How a check-in works

Name: How Device Nanny works
Uploaded: 2026-09-30
Description: A five-minute walkthrough of a Device Nanny check-in: plug in your child's phone, scan, and see every app that's really installed.

Five minutes, one real scan, narrated by one of the founders. You'll see the phone plugged in, the results come back, a disguised app get named for what it is, and what changed since the last check-in.

What you'll see

The scan. A regular USB cable, no app installed on your child's phone, nothing running in the background. The first time, a short one-time setup for iPhone or Android.
The results. Every app on the phone listed by what it really is. An app that looks like a calculator on the home screen shows up as the vault it actually is.
Your call. Mute a flag you've looked at and are fine with. Flag something we didn't. Every flagged app links to a plain-language guide.
What changed. Each scan remembers the last one, so you can see what was added or removed since your last check-in, including an app that was deleted and quietly reinstalled.

Device Nanny doesn't read messages, doesn't track location, and doesn't upload anything about your child. Everything stays on your own computer.

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