Qustodio review
Updated September 28, 2026 · ShieldCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Qustodio Premium suits households and schools that want screen time limits, web filtering and location tracking on a device count you pick. Monthly billing runs at $5, the yearly plan at $59.95 to $104.95, and a 30 money-back window softens a longer commitment.
Key facts
- Best for
- Screen time limits and web filtering for a household or a school rollout.
- Monthly price
- $5 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Long-term plan price
- $8.75 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Devices
- from 5 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Money-back period
- 30 days (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Jurisdiction
- ES (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Features
- Screen-time, Web-filter, Location (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Platforms
- Windows, Android, iOS, Mac, Kindle (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Owner
- Qoria (formerly Family Zone) (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Longest plan (months)
- 12 months (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Qustodio Technologies S.L. (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Spain (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Founded
- 2010 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Audience
- Business
- Pricing model
- Free
- Official website
- qustodio.com
Parental controls
- Yearly price
- $59.95 to $104.95 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Devices
- from 5 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Platforms
- Windows, Android, iOS, Mac, Kindle (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Features
- Screen-time, Web-filter, Location (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Money-back period
- 30 days (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Qustodio Technologies S.L. (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Spain (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Founded
- 2010 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Pricing model
- Free
Apps and profiles
- Get the app
- App StoreGoogle Play
- Elsewhere
- LinkedInXchrome.google.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- The feature set is screen time, web filter and location, so time limits, filtering and location sit in one subscription.
- Coverage starts at from 5 devices, with apps listed for Windows, Android and iOS.
- Support runs on email, phone and help centre, giving phone and email alongside a help centre.
- Premium carries a 30 money-back period for anyone testing the filters first.
Cons
- The long term price of $8.75 sits above the site median of €3.97, so Premium monthly billing at $5 is the cheaper route.
- The Qustodio Premium yearly figure runs $59.95 to $104.95 while coverage starts at from 5 devices, so the bill tracks the device count.
Who it suits
- Parents who want time limits, filtering and location tracking on a chosen set of home devices.
- Schools and other organisations, since the stated audience is business and coverage starts at from 5 devices.
- Households that start on $5 monthly billing before committing to the yearly plan.
Who should look elsewhere
- Apple Inc., at $0.99 a month, is the cheaper pick for light browsing protection rather than child controls.
- Sinew Software Systems, at $1.99 a month, serves password storage rather than a child's screen time.
- ESET Brasil, covering 3 to 25 devices, suits households that want general protection wider than parental controls.
Core features
Premium centres on control rather than anonymity. The feature set is screen time, web filter and location, so screen time limits, web filtering and location tracking arrive in one subscription. Coverage starts at from 5 devices, and apps run on Windows, Android and iOS, which covers the main home and school hardware. A VPN tunnel sits outside that list, so a separate privacy tool covers it.
The company behind it
The service runs as Qustodio Technologies S.L., headquartered in Spain, and its legal jurisdiction is Spain, so the contract sits under European law. It was founded in 2010, which makes it one of the longer-running names in family filtering. Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so help arrives by phone, email or the help centre rather than live chat.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Qustodio Premium each month?+
Monthly billing for Premium sits at $5, and it is the easiest way to test the filters before signing up for a longer term. The annual figure is quoted as $59.95 to $104.95, so the total moves with the number of devices and the term chosen.
What does the long-term plan work out at?+
The long term price is $8.75, and the longest plan runs for 12 months. Paying month to month at $5 is the more flexible choice, since Qustodio places 97 of 112 brands on that measure.
How many devices does one subscription cover?+
Coverage starts at from 5, and the paid tiers are built around a chosen device count rather than an unlimited household. Families with several phones, tablets and school laptops will want to price the plan for the exact number before buying.
Which platforms and apps does it run on?+
Apps cover Windows, Android and iOS. That spans the common home and school hardware, including e-readers, so one subscription can follow a child's phone, a family laptop and an e-reader from a single account.
What does the plan include?+
The feature set is screen time, web filter and location. In practice that means limits on time, blocked categories of site, and a view of where a device is, rather than an anonymity service or a VPN tunnel.
What happens if it does not fit?+
Premium carries a 30 money-back period, and the plan set is listed as free model, so the basic filtering can be tried before the paid features are added.
Who is Qustodio aimed at?+
The stated audience is business, so the service is built for schools as well as households. Pricing is per subscription with coverage of from 5 at minimum, which suits a class rollout rather than a small family.
Where is the company based?+
Qustodio Technologies S.L. is registered in Spain, and its jurisdiction is Spain, so contracts and disputes sit under Spanish and European rules. The company was founded in 2010, which makes it a long-running name in family filtering.
Sources
- qustodio.com/en/about-us checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters, Owner
“This vision united Qustodio's founders and experts in cyber security, Eduardo Cruz, Josh Gabel, and Josep Gaspar in 2010.”
- qustodio.com/en/legal-notice checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Jurisdiction, Legal entity
“governed by Spanish laws. The courts of the city of Barcelona shall be competent”
- qustodio.com/en/premium checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Devices, Features, Long-term plan price, Longest plan (months), Pricing model, Money-back period, Platforms, Monthly price, Yearly price, Support channels
“Up to 5 devices protected ... Unlimited devices protected”
- qustodio.com/en/schools checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Audience
“Seamless digital safety for kids at home, at school and everywhere in between”
Compiled from 4 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
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