Family location, teen driving reports and parental controls for iPhone, in one app
The family safety app that keeps everyone close.
See where everyone is, know how they really drive, and manage what your kids can reach. One subscription covers the whole family.
14-day free trial. Then $9.99/month or $44.99/year for the whole family.
- Built on Apple's Family Controls
- No ads, ever
- Your data is never sold
- 14-day free trial
- One plan, whole family
Everything in one app
A family locator, teen driving app and parental controls in one
Most families end up juggling a locator, a driving app, and Screen Time. RootLock is all three, with one login, one bill, and one place to look.
Family location sharing and place alerts
A live map of everyone who matters, updated as they move, plus the alerts that mean you don't have to keep checking it.
- Live family map. Everyone in one view, updated as they move.
- Places that tell you. Save Home, School, and Work and get an alert the moment someone arrives or leaves.
- Battery levels at a glance. A dead phone never becomes a mystery.
- Check-ins and SOS. One tap sends "I'm safe", or an emergency alert with location to every parent.
Teen driving reports
Drives are detected automatically, so nobody has to press start. When they get home, the whole trip is already waiting for you.
- Automatic detection. No buttons to press, no trips forgotten.
- The full picture. Route, distance, duration, and top speed for every trip.
- Events pinned on the map. Hard braking, rapid acceleration, speeding, and phone use, exactly where they happened.
- A score worth talking about. Every drive is rated, so "you're driving fine" becomes a real conversation.
Parental controls for iPhone
Not a suggestion, not a report you read later. RootLock blocks on your child's device, from your phone, and tells you when your child asks for more or keeps pushing back.
- Block apps, categories, and websites on your child's device, remotely.
- Two levels of web filtering. Block adult content, or lock down to only the sites you allow.
- Downtime schedules. Block everything but the essentials at bedtime or school hours.
- Tamper alerts. Get a notification when they try the same blocked app 3 times in 10 minutes.
- One-tap approvals. When they ask for more time, allow 15 minutes or an hour right from the notification.
- Lock Devices. Pause their apps in one tap, with a timer and a message they see right away.
- A parent passcode gates signing out, so protection can't be quietly removed.
Co-parenting with equal access
Safety shouldn't live on one person's phone. Invite a co-parent with the same controls you have, and let every adult decide what they share.
- Equal co-parent access. Both of you get the alerts and both of you can manage limits.
- Adults choose what they share. Location, activity, and emergency alerts are each your call.
- One subscription, everyone covered. Adding a co-parent or another child costs nothing extra.
New in RootLock 1.2
Lock your kid's phone, and answer unlock requests
For the moments a schedule can't predict: dinner, homework, or "call me back right now."
Lock Devices
Pause your kids' apps in one tap, until you unlock them or for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours. Add a message like "Come home now" and they see it right away. The Phone app always works.
Request Unlock
Your child can ask for access from the block screen. You approve or deny from the notification, without opening the app, and only a parent can lift a lock.
Approvals that work
Allow 15 minutes or an hour right from the alert. While it lasts, every rule pauses: apps, schedules and web filtering. Then protection comes back on its own.
Set up in minutes
How to set up RootLock in three steps
No hardware, no router settings, no separate account for your kid to remember.
Download and start your family
Sign in with Apple on your own iPhone and tap "Set up my family." You're the parent, with nothing else to configure yet.
Add everyone with a code
RootLock gives you an 8-character pairing code. Your child opens RootLock on their device and types it in. That's their sign-in. Co-parents get an invite of their own.
Turn on what you need
Choose the apps and sites to block, set a downtime schedule, save your places. From then on the map, the drives, and the alerts come to you.
Apple's own framework
Blocking runs on Apple's Family Controls and enforces on your child's device. It's the same engine behind Screen Time, with a parent-friendly front end.
We can't read your blocklist
App and website selections are opaque tokens handled by iOS. Our servers never see which apps your family blocks.
Consent, not surveillance
Location sharing requires each member's consent and device permission, and every adult controls exactly what they share.
Pricing
RootLock pricing: one plan for the whole family
Every feature is included on both plans. There is no per-child fee, no premium tier, and no upsell inside the app.
Monthly
Cancel anytime
- Every parent and child in your family
- Location, driving, and protection, all of it
- 14-day free trial
Yearly
Just $3.75 a month
- Everything in Monthly
- Less than half the monthly price
- 14-day free trial
Subscriptions are billed through your Apple account and renew automatically until cancelled. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. No ads. No data selling, ever. Compare costs.
Questions
RootLock FAQ
Does my child need their own iPhone?
For location sharing and parental controls on your child, yes. RootLock installs on their device and enforces there. You can set up your family, save places, and explore everything else on your own phone first.
Which devices does RootLock work on?
RootLock is an iPhone and iPad app and requires iOS 18.6 or later. There is no Android version today.
Is RootLock a good Life360 alternative?
If your family uses iPhones and you want parental controls as well as location, yes. RootLock covers live location, place alerts, check-ins, SOS and teen driving reports, and adds app blocking, web filtering and downtime schedules built on Apple's Family Controls. Life360 works on Android too and its higher plans add crash detection with emergency dispatch, roadside assistance and identity protection, which RootLock does not offer.
Can I lock my kid's phone right now?
Yes. Lock Devices pauses your children's apps in one tap, until you unlock them or on a 15 minute, 30 minute, 1 hour or 2 hour timer. You can add a short message, like "Call me now", that your child sees as a notification and on every locked app. The Phone app always works, and apps you picked as downtime essentials stay open.
Can my child ask to unlock an app?
Yes. From the block screen your child can ask for access, and you get a notification you can answer without opening RootLock. Allow 15 minutes or an hour right from the notification, and all blocking pauses for that time. While Lock Devices is on, your child can tap Request Unlock to ask you, and the lock stays until you lift it.
Can my child just turn it off?
Signing out of RootLock requires the parent passcode you set during setup, and blocking is enforced by iOS rather than by an app your child can quietly close. You get a notification when your child asks for access, or when they try the same blocked app 3 times in 10 minutes.
Does RootLock read my child's messages?
No. RootLock does not collect messages, contacts, photos or browsing history. It blocks and schedules apps and websites, and it does not monitor what your child says or sees inside apps.
Do you sell our location data?
No. RootLock has no ads and does not sell or share your family's data. Location is only ever visible inside your own family. See the privacy policy for the full detail.
Can you see which apps we block?
No. App and website selections are opaque tokens created by iOS. They're meaningless outside your child's device, so our servers can't tell what's on your list.
How much does RootLock cost?
$9.99 a month or $44.99 a year, after a 14-day free trial. Every feature is on both plans, there is no per-child fee, and billing is through your Apple account.
How many people does one subscription cover?
One subscription covers every parent and child in your family. There's no per-person charge and no upgrade to unlock a feature.
How does my child sign in if they're under 13?
They don't need an Apple ID to sign in to RootLock. You generate an 8-character pairing code in the Family tab and they enter it on their device. The code you issue is what grants access, which is how RootLock handles verifiable parental consent.
What happens after the free trial?
The 14-day trial converts to whichever plan you picked unless you cancel first. You can cancel from your Apple account settings at any point during the trial and you won't be charged.
Start your 14-day free trial
Set up your family tonight, and by tomorrow morning you'll know they made it to school without sending a single "where are you?" text.
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