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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers appreciate the exceptional customer service, noting the staff's efficiency, knowledge, and helpfulness in resolving issues. Consumers highlight the peace of mind the service provides, allowing them to ensure their children's safety according to their own standards. People also value the ease of use, affordability, and various options available to monitor their child's phone activity. Many reviewers commend the product's ability to safeguard children by filtering out spam and unwanted callers. The app is user-friendly, enabling parents to control phone usage, monitor calls and messages, and set time restrictions. The company's proactive approach, with staff offering assistance and guidance, is highly appreciated. The service is considered a valuable tool for parents introducing their children to mobile phones responsibly.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We were really anxious about the first time our daughter got a mobile phone. Parent shield took the worry away from us. We were able to monitor calls and text and discuss any problems that arose befor... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What I liked about ParentShield is both the simplicity of getting set up and the app itself with the peace of mind you get. This is a very comprehensive and personalised service which really helps ta... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

For the first time, an App that actually works on your child's phone correctly! It's so easy to use, simply put the provided sim card into any unlocked phone, even a brick type Nokia! and away you... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The whole process to set up was terrific and the service excellent. Better still, any questions are answered by Parentshield staff by e-mail, chat or phone immediately. The app is easy to use, the who... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First class customer experience, always willing to help and respond within a few minutes to a chat enquiry. Options available are good and cost effective and the flexibility of the controls are s... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent company! Best customer service, other companies should take note! Quick, helpful, friendly, nothing is too much trouble. I have used ParentShield for both of my children, it’s been fantastic... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

This is a great product for introducing your child to using a mobile responsibly. I love the ability to restrict the time the SIM works and the reassurance that they can always contact an adult, even... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They are so easy to deal with and full of advice. My son is 11 and going to secondary school, so needs a phone as he will be riding is bike. His primary school has a big issue with bullying with Whats... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I read reviews, not write them.......however this is an exception....... Wow, what a truly refreshing experience in a world where everything is becoming AI led. I am a new customer and tonight inst... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We've been using ParentShield for about 2 years now and it's been reliable and easy, and very reassuring being able to see/hear so much in the Parent Portal. Today I had a slight problem setting up... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent company, very responsive and the system is amazing for keeping track of your child's mobile life. Very reasonable monthly costs does exactly what you need and keeps the babies safe, incredi... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have used Parentsheild now for over a year - honestly there is no service quite like it. We have been able to keep our daughter safe on her phone as only approved numbers can call or text her... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm absolutely blown away by the ingenuity of this SIM. It's genius! We had issues with what we thought was the activation of the SIM yesterday and I spoke to one of your colleagues. I can't expres... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Parent Shield have been instrumental in helping us to keep our vulnerable young and older people safeguarded from harm. Having a robustly parent/carer managed SIM alongside the expertise within the... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Getting your child their first mobile is a daunting experience as a parent. I did lots of research and found this company, Parentshield. You buy the SIM, put it in an unlocked phone and can cont... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I reluctantly gave my children mobile phones when they moved to secondary school, but I felt so much better about it knowing I was using ParentShield. It’s been a huge reassurance as a parent. I’d r... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service, concept and pricing. Can't say how refreshing it has been to deal with a human, easy to contact, always very helpful and understanding of a highly emotive situation. This should... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service. From good network coverage to a brilliant customer services experience. As a parent with a child with special needs and not being very tech savvy, I was concerned that my son w... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I cannot recommend Parentshield enough. Their customer service is second to none and sets the company apart even before the SIM comes into the equation. The SIM has given me peace of mind a... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant product and customer services extremely responsive and helpful. A little complicated at times for me using IPhone with the settings etc but I was so well guided by the team. Only reason I’... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Customer service is amazing -- quick, knowledgeable, and really helpful, even when the issue isn't SIM related. Cannot recommend enough. All three of our children got their first phones through Paren... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have had the SIM for three months now and it has been a very positive experience. Calls and messaging have worked great. Data too. Customer service has been fantastic, you can email them with questio... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ingenious idea. How to keep a safe guard over your child without them knowing. It’s not intrusive and it’s not “ spying “ on them, it’s keeping them safe. I have blocked three unknown callers who... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is my first experience using something like Parent Shield. I needed it for my pre-teen son who wants independence but also needs to be monitored. This way I can check through my phone that he is... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Can see when my child gets calls and texts from my phone, feels safe for him. Upgraded sim and team were so helpful helping me change over, even outside office hours!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

