Children are spending more and more time on digital devices. In fact, a new survey reveals that the iGen (anyone born in the mid-1990s) are now spending more time with their smartphones. The end effect: its making them depressed and sadder. And the impact is so large that the teen suicide rates in the U.S. have gone up by 23% in the last 5 years. The use of parental monitoring applications has become popular because they allow parents to monitor what their kids do online. Created By XNSPY

With a parental monitoring app, parents can gain access to text messages, call logs, photos, videos, email, browsing history, and much more on their child’s phone. These apps are compatible with Android and iPhones. Here are the top 3 parental monitoring apps

XNSPY Xnspy is one of the leading cell phone monitoring apps. The app is user-friendly with an easy installation process. The app allows users to manage alerts, change preference settings for uploading data from monitored device, and activating or deactivating features according to your choice.

Xnspy is compatible with most devices including Android and iPhones. The compatible Android versions are Android 4.x to 9; for iOS, it’s 6.x to 12.2. Created By XNSPY

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Xnspy allows you to monitor the following activity on the target device  Text messages and messages sent via instant messaging applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, LINE, Kik, Viber, Instagram Direct Messages, and Tinder Messages  Call logs  Call recordings  Multimedia files including photos and videos  Emails

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GPS tracking including current and previous locations Geofencing Browsing history including bookmarked pages Alerts on particular words Alerts on specific contacts Remote controlling the monitored device including blocking apps, locking the phone, and wiping data remotely  Surround recording

Xnspy provides a range of features, which allow parents to monitor their child. Other than monitoring online activity, with the environment listening and GPS tracking features, parents can keep tabs on where their child goes and who they interact with.

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mSpy mSpy provides parents with several tools to monitor their children's activity including their whereabouts, who they talk to, and what they view online. The app offers almost all the features that other cell phone monitoring apps provide.

mSpy is compatible with Android as well as iOS devices. All major smartphone brands running Android 4+ versions are compatible with this software. mSpy is also compatible with all the latest iOS versions. Created By XNSPY

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mSpy offers the following functionality when it comes to monitoring a device:  Read messages on text messages and instant messaging applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Telegram, Tinder, LINE, Instagram, and Kik  Track GPS location  Geo-Fencing  View multimedia files including photos and videos  Monitor internet activity  Email monitoring  Remote controlling the monitored phone by blocking apps and viewing installed applications  Incoming call blocking and call logs

mSpy offers limited features when it comes to monitoring all activities that happen over the phone such as recording calls and listening to a phone’s surrounding. Created By XNSPY

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FlexiSpy FlexiSpy is known for providing a plethora of features to its users. With FlexiSpy, parents can monitor every text message and every call that is made. Hence, parents know who their child is talking and what their child is talking about.

FlexiSpy provides the following features to its users:  Call recording on Facebook, Hangout, LINE, Skype, Viber, and WhatsApp  Live photo and video capture remotely  Call logs on Facebook, LINE, Skype, Viber, and WhatsApp  Text messages including instant messaging applications such as Facebook, Hike, Kik, Instagram Direct Messages, LINE, Skype, Viber, WhatsApp, Hangout, QQ, telegram, and WeChat

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More Features:  Monitor browsing activity including the bookmarked webpages  Email monitoring  View application activity  Multimedia files including photos, videos, and audios  Location tracking  Remote control including remotely uninstall software and restart device

However, the drawback of having all of these features is that it drains the resources of the monitored device. Battery and data are consumed at a higher rate. You also need to have your phone rooted or jailbroken.

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This affects the performance of the application on the monitored device. It also slows down the device so the monitored user could become suspicious of a monitoring application installed on their phone.

The three apps listed above are the most popular cell phone monitoring applications for parents.

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