Securly Home Reviews

by Tmtrains

Hey, so my last review got taken down or something. No worries, I’m back to tell you about exciting new feature these amazing developers put into SecurlyHome.

Remember when if you’re looking through your kid’s activity and you see something to block and you couldn’t block them from there? You had to remember some sketchy website name and hoped you typed it in correctly after going through a million screens to get there.

People they solved it. Kind of.

Ok not really. You still can’t block a site from the activity feed because, come on that’s too hard.

Now, you can copy the website name to the clipboard.

Yeah. That’s it. That’s the only improvement SecurlyHome got.

It’s still a flaming dumpster fire of bad UI and really terrible filters that literally even a 12 year old can bypass.

On top of that, they’ve totally broken parent blacklists and whitelists. A trying to change these lists is just an invitation to watch a spinner for 30 seconds and get a timeout error message.

Useless.

SecurlyHome is so bad because parents aren’t who they sell to. We’re not Securly’s customers, so they have SecurlyHome made by the lowest bidder.

They sell to your district’s IT dept. If you’re also tired of dealing with this trash app, let your district board know. They’re the only people Securly cares about.

by Denver Mom Of Two

SecurlyHome sound good. Last year it worked better, but this year it doesn’t block anything on the blocked lists. It’s incredibly difficult to add things to the blocked list—you have to list each website individually and correctly, yet nothing will be blocked. The activity feed still shows use of the exact apps on the blocked list. Now the only thing I can use this for is to shut down my kids school chromebooks when I’m not home. As a single mom who has to work, this makes it so they can’t do homework unless I’m home. Utterly useless and a waste of time. I’ve tried asking for help from support with no response.

by PNWmuk

SecurlyHome is slow to load and doesn’t work. It’s note useful for what it was designed for. The activity feed either doesn’t load, shows no activity, or shows the wrong times for activity. SecurlyHome will alert you when one of their defined flagged activities occurs, but you can’t choose or add flagged activities. It appears only one parent can register for an account per child, so both parents aren’t able to make accounts. The only redeeming feature is maybe the “pause internet” option, but that didn’t seem to work the one time I tried it.

by Michelle_5623

my whole entire school district decided to give SecurlyHome to parents to monitor their children. honestly unless you are genuinely concerned that your child is doing something illegal you should not be downloading something like this. it’s an invasion of privacy and it only teaches your children how to be more sneaky. restricting certain social media apps is especially cruel, as that is where most children find joy nowadays. you are a sick sick person if you download SecurlyHome just to restrict things and see what your child is up to without them knowing. i understand getting SecurlyHome if you’re worried for the safety of your child, hence them doing something illegal, but other than that there should be no reason to get SecurlyHome.

by Hebehehebhehehe

this is the most creepy, disgusting thing i’ve ever seen. this should NOT be used on high schoolers! my parents and I think this is a disgusting controlling app. I have no respect for anyone’s parents who use this. If you’re worried about your child considering suicide, get them a bloody therapist. The audacity of SecurlyHome is insane, honestly. I’m telling any parent reading this right now, controlling parents lead to sneaky kids. Every friend I have with strict parents are the most sneakiest, daring, rule-breaking people I’ve ever met. Let your child grow up without too many restrictions because that is how they learn. without strict parents I am more successful, smart, and independent than my friends who have helicopter parents. Seriously. Get a life <3

by Angelala40

I like the emailed updates I get but agree with other reviews that it doesnt easily let you block certain websites. My biggest complaint is that I cant set a bedtime schedule or pause the Internet anymore from my phone. I have to physically take the computer away. I need to find an app that really lets you set limits. It’s not this one!

by P11111122

Seemed to work for a week or two but now SecurlyHome does not seem to refresh. I get a weekly email with activity highlights ( not a complete list) and when I go to SecurlyHome to check the details, I do not see any activity except where I left off two weeks back. I do not even see what I see in the email. So this is clearly not working.

by Settsu

Are they trying to drive people bonkers?? It’s a nice idea and has seemed easy to use but there’s a notification badge on the icon that CANNOT BE CLEARED for the past few weeks. I’ve been through every single nook and cranny of SecurlyHome , and deleted/reinstalled it, but it won’t go away.

by A Ramdon Person 💜

So I use SecurlyHome to track what my kids are doing. I want to block some sites but it won’t let me. It says the request timed out. Also, one time, I was trying to see what my child is doing but it showed thar my child did nothing. But it got fixed. It takes a long time to load.
Edit: nothing has changed really. I like the new features, but I can’t add any sites to rhe blocked sites

by RichW27

I love how I’m able to see my child’s activity at school. Can’t wait for the home product to protect my kids personal devices.

by FA Dad

This has totally changed the conversation we have with our boys! It gives us so much more to discuss, which has been very positive for all of us. Thanks!

by JordynStarrDad

We are in back to school mode, which included some new technology for us this year. Love the Securly home solution. Easy to set and see what our kids are doing.

by JohnkQC2017

Love having this at my fingertips. With the school devices coming home, now I have more control of what is going on under my roof! Thank you!

by Aboutniki

I love SecurlyHome. This has become one of my daily night routine to see what my kid’s up to the whole day. Pause button is my favorite. I wish they had blocked sites notifications.

by Dfranklin77

Love SecurlyHome! I can easily see what my children are looking at in their school Chrome-books and I can get alerts when they try to go to a site that has been blocked! Great parenting tool!

by Jessecas

As a teacher and parent, I could not be more impressed with what Securly has done here. The information I get has allowed me to better converse with my child about their online habits while giving me the control I need.

by 8674kruti

I love SecurlyHome. It makes it so easy to look at what my kids are up to, and monitor what they’re doing online. We feel so much more relaxed after we started using this this app app. It’s made it really easy.

by El Jeffe Del Chupa Nibre

Simply put, the Securly Home app is incredibly easy to use, and provides insight that I would otherwise not have. It isn’t packed with gizmos and gadgets that i don’t need which makes the experience fast and thorough. Great job!

by Trinhvc91

Super cool app that my kid’s school recommended! I’m able to see all their activity during school and when at home. More importantly there’s a flagged section for when my kid is doing things in the internet related to suicide or depression. It’s a really nice safety net to have so I can step in.

by TRex2

Needed something to monitor our kids usage and sites they try to go to on their devices and this is it!!! I can now control what they can get to... Thanks!

by Potatogamer620

Some sites don’t show up, is that supposed to happen?

by JeffLayman

SecurlyHome provides a list of sites visited but would be more helpful if time spent on each site were plotted graphically like the screen time feature of iOS.

by Ja.son444

Super cool app that my kid’s school recommended! I’m able to see all their activity during school and when at home. More importantly there’s a flagged section for when my kid is doing things in the internet related to suicide or depression. It’s a really nice safety net to have so I can step in.

by MamaLMD711

I can see what’s happening with our kids devices - whether school or home devices! Easy to filter out bad stuff, pause the internet when its time to come off the internet - and check what they’re doing everywhere, anytime.

by Purpleholli

I love SecurlyHome. It's so easy to use and let's me see what my kiddos are doing on their school devices. Pausing the internet for dinner and family convos is a game changer! Amazing 🙌🏼