Pinwheel Caregiver

I’m incredibly thankful there’s an option to introduce my kids to cell phones in a way that is safe and manageable. Pinwheel has so many great features that let parents be in control of what their kids can access. They continue to provide new features and listen to customer feedback to make sure the experience is what parents and kids are looking for. The AI feature is a great way for kids to ask the questions they have rather than asking Google and have the whole internet available for an answer. The contact controls and image sharing options are also a great way to help keep kids safe and gradually give them more freedom.

The app doesn’t let YOU the parent choose what is ok to have on YOUR child’s phone. The location tracker is absolutely garbage. It never changes. And now that I stopped paying for the app ALL OF A SUDDEN I’m getting notifications of my child’s location that I never got before. Mind you. It’s FALSE notifications. I don’t pay for the app and my child is 10… what do you mean they left at one in the morning and a second later they arrived home. I’ve been getting multiple notifications like this. This is just a tactic to get me to pay for the app and it’s disgusting. What if I had a teenager and I’m getting false notifications of them “leaving” at three in the morning?! I should sue for them doing such a disgusting tactic to get me to pay for the parent app again. There’s multiple reviews about how bad this app is yet they have such a high rating. Most likely are fake reviews it’s frustrating for other parents as well getting this kid safe phone.

I am so happy that I happened across a post about the Pinwheel phone and app. We were looking for a phone for our 8 year old but we did not want any access to social media or adds or any way for creeps to get ahold of him! Pinwheel offers a smart phone that has no adds, no access to social media, no way for creeps or scammers to call your child, and my favorite … the tracker. I am not very technologically savvy so the set up ended up being kind of a hassle for me but for most users I know it will be easy, also the schedule set up on the app has been extremely hard for me to navigate which again … is probably a me problem. With the couple of technical issues I did have I will say that the customer service is great! Very knowledgeable and friendly staff. Also looking into prices… this is an extremely affordable option quite similar to just adding them to your phone plan…. Which was also an option.