Boomerang Parental Control

National Education Technologies Inc.

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About this app

Boomerang Parental Control: The Ultimate Screen Time and Safety Solution

Empower your child’s digital wellbeing with Boomerang Parental Control, the comprehensive app for managing screen time, blocking inappropriate content, and keeping your family safe. Transform daily tech battles into healthy habits with the most robust parental control tools available for Android.

SMART SCREEN TIME MANAGEMENT
Stop the cycle of constant screen time negotiations. Set firm but flexible boundaries that work for your family:

· Daily Time Limits: Set a total allowance for device use each day.
· Schedules and Downtime: Automatically lock devices during bedtime, school hours, or homework time.
· Per-App Limits: Set individual timers for specific apps like social media or streaming services to encourage a balanced digital diet.

APP CONTROL AND APPROVAL
Take charge of what apps are allowed on your child's device before they are even used:

· App Blocker: Instantly approve or block new app installations from the Play Store.
· New App Alerts: Receive a notification the moment your child tries to download a new app.
· Encourage Educational Apps: Set learning, math, or reading apps to "Always Allowed" so they do not count against daily screen time limits.
· Usage Insights: Monitor exactly how much time is spent on games vs. educational tools.

WEB SAFETY AND FILTERING
Do more than just monitor; actively protect your child’s browsing. Boomerang includes our built-in SPIN Safe Browser technology:

· Automatic SafeSearch: Enforce Google SafeSearch and block millions of inappropriate websites by default.
· Advanced Web Filtering: Unlike many other parental control apps, we block all other web browsers to ensure your child cannot bypass your filters.

REAL-TIME LOCATION AND GEOFENCING
Know your children are safe, even when they are not at home:

· Family Locator: View your child’s current device location on a private, secure map.
· Geofence Alerts: Receive instant notifications when your child arrives at or leaves specific locations like school or home.
· Location History: Review where they have been with a detailed 30-day location history.

YOUTUBE AND APP MONITORING
Stay informed about their interests without being intrusive:

· YouTube History: See exactly what your child searched for and watched inside the YouTube app
· Review YouTube history visited via Chrome or SPIN Safe Browser

WHY PARENTS CHOOSE BOOMERANG
Boomerang is designed to help parents nurture a healthy digital environment. We focus on providing the data you need to have meaningful conversations with your kids about their digital footprint and online safety.


IMPORTANT TECHNICAL NOTES:

* This app uses the Device Administrator permission and AccessibilityService API to perform key functions such as screen time enforcement and app controls.

* Samsung Knox: Exclusive integration for Samsung devices to enhance security and management capabilities.

* Notification Access: Required to mute notifications when screen time has expired.

* System Requirements: Supports Android 9.x and higher.

Ratings and reviews

low quality app. always says my daily app time allowance is up even though I check my stats and it says I have not used it at all today. once it said I used Spotify for nine hours even though I had not even been awake for that amount of time. it also sometimes blocks stuff that i know my parents aren't blocking. it also keeps spamming me with notifications that "boomerang is working" from hours or days ago. and when i open my notifications, it disappears, only to pop up a few seconds later.

*Edit3*As my one year subscription comes to an end soon. These are things I would like to point out. Updates- Like most updates, these cause issues. So much so that the app becomes unusable sometimes. Collection of data - not sure if text or call data collection truly functions. Hasn't in the year I have had the app. Final thoughts- With all of that being said. The app is still nice to have for bedtime routines and tracking kiddos locations. On the fence about renewing for another year.

I downloaded it for my kids phone. trying to prevent inappropriate messages. we sent a few "test" curse words, sexually related content and other items. no only did it not flag it, but it shows no text messages have been sent at all. I just paid for this app and then part I was most interested in doesn't work. it's also REALLY glitchy. It gets stuck on one page and keeps pulling that page up over and over again. had to restart my phone to get the app to close. EDIT, it didn't work. deleted.

What’s new

Improved blocking of apps and time enforcement
Other under the hood optimizations