Canopy - Parental Control App 4+

I am an adult using Canopy to block content from myself as I combat addiction. It does a good job blocking adult content online, and for that reason it is satisfactory. However, it also gets in the way of normal internet usage. Connecting to public WiFi in which a pop-up sign-in is required often doesn’t work. All kinds of non-explicit images, videos, and websites are either censored or block for reasons that I cannot decipher. Allowing certain URL’s doesn’t always work. The Reddit app is only half-functional as the search function is completely broken, and I often cannot vote, comment, or sometimes even open a post (pressing anywhere on certain posts does literally nothing, while other posts are fine). Canopy does not block content on the actual Twitter and Instagram apps—they instead have a proprietary version of these apps which don’t work smoothly. Many streaming services won’t work while connected to Canopy on the computer, including both Netflix and Paramount+. If I did not have the power through the Parent app to turn off Canopy for myself when I need to do a normal life task on the internet, I would have gotten too frustrated to continue using it. But for children up to teenage years, this does indeed block what it’s supposed to.

Hi there, thank you for your constructive feedback! We are working on making Canopy more comfortable to use for those suffering from addiction, and will be sure to incorporate your suggestions into our own notes.

Canopy has worked very well for us. We were using a different app for over 3 years and come to find out there was SO many ways around it and it was not working for us as a family of littles and a spouse with a PA. That other app was not blocking much of anything. Canopy does EVERYTHING I need it to. The tracking app shows me what apps are being used all day, it will send me notifications if someone in my household is trying to ask permission into an app or page that might have content that is not under the guidelines I’ve set as being okay. You can block websites and apps from being opened. The app controles the phone not JUST a web browser like the other app we had. I LOVE LOVE this app and I wish I would have found it sooner, we’ve used this app for over a year now. I’ve only had one issue which was when we switched phones, but customer service was amazing and helped remove a phone and add a new one. I feel good about having this app for my family. We use it on 2 phones and 1 iPad. I recommend it to everyone looking for an app that will help their family from the dangers of the internet world. It can block social media, gambling, TV streaming, violence, messenger apps, etc, you pick what you want to block. There are thing my family will ask me to unblock and it’s an easy step to give permission. The parental control is wonderful! Definitely worth every penny!

Thank you for your kind words - we will pass them on to our customer support team as well. We are so happy you chose Canopy to protect your family online!

A close friend approached me several months ago and told me he had sifted through various filtering softwares and decided Canopy was the best, and he asked me to manage his account as a parental account. It has worked well since then; I have no complaints, and neither has he. Due to some ongoing, unresolved technical errors with Covenant Eyes, another friend and I have decided to matriculate his account to Canopy, which we will be doing soon.

I am no expert, but as a layman in the realms of software and app development, I am impressed. Aside from adding specific websites to the “allowed” list and other activities like that, I have not had a single problem or error since downloading the app. I still have not explored the extended features, but the base product works very well and more consistently than other softwares I’ve used.

Unrelated to the software itself—I’ve gotten to know one of the lead staff for Canopy, and I don’t think I’ve ever met someone with quite the same combination of dedication to helping people quit porn forever and the forward-thinking drive to help them do it. I think Canopy is in very good hands going forward, and I will be along for the ride.

Thank you very much for the kind review. We will continue to build, as this is something we at Canopy are immensely passionate about!