in the background. It will record all the activities taking place on the device and will then send it to the mSpy account you have. The account is accessible from all smartphones and computers.

Setting up the app is quite easy, and installation hardly takes a few minutes. Previously, Apple users had to get their phone jailbroken if they wanted to use the app. However, the new version of the app works on all iOS devices whether non-jailbroken or jail-broken.

Other platforms on which this app is available on include Windows, Mac, and Android. The icon can be both visible and hidden, depending on the user request.

Pros: All the features and components are pretty straightforward and easy to access. mSpy app is quite organized; therefore, monitoring the cell phone is very easy.

Cons: When monitoring iMessage, Viber, Skype, or Facebook, some of the features are not available on a few phones. In other words, a limited number of features is presented in some phones whereas a few others have an extensive list of features.

Features of mSpy

mSpy lets you track various things. Let’s have a look at them in detail:

1. GPS tracking

The application will record the location of the phone and will then upload it so you can know all the places that the user visited throughout his or her day. You also have the option of tracking the person’s location on a map in real time.

2. Monitor texts and chats

You can read all the text messages that the user receives and sends. Even if the messages are deleted instantly, you will still be able to have a look at them. You can also go through instant messages and chats in some of the popular social media and communication apps used today including Hangouts, Telegram, Viber, Snapchat, Messenger, and LINE.

3. Control calls

Apart from seeing the entire history of the incoming calls as well as outgoing calls, you also have the ability to restrict calls. You will be able to view the phone number, the duration, what time the call took place and the contact name. To restrict a call, you will have to first define a number on the phone you want to track.

4. Keep track of videos and photos

You can look at all of the pictures that the user takes with the phone. Moreover, you can also access videos and photos presented online using the control panel.

5. Monitor web activities

The app provides you with the links to all of the websites that the user visits. Moreover, the app’s blocking features lets you have control over the applications that can be installed on the phone. It is up to you to block or allow an application on the target device.

6. Keywords alert and keylogger

The app will record all the keystrokes that the user types when using the phone. For now, this keylogger feature is available for Android phones only. With the keyword alert feature, you can make a list of words that you don’t want your kids to use or search for. When the user types the keyword, you will be notified immediately.

7. Customer support

The app comes with excellent customer support. In fact, the premium support service is particularly available for those who wish to install the app on a rooted or jailbroken device. The client support feature makes sure that the app is working perfectly. In case of a problem, you can directly contact them and get your concerns dealt with in minutes.

Summary

mSpy is the ideal app for those wishing to monitor their children and prevent online dangers like cyberbullying, sexting and contacts with online predators. It has all the features that you would want in a monitoring app, it is reliable yet secretive. mSpy is planning on giving away several iPhones as a part of their big “Back to School” promo this July. Don’t miss out to make a worthy purchase.

1# MMGuardian Parental Control

MMGuardian combines text and drive prevention, monitoring of calls, texts, and apps, and location controls. The text and drive prevention contains both an automatic override option – for when parents know in advance that their kid will be in a moving vehicle but not driving – and a manual override for last minute changes.  MMGuardian can also pre-schedule location updates, block calls or texts from certain numbers, send alerts if text messages contain words or phrases flagged by the parent, and monitor and block the apps downloaded on the child’s phone.

2# Kids Place

Kids Place creates a separate ecosystem on the smartphone, which becomes the only part of the phone the child can access.  Any applications, numbers, etc. that the parent does not put in the Kids Place safe zone are blocked by the application.  Kids Place is a strong fit for very young kids getting their first smartphone and may also be used in conjunction with other, remote control-oriented parental control apps.

3# Android Parental Control

One of the older parental control applications, Android Parental Control focuses on monitoring and controlling applications.  Parents can see the apps on their child’s phone and determine if they should be allowed or blocked.

4# Kaspersky Parental Control

Kaspersky is a big name in web-based parental control and this application represents their first foray into mobile.  Kaspersky enables parents to block applications and to filter websites for appropriate content.  The web filter reflects Kaspersky’s expertise in providing filtering capabilities for parents on the web, a sub-industry in which it remains a key leader.

Update:- This application is now Removed from the Play Store

5# AT&T Drive Mode

Heavily promoted by AT&T, drive mode is the carrier’s answer to the growing text and drive epidemic.  AT&T has put significant advertising spending into preventing teens from texting while driving, especially their “It Can Wait” campaign.  Drive Mode enables parents to prevent their teens from texting while driving but must be combined with other pricey parental control options to offer complete protection.  Other carriers, including Verizon and Sprint, also offer parental control options but these choices can be very pricey to the consumer.

Unfortunately, similar parental control options to do not exist on iOS.  Parents of kids with iPhones can use the limited parental control options provided by Apple, though many may find them to be rather inadequate.  This makes android the best option for parents looking to buy their child a new – perhaps even their first – smartphone.

Paul Grossinger is a New York technologist, entrepreneur, and angel investor.  He is also a freelance writer with a degree from Columbia University’s School of Journalism.