To date Parent Shield have never failed to help / better the situation. Recently swopping out a new phone for an old one for my daughter they, with no call request on my part, called me and stepped me... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

ParentShield staff are always on hand when I need them. They are efficient and always get any issues sorted (issues that are self imposed 99% of the time). The peace of mind knowing that my child is s... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely fantastic service and I couldn't be happier with everything that Parentsheild offers. It is easy to use, affordable and has a number of options to give me confidence that my daughter is sa... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A real god-send to parents looking for first mobile contracts for youngsters - excellent piece of mind. And their customer service is second to none - absolutely can't fault them in any way, shape or... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great communication, highly recommend. There is no other sim out there like this. Parent Shield gives parents full control whilst allowing a vulnerable child to have the freedom of having a phone. H... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our grandson lost his phone this morning. We were able to contact the team at ParentShiled and Paul kindly put the phone, via the ParentShield sim, into ultra-secure mode. The phone was then found... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I could not be happier with Parent Shield. I purchased it for my 11 year old daughter’s first phone to make sure she is safe. Really easy to use and I feel that with all the dangers that come with usi... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Parentshield is a fantastic company. My daughter has special needs and I was really concerned about her having a mobile phone. This company provides a child safe sim where you can create a safe list... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Requested replacement sim today. Paul who helped with my query was most helpful, polite and efficient. Very simple and stressful dealing with you today. Thank you so much for assisting me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have always managed to help when there’s been a pickle! Really helpful. Always available when required. Considerate. Thankyou for your support. I’m so pleased I came across you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This company was great, especially with the setting up and helping us prepare a phone for our granddaughter. The service they provide enables parents, grandparents and other care-givers to keep an ey... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have been a customer for a long time now and needed to use the chat service that they offer after having fraud on my bank account my payment to them had failed, straight away was given clear and effe... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Can’t recommend highly enough… puts children and parents in shared control and offers the securities needed for children. As parent of 8 year old with only a brick phone, daughter is learning to use p... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm not the most tech savvy so this has solved my worries about keeping my son safe on such a technologically advanced life they have now.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We had a pretty great experience with Parent Shield. The team was very responsive and helpful when we had any issues or questions. Things work pretty much like they say. We only had slight issues wit... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Every time I have to contact the company the experience has been great. First it was a new SIM as my son lost his. It came so quick. Next was upgrading data for my son and happened instantly. Better... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So far, so good. As parents of a child who is about to start walking to school on their own for the first time, we were concerned about her safety and want her to have the ability to notify us o... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really helpful service and excellent customer care. Great product, gave us peace of mind with our teens.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm not a big reviewer, but I thought I would make the effort for this one as it's a stand out product. Pros: - Excellent level of service (proactive asking for feedback and offering to help)... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service from Parent Shield. Enabled us to give our children mobile phones knowing that spam and hoax callers were filtered out. Really responsive customer service team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Used this company around four years, firstly for my grandson then more recently for my granddaughter. They really are outstanding both in terms of the product, which is its self unique as far I... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I cannot fault the service , we had this for our daughter for the last four years or so. Just wanted to be able to protect her in case of bullying etc at such a vulnerable age. It proved to be fant... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our foster son feels very grown up having a phone and we feel very confident he’ll be safe with parentshield and google family watching his every move. He’s very nervous but with me being able to coa... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve just closed my ParentShield account after 4 years, and I wanted to share how good the service has been from start to finish. It has always been so easy to speak with a real person who could ex... See more

