Roost

For parents of kids with their first phone

Parenting,
with a safety net.

Know when something needs your attention, without reading every message. Your child can always see what's shared.

Get it onGoogle Play Coming soonApp Store
  • No ads on your child's phone
  • We never sell data
  • Messages checked on the phone

Alerts

The Roost Alerts screen with a demo family's alerts

Activity

The Roost Activity screen showing a child's screen time

Family

The Roost Family screen listing three demo children

Everything in one app

The things parents actually worry about

One app on your phone and one on your child's. No extra hardware, and nothing to set up on your router unless you want to.

Alerts that matter

Bullying, self-harm, drugs and other risks, flagged on their phone. You only hear when something needs a look.

Screen time, sorted

Bedtime and school-time schedules, daily app limits, Free time, and an internet pause button.

A cleaner web

Block whole categories, keep SafeSearch on, and see what the filter stopped. Allowed sites are never named.

Know they got there

When you turn it on: where their phone is, arrivals and departures, and quick check-ins.

SOS in one tap

If they need you, one button sends you an alert, with where they are when location is on.

Every screen at home

Filter TVs, consoles and laptops on your WiFi too, with a free family-safe service. No box to buy.

Hard to switch off

Uninstall protection your device code unlocks, and a heads-up if a protection is turned off.

A recap every Sunday

Each child's week next to the week before, plus a weekly conversation starter to help you talk.

Alerts

Know when something isn't right

Roost checks the message notifications on your child's phone, on the phone itself. Everyday messages are thrown away right there. You only see what needs your attention.

  • A short excerpt and the reason, so you know what to talk about
  • Choose which kinds of alerts you get, and how sensitive each is
  • Alerts on your phone within moments
The Roost Alerts screen with a demo family's alerts

Screen time

Healthy habits, without the nagging

See where their time really goes, then set rules that run on their own, so you don't have to be the bad guy every night.

  • Bedtime and school-time schedules
  • Daily limits for the apps that eat their day
  • Free time when they've earned it, and a one-tap internet pause
The Roost Activity screen showing a child's screen time

Location

Know they got there safely

Location stays off until you turn it on. Then you'll know when they reach school, practice or a friend's house, without calling to check.

  • Arrival and departure alerts for places you save
  • Check-ins and an SOS button for when they need you
  • Location history only if you switch it on
The Roost location screen showing where two demo children are

Home network

Every screen at home, covered

Point your home WiFi at a free, family-safe service and Roost filters the TV, games console and laptops too. Roost walks you through it, step by step.

  • Works on every device on your WiFi
  • Free, with no extra box to buy
  • A one-tap check that it's working
The Roost Home network screen with the family-friendly filter chosen

How it works

Set up in about ten minutes

  1. Get Roost on your phone

    Create your account and add your child: just a first name and their birth month and year.

  2. Link your child's phone

    Install Roost there, choose This is my child's phone, and enter the six-character code shown on yours.

  3. Choose what matters

    Pick the alerts, schedules and filters that fit your family, then talk them through together.

Built to be seen

Out in the open, never hidden

Roost isn't spyware. It's for parents looking out for their own kids, with their kids' knowledge, so it never runs quietly in the background. Read exactly what's collected in our Privacy Policy.

  • A permanent notice on your child's phone while Roost is on
  • A screen that shows your child everything Roost shares
  • Messages checked on the phone; only flagged excerpts reach you
  • No ads on your child's phone, and we never sell your family's data
  • Delete everything from the app, any time

Questions

What parents ask first

Will my child know Roost is on their phone?

Yes. Roost shows a permanent notice on their phone while it's on, and your child can open Roost to see everything it shares. We built it that way on purpose.

Does Roost read all of my child's messages?

No. Roost checks the text of message notifications on your child's phone, on the phone itself. Messages that aren't flagged are thrown away right there and never sent anywhere. When something is flagged, you see a short excerpt and the reason.

Does it work with iPhones?

Roost is on Android first, for parents and children. An iPhone app for parents is coming soon. On your child's phone, Android is needed for message alerts, screen-time reports, the web filter and uninstall protection, because Apple doesn't allow apps to do these on iPhone.

What does it cost?

Roost is free to start: message alerts and screen-time reports are included. Watch a short ad to unlock location history, web insights and the weekly recap for a day. Roost Premium adds screen-time limits, blocked apps, place alerts and more children, with everything always on and no ads. Prices are shown in the app before you buy, and you can cancel any time in your Google Play or App Store account.

Can I delete my family's data?

Yes, any time, from Settings in the app. Deleting your account removes everything stored for your family. See how to delete your account.

Is it legal to use where I live?

Roost is for parents and legal guardians looking out for their own children under 18. Laws on monitoring differ between countries and states, and you're responsible for using Roost lawfully. See our Terms of Service.

Get Roost on Google Play

Install it on your phone and on your child's phone. Questions first? We're happy to help.

Get it onGoogle Play Coming soonApp Store

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