Hoglt vs Google Family Link
Both put schedules and daily app limits on a child's Android phone, and both have a parent app for Android and iPhone. Family Link is free and made by Google. Hoglt adds rules a school can set, requests, tasks and coins — and it is built for iPhone too (the child app is coming soon), where Family Link can't limit apps.
What is the main difference?
Family Link supervises a child's Google account and their Android device. On a child's iPhone, Google's own FAQ says only part of the Google account can be supervised: screen time limits and app blocking don't apply there. Hoglt works on Android, and on iPhone it uses Apple's Screen Time, so its rules apply on both. The child app for iPhone is coming soon.
Hoglt and Family Link side by side
| Feature | Family Link | Hoglt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to install | Free to start; PLUS is optional |
| Limits on a child's Android phone | Yes (Android 7 and up) | Yes |
| Limits on a child's iPhone | No — Google account settings only | Yes, through Apple's Screen Time (child app coming soon) |
| Parent app | Android and iPhone | Android and iPhone |
| Night schedule | Downtime: limited apps, calls always available | Bedtime, 22:00–07:00 by default |
| School hours | School time: limited apps, notifications silenced, calls and texts work | School time: chosen apps close, calls always work |
| Daily app limits | Yes | Yes |
| Unlock on the child's phone | Parent Access Code | Parent's PIN, for 15–60 minutes |
| Extra time for today | Bonus time | Requests a parent answers from their phone |
| Websites | Filtering in Chrome (not on a child's iPhone) | Packs or any site; on iPhone in Safari and in-app browsers |
| A school can set lesson hours | — | Yes, with the school area |
| Tasks and coins | — | Yes |
When is Family Link enough?
If everyone in your family uses Android and you need a night schedule and daily app limits, Family Link is free, made by Google and already on many phones. That is a good reason to start there.
When does Hoglt fit better?
- A child with an iPhone, or a family with both iPhone and Android.
- School-day rules: a school can set its lesson hours and its area, and the strictest rule wins.
- Requests: a child asks for more time from their phone; a parent answers from theirs, or opens an app with the PIN for 15–60 minutes, and the rules come back by themselves.
- Tasks and coins for homework and chores.
- On iPhone: Instagram and YouTube without Reels and Shorts, and Telegram without channels.
How do you switch?
Install Hoglt on the child's phone, install Hoglt Parent on yours and link them with the short code. Start with the School time and Bedtime templates; see how screen time limits work.