Accountable2You Monitoring

This app has done a great job of discouraging bad choices and giving my spouse peace of mind. However, one challenge I find is a LOT of false alarms. Several questionable alerts came up the other day which sent my spouse into a temporary panic, because of a very normal app, theChive, can have pictures of women in bikinis, but isn’t the majority of their content. I did not know this, as I had only reviewed a compilation of “The customer isn’t always right” but it was hard to regain trust after the alerts were sent. Another example was a movie I was reading about; I wanted to know if it was based on a true story or not. The movie itself has no sexual content whatsoever, but the article I read sent a rather cryptic questionable activity alert to my spouse, again. I sent her a screenshot of my activity at that moment and all was well, so a little more polishing or careful reporting would be appreciated.

I like how this app sends a full browser history report instead of merely trying to block all explicit content (fool’s gold, in my opinion). The app flags questionsble content and has an optional instant alerts function to send immediate updates to accountability partners (aside from general daily or weekly reports of internet usage). I have had Accountable2You on my phone and Chromebook for a year now and plan to renew for another year. $84 is much cheaper than the physical, emotional, and spiritual damage of pornography. Accountability doesn’t make you bulletproof; where there’s a will there’s a way. The only way to become bulletproof is to change your heart. Think of accountability as an extra layer of deterrence, a check/balance that facilitates wise decisions. An accountable person avoids unnecessary battles and is better equipped to deal with those necessary ones. Thank you to the author of this app and others like them who have invested their time and skills to create products that promote human flourishing.

I was just promoted to leave a review for A2U. I am very thankful to have found an app that does what Covenant Eyes used to do - monitor not only images but also text (my main area of struggle). I need this type of accountability and covering. The frustrating thing with the iOS versions of the app is the extremely slow loading rates for everything on the internet. So I’m getting a good patience-builder with the app as well. Pretty much every site work but takes quite a long time to load relative to speeds without the VPN. I am hopeful that this can be resolved as it may interfere with apps that I need during the school year. In summary: the app does exactly what it promises and what I need, but at the cost of efficient internet speeds. Still worth it to me, but I do hope it can be improved.