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Lockave vs Apple Screen Time
Updated October 2026
Apple Screen Time is free, built in, and the right tool for iPhones and iPads. Lockave covers the part Screen Time can’t reach: Chrome and Windows PCs. Most families with both kinds of device use the two together.
We compared publicly available information as of October 2026. Features and prices change, so check each product’s own site before you decide. If something here is out of date, tell us at support@lockave.com and we’ll fix it.
| Lockave | Apple Screen Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan; paid from $5.99 a month | Free, built into Apple devices |
| iPhone and iPad | Manage and view only; no blocking yet | Yes: app limits, downtime, content restrictions |
| Mac | Limits in Chrome on a Mac | Yes, for the Mac and its apps |
| Windows PC | Yes, with the Windows app (closed beta): whole-machine adult-content blocking and program allowances | No |
| Chrome on a Windows PC | Yes: daily limits on any site, downtime, safety filters | No |
| Who you can share with | Anyone you connect with by code, kids or adults, on any device | Members of your Apple Family Sharing group |
Use Apple Screen Time for…
- Your kid’s iPhone and iPad: app limits, downtime and content restrictions. Lockave doesn’t block on those devices yet.
Use Lockave for…
- The family Windows PC (Windows app in closed beta) and Chrome on any computer, which Screen Time doesn’t reach.
- Seeing computer screen time for everyone you’re connected to in one dashboard, from your phone or any browser.
Using both
Set the iPhone up with Screen Time, install Lockave on the computers, and keep the same rules on both, for example the same bedtime. Kids then can’t move from a limited phone to an unlimited laptop.
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