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Qustodio: what it is, price in Spain and who it's for
Qustodio is a parental control app made in Barcelona, and good at what it does: supervising a child's phone. Here's what it does, what it costs in Spain, and why it may not be what you're looking for if you have a teen or want to check on your parents.
Qustodio is one of the best-known parental control apps in Spain, and for good reason: it was born in Barcelona in 2012, it's a European company (since 2022 part of the Qoria group), and it has been supervising children's phones for over a decade. Since this site is all about knowing your people are okay, here's an honest explanation of what it is, what it does, how much it costs and who it makes sense for, even though it isn't ours.
What Qustodio does
- Screen time: daily limits, schedules (bedtime, class) and device pause.
- Apps: block or limit apps and games, with usage reports.
- Web and content filters by category, including on YouTube.
- Family locator with arrival and departure alerts for places.
- Reports of activity for parents, with more detail on paid plans.
In short: it's a supervision tool for an adult over a minor, in the full sense. Location is one part of it, not the center.
How much it costs in Spain
As of October 14, 2026, according to the Spanish App Store listing: there's a free plan for one device with basic features; Premium Basic costs €59.99 a year and Complete €99.99 a year (the website, in dollars, lists $59.95 and $104.95, with a 30-day guarantee). Prices change, so check them before you decide.
Privacy
Its App Store listing declares contact data, identifiers, usage data and “sensitive data” linked to you, partly for marketing purposes, and declares that it doesn't sell minors' data. As a European company, it is subject to the GDPR. For an app that sees what a child does on their phone, it's worth reading the full policy.
Who it makes sense for
For a young child with their first phone, parental control makes complete sense, and Qustodio is a serious option from here in Europe. If what you mainly want is to limit screen time and apps, that's its territory. If you just want to know they've reached school, Family Link (free) does that, and we cover it in Family Link and Maps explained.
When something else is better
- Teens aged 14 and up. Parental control on a 16-year-old's phone usually ends in a fight. What works at that age is symmetry: they see their parents just as their parents see them, and they can switch to “zone only” whenever they want. That's what Mi Estela does on purpose, from age 14 (Spain's digital consent age). Location sharing with teens, without surveillance.
- Older parents, partners, friends. Nobody wants a parental control app for their mum. For that there are circle apps: map, arrival alerts, SOS, chat. Older parents: knowing they're okay.
- Families with iPhone and Android who want one single place. Qustodio supervises; it doesn't accompany. There's no group chat or video calls.
The head-to-head comparison, with the criteria table, sources and date, is at Mi Estela vs. Qustodio. And if you're torn between parental control and a family app, the test will clear it up in two minutes: for a 9-year-old with Android, it'll tell you Family Link or Qustodio, not us.
