I bought my daughter a smartphone recently, and it completely took over her life. I was tempted to take it away because she spent hours on end on it, and I couldn’t tell whether she was using it for mischief. I thought it would be unfair to yank it away because she always claimed she used it for researching and reading online articles. So, we agreed that she could keep it as long as she agreed to let us install a monitoring app. After an extensive review of the pros and cons and user reviews of several apps, we settled on iKeymonitor
It does the basic monitoring as long as there is good internet. The installation is quite easy and fast. I installed it on an Android device that was not rooted, but it still worked. I got call logs, some call recordings, SMS logs, and photos.
iKeymonitor has some great features that no other software provides on Android devices that are not rooted. What I loved most was the call recording. Most other software requires rooting for this feature on Android devices. The recording was crisp and clear almost like i was in the conversation. It also records the whole call until the call is disconnected. You get both ends of the conversation quite clearly. Other features included:
Keystrokes – when this feature worked it was golden. You get keystrokes from most applications and even websites visited.
Whatsapp – I got recordings of WhatsApp conversations. I didn’t expect this and was quite surprised by it. It works like a charm, too.
Geo-fencing – The feature allows you to map out a geographical area where you expect your child to operate in during her daily activities. If the child steps out of the area you get alerts and can act accordingly by reaching out to the child to find out where they are headed.
Tracks all the required information
My son uses a Redmi Y1 series mobile, and I installed this application on his mobile and logged in. This application tracked calls, SMS, websites, and many more and sent the data to a database, where I can access it through the website. It also gives information about his location, which is useful for tracking him if we are not at home.
I liked the call recording and location feature; it tracks the call, records the call automatically, and saves it in the database. It records his calls with time duration, which will help me to track with whom he is talking more and where he is located
It helped me to keep track of my son, stop his bad habits, and take him in the right direction
my son was contacting with some of his bad friends who were calling him to join their parties, which is not safe, and he was addicted to some friends and was chatting with them ignoring his studies and health. This application helped me find their friends and avoid their contacts by blocking their numbers and I also informed their parents about their bad habits
iKeyMonitor has worked for me as a parent, especially when Wi-Fi was available. It assures me that my daughter is not exposed to external influences. The app filter, web filter, geo-fencing and alert words features have been especially helpful because it means i do not have to spend every second checking on what my daughter is doing. I can just set up the alerts and filters and wait for notifications. This also means that my daughter has some privacy, and I only get involved whenever the rules agreed on for the use of the smartphone are broken.