2026年Google Family Link测评：是否值得用？

Yes, Google Family Link is 100% free. There is no premium version, and you get access to everything it offers just by having a Google account. However, that does not mean there is no trade-off: Google Family Link does not have the same depth and breadth of features as the best parental control apps on the market. Qustodio can monitor your child’s calls and text messages, and Norton Family has one of the best location supervision features available.

A free tool can be a sensible starting point for basic time limits and app approvals. Plan for a paid option if you need oversight of calls or messages.

Yes and no. Google Family Link has a web app for parents that you can access using any operating system and from any browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc.), which allows you to change various settings and permissions for your child. Additionally, many of its parental controls are unavailable on Windows or macOS. If you want to supervise your child’s laptop usage, you’ll have to get them a Chromebook. For a parental control app with a good web app and fully functional supervision for PC and macOS, consider using Qustodio.

Yes and no. Google Family Link has a parental app for iPhones and iPads that you can download from the App Store, which allows parents to monitor their child’s activity and change various settings and permissions. However, if the child is using an iPhone or iPad, many features will be unavailable. This includes the ability to filter apps and block apps, set app and screen time limits, locate their device, and more. If your kids use an iPhone or iPad, try one of our top iOS parental control apps instead.

Yes and no. You can continue to supervise children once they’re over the age of 13 (the exact number may vary depending on what country you’re from), but they can opt out of the supervision at any time. That said, when they turn off the supervision, you’ll be notified and their device will be locked temporarily (for 24 hours, unless unlocked by the parent). My top recommendation for blocking a child to stop supervision is Qustodio. It has uninstall protection that requires you to type in your parental login credentials in order to remove the app off your child’s device.

No, Google Family Link cannot block calls or monitor text messages. A good parental control app that offers these features is Qustodio, which lets you read your child’s text messages and block or whitelist incoming and outgoing calls.

No, Google Family Link has a setting that stops your child from bypassing supervision on supported devices and platforms. It does this by preventing them from adding or removing users on the supervised device. This setting is enabled by default.

Yes and no. Every user’s browsing history is saved by Google by default unless you disable it in the settings, and Google Family Link can prevent your child from disabling it. The catch is that Google Family Link doesn’t prevent a tech-savvy child from simply deleting activity history entries that they don’t want you to see. In addition, it also doesn’t save search history on other search engines. If you’re looking for a great app for monitoring browsing history, check out Qustodio. It publishes an activity report that shows you all of the websites and apps your child visited, as well as which YouTube videos they watched, which sites they tried to visit that are blocked, and much more.

Yes and no. Every user’s YouTube search and watch history is saved by YouTube by default unless you disable it in the settings, and Google Family Link can prevent your child from disabling it. The catch is that Google Family Link doesn’t prevent a tech-savvy child from simply deleting search and watch history entries that they don’t want you to see. Instead, I recommend using a top-rated premium parental control app like Qustodio, which lets you see which YouTube videos they searched for and watched, and it even provides the link so you can watch the video that your child watched.

No, Google Family Link simply blocks your child from using incognito mode. If you want a parental control app that takes a less brute force approach, try Qustodio, which monitors and blocks sites even when your child is using incognito/private mode.