Short answer
1.1.1.1 for Families (1.1.1.3) blocks malware and adult content with no account and no settings. Sheepdog Filter runs on Cloudflare's network too, and adds what families ask for next: different rules per child, app and social media switches, bedtimes and homework time, VPN blocking and a weekly report.
What 1.1.1.3 does well
It's free, quick to set up, and very fast. It blocks known malware and adult content. If all you want is a basic adult filter on the router, it does the job.
What it doesn't do
- No settings: you can't unblock a site, block an app, or treat a teen differently from a seven-year-old.
- No schedules or bedtimes.
- No SafeSearch or YouTube Restricted Mode enforcement.
- No VPN or proxy blocking.
- No reports.
Sheepdog Filter
Sheepdog Filter is built on Cloudflare's global network as well, so it's just as fast, and adds per-child profiles, one-switch categories and apps, schedules, Homework mode, SafeSearch and Restricted Mode, workaround blocking, new-app alerts and a weekly plain-English email. Set it up in five minutes.
Sheepdog Filter
The internet, childproofed in five minutes.
One switch per worry, every device in the house, and a plain-English report each week. Free to start, no app to install.
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