Safe Surfer: Block Porn & Apps

In-app purchases
3.6
4.75K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Built to be simple to use, protecting your device with Safe Surfer is as easy as tapping the Get Protected button.

Safe Surfer is packed full of features to enable you and your family to surf the Internet without fear:

āž¤ Safer Surfing
Safe Surfer blocks a wide range of pornographic and adult websites. Once protection is enabled, these websites cannot load on your device.

āž¤ Eliminate Distractions
Sign in to enable blocking 50+ more popular apps and games.

āž¤ Remote Control (Pro)
Use the web dashboard to remotely block sites and view the device's browsing history.

āž¤ Mail Alerts (Pro)
Regularly send blocked sites and screen blackout events to an admin or accountability partner.

āž¤ Internet History (Pro)
View detailed browsing history stats on the device or remotely.

āž¤ Pin Protection
Built-in pin lock functionality ensures that only you or an accountability partner can configure protection and other settings inside the app.

āž¤ Prevent Uninstall
With a PIN code, prevent uninstalling or disabling the app without permission from the admin. Requires enabling the Accessibility Service using the checkbox under "enable always-on".

āž¤ Screen Blackout
Powered by machine learning, Screencast detection is a new way to deter the viewing of inappropriate content. When Screen blackout is enabled and triggered, a screenshot is taken and stored securely, along with the screen being temporarily blacked out.

āž¤ Wi-Fi and Cellular protection
Safe Surfer protection keeps your device protectedā€”no matter what kind of network you are connected to.

āž¤ Zero ads and low resource footprint
Safe Surfer is ad-free and has a minimal impact on your device's resources.

Notes:

ā€¢ As a monitoring app, Safe Surfer must be installed by the legal owner and/or custodian of this device solely for personal usage, monitoring a child for which you are a legal guardian, or monitoring employee usage on a device owned by an organization. Using Safe Surfer for other/malicious purposes is stricly prohibited. A persistent notification shows at all times when Safe Surfer is active.

ā€¢ As a parental control app, we use the Android AccessibilityService API for the sole purpose of stopping device users from uninstalling protection without the permission of a parent (or an accountability partner).

ā€¢ As a parental control app, we use the Android VPNService API to filter online content according to your settings. This VPN does not change your IP address/country on the internet, nor does it affect your internet speed.

ā€¢ Some mobile service providers and Internet service providers in certain countries hijack the ability to use specific DNS settings. The Safe Surfer app relies upon this ability. If this is the case in your country with your service provider, the Safe Surfer app may not work properly on your device.
Updated on
Jan 22, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info and App info and performance
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Messages and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.7
4.58K reviews
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February 26, 2025
This app is great; I really like it, especially the create PIN feature that lets me guess the PIN to enter, preventing me from changing the settings. Another thing I like is that the VPN stays active, though there are times when it gets disabled when I use a freezer app. It can also block background-running apps, so it doesn't work even if I pay for it since I can just use a freezer app. please adjust the system to keep this app running even when placed in a freezer app or mode.
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Safe Surfer
February 27, 2025
Hi there, thanks for your review! Some devices have freezer apps built-in, which can interfere with Safe Surfer against Google's design guidelines. We officially recommend Samsung devices for the best experience. Could you please send us an email to info@safesurfer.io so that we can help you further? Thanks! ^Kirwan
Ignacio De Luna Cruz
March 14, 2025
Great app except one thing that is broken is you can by pass the block screen if you open the recent app screen and click the app you just tried to access to open it, I've contacted customer service about it but they never gave me a solution or fixed the bug šŸ˜
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Safe Surfer
March 16, 2025
Thanks for your review! I've reproduced the issue and have discussed it with our developer. The issue seems to be just for Pixel devices on Android 15. We'll be taking a look at it as soon as we can, and we'll publish an update once we've resolved it. You're in our help desk queue, so I'll contact you once I know more. ^Kirwan
sarthak pandey
March 10, 2025
First it works soo well for one day... App disabled all the Features for uninstalling it. But, after one day... It enable all feature. Now I can watch after changing dns in my redmi phone.
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Safe Surfer
March 10, 2025
Hi there, thanks for your review! Xiaomi Redmi devices might kill the Safe Surfer app to save battery. You'll need to check your Battery menu in the device's Settings app to see if you can disable battery optimisation for Safe Surfer. We officially recommend Samsung-brand devices for the most reliable experience. ^Kirwan

Whatā€™s new

Bugfixes & performance improvements