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ParentShield, The UK's Child-Safe Mobile Phone Network. The network only for kids with advanced monitoring and control technology. Block or allow numbers instantly from your web portal. Set call time or spending controls. Receive word alerts to your phone if any messages to, or from the child phone contain those words. ParentShield is recommended every day by police, social workers and fostering associations as it allows carers to maintain a good overview of the types of conversations being had, and with whom. ParentShield was formed in 2017 and now protects thousands of children and young people. Word alerts allow parents to know instantly should their child receive or make a call or exchange SMS with someone new. This allows parents the opportunity to review communications and provide help, support or assistance in a timely manner if necessary. To combat SPAM calls - all ParentShield phone numbers are pre-registered with the Telephone Preference Service before they are issued. Spammers often target newly-allocated phone number ranges as they know they have some immunity against legislation that requires a number to have been registered for 30 days. ParentShield is used by over 10,000 children in the UK and is also provided in residential care situations because it provides a level of protection unavailable from a normal adult network.


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TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend

Great communication, highly recommend. There is no other sim out there like this. Parent Shield gives parents full control whilst allowing a vulnerable child to have the freedom of having a phone.
Having tried previous apps and restrictions that didn't work this was a great find. 😊

April 28, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm absolutely blown away by the…

I'm absolutely blown away by the ingenuity of this SIM. It's genius!
We had issues with what we thought was the activation of the SIM yesterday and I spoke to one of your colleagues. I can't express how impressed we are, from the instant connection to someone who genuinely cared and had knowledge of what to do to the follow up call I had once he'd found out that a local EE tower was temporarily down but should now be back up and running, which it was.
It's my 10 yr olds first "dumb" phone and we were hesitant but the SIM package, Parent portal and overall service has really put us at ease.

April 23, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Parent Shield have been a safeguarding Godsend..

Parent Shield have been instrumental in helping us to keep our vulnerable young and older people safeguarded from harm.
Having a robustly parent/carer managed SIM alongside the expertise within the team has been an absolute Godsend.
I might add that these very clever and diligent people "get it" as they have/had similar caring roles with vulnerable people and found little tech support available to keep them safe enough. This is why they set up Parentshield.

April 23, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely fantastic service and I…

Absolutely fantastic service and I couldn't be happier with everything that Parentsheild offers. It is easy to use, affordable and has a number of options to give me confidence that my daughter is safe. I am able to monitor out going and incoming calls, decide when the phone can be used and even have alerts if certain words are used.
I was not aware things like this existed. Their customer service is amazing and I was helped to set up this system late in the evening. Highly recommended.

April 14, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

To date Parent Shield have never failed…

To date Parent Shield have never failed to help / better the situation. Recently swopping out a new phone for an old one for my daughter they, with no call request on my part, called me and stepped me through it as there were deeper settings that were needed. So always helpful and always someone there...

April 13, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our grandson lost his phone this…

Our grandson lost his phone this morning. We were able to contact the team at ParentShiled and Paul kindly put the phone, via the ParentShield sim, into ultra-secure mode. The phone was then found and the person who found it was able to make contact with me - one of the two secure numbers - and I was able to retrieve the phone.

April 10, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service as always

Every time we have a query with the services provided or any phone issues, the team responds immediately and has resolved all issues within 15 minutes of messaging. It is an excellent service and great value too, and the protection it provides for your child is second to none in our view.

April 8, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional service & peace of mind

ParentShield staff are always on hand when I need them. They are efficient and always get any issues sorted (issues that are self imposed 99% of the time). The peace of mind knowing that my child is safe according to MY standards is such a weight off my shoulders! The new tariffs are amazing, especially as my daughter gets older and more responsible. I have the extra security without the limitations of minimal data. Yes, maybe you could get the offer cheaper, but not with the safety, peace of mind and definitely not the exceptional customer service!

April 8, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reassuring and super speedy support

I reluctantly gave my children mobile phones when they moved to secondary school, but I felt so much better about it knowing I was using ParentShield. It’s been a huge reassurance as a parent. I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to keep their children safe, or who might be worried about behaviour changes and want to keep a closer eye on what their kids are texting—or what’s being texted to them.

The support team is also fantastic. Any time I’ve had a question or needed technical help, I’ve received super speedy responses, which has been really reassuring.

