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Securly Home: Comprehensive Review of School Device Monitoring Solution

by Securly Inc.

4.6
ANDROIDParenting
Securly Home extends school web filtering to home environments, providing parents with monitoring tools, content restrictions, and screen time management for school-issued devices. Targets families with children using educational technology.

Detailed Review

Securly Home represents a strategic extension of educational technology infrastructure into domestic environments, bridging the gap between institutional and parental oversight of digital learning tools. The Android application enables families to maintain consistent online safety protocols across school and home contexts without additional cost when integrated with participating educational institutions' existing Securly deployments. The application's core functionality centers on comprehensive activity monitoring and access control. Parents gain visibility into search histories, website visits, and video content consumption with precise timestamps, enabling retrospective review of digital behavior. The platform implements granular web filtering that allows whitelisting or blacklisting specific domains, coupled with scheduled device availability through customizable time-based restrictions that automatically disable access during designated periods such as bedtime or study hours. User experience demonstrates a functional though occasionally inconsistent interface, with some users reporting extended loading times and technical errors as noted by Brenda Cozzone in May 2021, though subsequent updates appear to have addressed these stability concerns. The dashboard presents organized activity logs and configuration options, though lacks real-time screen viewing capabilities and detailed analytics regarding time spent on individual applications or websites, as noted by several users in their feedback. User feedback trends toward positive reception (4.6/5 rating) with particular appreciation for remote monitoring capabilities and weekly activity reports. Kristi Allen (December 2021) highlighted the value of timestamped search history and adjustable time restrictions, while Kayla Moynahan (February 2022) emphasized the peace of mind derived from remote monitoring. Critical feedback from Toni Bray (November 2021) and Teresa Schmidt (October 2022) identifies limitations in real-time monitoring, inability to view email content, and absence of duration tracking for specific activities. The application delivers robust baseline monitoring and control features particularly valuable for maintaining consistency between school and home digital environments, though professionals should note the absence of real-time screen viewing, limited application-specific controls, and dependency on school-level Securly implementation. Ideal for parents seeking to extend institutional web filtering policies to home use while maintaining visibility into their children's educational device usage patterns.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive activity monitoring tracks search history, website visits, and video views with precise timestamps for retrospective behavioral analysis
  • Customizable web filtering allows parents to whitelist or blacklist specific domains beyond school-configured restrictions
  • Scheduled access control enables automated device disabling during designated times such as bedtime or study hours
  • Weekly automated email reports provide summarized activity overviews without requiring constant app monitoring
  • Remote configuration management allows adjustment of restrictions and viewing of historical data from any location
  • Seamless school-to-home transition maintains consistent filtering policies across educational and domestic environments

Why Users Love It

Seamless school-home policy continuity
Comprehensive activity monitoring

Perfect for: Parents managing school-issued devices for children's home use

Screenshots

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Ranking History

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Current Rank

#47

+2 from last week

Best Rank

#29

All-time high

Average Rank

#44

30-day average

User Reviews

Brenda Cozzone
May 5, 2021

Worst app ever!! For months it keeps giving me emails to say check your child's activity and as soon as you go onto the app it spins for 40 mins just to tell me there's an error. Update!! Since the fix it works perfectly thanks

Kristi Allen
Dec 11, 2021

I can see what my student has searched for by date with time- stamp; what websites visited at what dates and times, and then I can visit them to check; I control what time the device can wakeup and when it is time for bed, and make adjustments to that as the need arises; and lastly, I can allow sites and BLOCK sites. The app sends me a summary of the day if I forget to check on my student. Accountability. But, there is no substitute 4 the careful, watchful eyes of an involved educator and parent

Kayla Moynahan
Feb 18, 2022

The ability to be able to monitor my child's activity on their tablet remotely has given me a teaching tool and a way to make sure my child is being safe with their searches online, especially in this day and age. With this app, and the weekly update emails, I have been given peace of mind. I would highly recommend this application to other parents.

E.P. Starr
Jan 31, 2022

I appreciate that this app gives me some insight into what my kids are researching online so that I can discuss such subjects further with them.

Linda Irwin
Sep 1, 2023

If you care about what your child is doing on the internet because you want to keep them safe, this is the app you need. It shows every site they went to in school even those that were blocked. This allows you to have those family talks about internet safety with your child. Our children are living in different times. Some people say it's an invasion of privacy. I say it's being a good parent taking steps to protect my child. I love my child. Easy to use. Outstanding app!!!!

App Details

Developer

Securly Inc.

Platform

android

Rating

4.6

Last Updated

10/9/2025