Free parental controls for every device at home
The internet, childproofed in five minutes.
Sheepdog Filter blocks adult sites, gambling, ads and anything else you choose on your kids' phones, tablets and laptops. Flip a switch, and it's done.
- No app to install
- No credit card
- Works on any Wi‑Fi
- iPhone & Android
- iPad & tablets
- Chromebook, Windows, Mac
- Your Wi‑Fi router
- Xbox, PlayStation, TVs
Set up before your coffee gets cold.
No router settings to dig through, no spyware on your kid's phone. Sheepdog Filter works at the internet's "phone book", so blocked sites simply never load.
Create a free account
Add each child. We switch on sensible protections for their age straight away.
Add their devices
Tap a setup link on an iPhone or iPad, scan a QR code, or set it once on your Wi‑Fi router. About a minute each.
Flip the switches you want
Social media off on school nights? Games only on weekends? One switch, live in seconds.
Same tablet. Same evening.
Very different internet.
Kids rarely go looking for trouble. It finds them through pop-ups, "free" game sites and a link from a friend. Sheepdog Filter stops it before it loads.
One switch for each worry.
We keep lists of millions of sites up to date, so you don't have to know what "Omegle" or "Stake" is.
Choose yours in the free account- On
Adult content
Porn and explicit sites, plus SafeSearch forced on Google, Bing and YouTube.
- Your call
Social media
TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, X, Discord and the rest.
- Your call
Online games
Roblox, Fortnite, Steam, Xbox and PlayStation online, for homework time.
- On
Gambling
Betting, casino and lottery sites.
- On
Ads & trackers
Fewer pop-ups and fewer companies building a profile of your child.
- On
Workarounds
The VPNs, proxy sites and "unblocked games" mirrors kids trade at school.
- On
Scams & malware
Phishing, fake shops and sites that spread viruses.
A short email on Monday. That's it.
Plain English, not spreadsheets. No snooping on messages, no screenshots, just enough to know things are working.
- How much was blocked, and why
- Which device is getting the most action
- A heads-up if someone tries a VPN
- Allow a site for school in one tap
Emma's devices looked up 18,240 websites and apps this week. We blocked 1,284 of them (7%). Most of it was ads and social media. Saturday was the busiest day.
Built to protect kids, not to spy on them.
No snooping
We never read messages, take screenshots or record what your child types.
No slowdown
Runs on Cloudflare's global network. Lookups take a few milliseconds.
Hard to dodge
The VPNs, proxies and "unblocked" mirrors kids share are blocked too.
Works everywhere
Home Wi‑Fi, school, a friend's house and mobile data.
Free. No credit card. No catch.
Every feature is included from day one. Sign up, set up your kids' devices, and see it working tonight.
Create my free account- Every blocking category, including ads and VPN tricks
- A profile for each child, with their own devices
- Bedtime and homework schedules
- One-tap "internet off" for dinner time
- Weekly reports in plain English
More for your family, for less.
Free to start. If your family needs more, the Family plan is $49 a year or $4.99 a month.
- Every device
and every kid, one price. Canopy’s $99.96 plan covers one device. CleanBrowsing Family stops at 25.
- $51 less
a year than Canopy. And $26 less than CleanBrowsing Family, $11 less than Qustodio Basic.
- 1 setting
protects the whole house. Set it on your router once. No app to install on every phone and tablet.
Compared with Canopy $99.96/yr · CleanBrowsing Family $75/yr · Qustodio Basic $59.95/yr. Prices from each company's own pricing page, checked November 12, 2026.
Also for churches, schools and businesses.
The same simple filter, for a whole building.
- Churches, youth groups and campsSafe Wi‑Fi for every child in your building.One setting on your router. Free to start.Sheepdog Filter for Churches
- Schools, co-ops and librariesThe filter students can't get around.Blocks games and VPNs on your Wi‑Fi and every Chromebook, with a CIPA report for E-Rate. Free to start.Sheepdog Filter for Schools
- Businesses and rentalsGuest Wi‑Fi you're happy to hand anyone.Adult sites, malware and scams blocked for every customer. Free to start.Sheepdog Filter for Business
Step by step, for every device.
Free, plain-English help for the phones, games and apps in your house. All guides
- iPhone and iPad parental controls
- Android parental controls
- Chromebook parental controls
- Parental controls on your home Wi‑Fi
- How to block TikTok
- How to block Roblox, or limit it
- Block adult sites on every device
- How kids get around parental controls
- What to block at each age
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Questions parents ask.
Something else? Email hello@sheepdogfilter.com and a real person will answer.
Do I need to install an app on my child's phone?
No. On iPhone, iPad and Mac you tap a setup link and approve it in Settings. On Android, Windows and in Chrome or Edge you paste one address into a setting. Or set it once on your Wi‑Fi router to cover the whole house. Nothing runs in the background.
Can I see my child's messages or browsing history?
No, and that's on purpose. We show totals, categories and the most-blocked sites so you know the filter is working, without turning it into a surveillance tool.
Can my kids just turn it off?
On a device they don't have the passcode or admin rights for, it's hard to remove. We also block the common VPNs and proxy tricks. For iPhones, pair it with Screen Time's restrictions so the setting can't be changed.
Does it work away from home?
Yes. When it's set on the device, it filters on home Wi‑Fi, school Wi‑Fi, a friend's house and mobile data.
Can I set it up at the grandparents' house too?
Yes. Kids' own phones and tablets stay filtered there already. To cover the whole house, grandparents can make their own free account and change one router setting. It blocks scam and fake-login sites too, which protects them as well. See our grandparents' guide.
Is it really free?
Yes. Every feature is free, and that covers the vast majority of families. If a very busy household ever outgrows the free plan, we'll let you know in your dashboard. We never cut off your internet.
Will it slow down our internet?
No. Sheepdog Filter runs on Cloudflare's global network, one of the fastest on the planet, so lookups usually take a few milliseconds.
Give your kids a safer internet tonight.
Free to start. Five minutes to set up.
Create my free account