April 3, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our foster son feels very grown up…

Our foster son feels very grown up having a phone and we feel very confident he’ll be safe with parentshield and google family watching his every move. He’s very nervous but with me being able to coach him from my phone is such a good way to enter the phone world safely.
We’ve used yourselves before with a previous foster child and can’t recommend you enough

March 24, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I cannot fault the service

I cannot fault the service , we had this for our daughter for the last four years or so.
Just wanted to be able to protect her in case of bullying etc at such a vulnerable age.
It proved to be fantastic,I would recommend to any concerned parents getting a first phone contract / sim for their child.
jimmy

March 8, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service and a great product

Fantastic service, well thought out and considerate. For SEND teenagers and younger kids, this is just great at offering additional peace of mind. The ability to connect to any network is great and the controls have demonstrated their effectiveness. Add to that the exceptional customer service and you really can't go wrong. I just wish there was a truly holistic approach to safeguarding children across all devices on all platforms, but the combination of parentshield and Google parental controls was the best we came across.

February 21, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Peace of Mind

The parentshield system gives peace of mind when your child first gets a phone.
The team are always on hand with amazing customer service.
I would recommend to any parent who is nervous about first phones.

February 10, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Number One in its field!

I could not recommend ParentShield highly enough. The Customer Service is outstanding and personable. They have a great understanding of supporting children and adults with special needs and their complex interactions with mobile phones.
The Portal is easy to use and provides a diversity of filters and protections. There are also good interactive controls.
I would never think of using a major brand name when this friendly and helpful service is available.

February 6, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing company

These guys are amazingly patient and helpful. Very quick to reply. Crystal clear comms. Really cannot fault in anyway ... Devices need to be monitored nowadays to keep our kids safe and through Parentshield it's safe clear and simple and a huge weight off our minds.

February 2, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service

Brilliant service, concept and pricing. Can't say how refreshing it has been to deal with a human, easy to contact, always very helpful and understanding of a highly emotive situation. This should be a standard option on all networks, Parent Shield are ahead of the times here.

Should add, very easy to cancel too.

February 2, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Can't recommend enough!

This is such a brilliant service and I can't recommend enough. We got a phone for my daughter when we moved away from her friends and family a bit earlier than most at 10 and it was incredibly reassuring having all the checks and controls of Parent Shield. We learnt about every element of the service they provide and utilised everything to ensure we had as many safe guards in place as possible. The last 5 years with Parent Shield has allowed us to teach her how to use her phone responsibly and carefully and I hope that this will stand her in good stead for the next 5 as we traverse the next set of challenges. If every company providing services and apps to children were as responsible as Parent Shield the world would be a better place!

January 28, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So glad we have this service

We have had a ParentShield Sim card for the last 6 months for our 10 year old, and it has been brilliant. Very easy to use the Sim and also navigate the parent portal. We had a brief issue with sending text messages (a phone settings issue) and not only was I able to reach a human being on the chat service on a SUNDAY, but the issue was resolved very quickly by the team. Excellent service all round, and a great product. Thank you!

January 5, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely outstanding

I can't rate Parentshield highly enough. They are the best company I've dealt with in the last few years. Absolutely excellent service, I even got a speedy response on New Year's day! We are really happy with the security provided on my son's contract, we feel safe in knowledge that our son is protected. We've even experienced some of security measures (e.g blocking/pausing a contact when there are repeated messages or calls within a short period). The system is really easy to navigate and you can turn controls on and off as needed. I particularly like that we can get alerts if certain concerning language is used in texts. We also experienced the benefits of the network swapping when there is no service. Nobody in our group were able to contact the adults with my son when they were in a poor service area. However, we were able to have a totally clear phone call with my son and find out where they were. His phone had swapped to the only network with service down there, it was a big relief!

The staff are really quick to help if you have any issues with any settings and I got an immediate response when my son had an issue. Certainly much better service than if you try to contact any of the main network providers! I have been very impressed with Parentshield and am very glad we opted to use them.

January 1, 2025
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