Circle

[PrincessFiona]

Does anyone have this?

https://meetcircle.com/


Kris

[OrionGrad]

I've never heard of that, but it looks pretty neat!

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Oh that looks awesome. We aren't at the device stage with our kids but I know it'll be here soon enough!

[Deebs]

I've been thinking about it too, but have no clue how it works or how simple (not simple) it may be. Kris - let us know if you talk to other people who know!


I've spent the week battling my fourth grader about Instagram, Snapchat, and Musically. Why, why, why do parents let their kids on apps designed for adults? This is the one time when I said " not as many kids as you think are on these really are" that I was totally proven wrong. I went through my accounts to discover nearly every kid in her class is on at least one app with a terms of service requiring a minimum age of 13. The oldest of these kids is 10. Ugh.

[ladymoreta]

I've never heard of it, but it sounds like a great idea!

[MsSassyBaskets]

Hm, heads up, it only works on your home wireless network. Not sure if the kids could just switch their phones over to data and do as they like. And it doesn't work away from home or on data unless you pay for an additional subscription. I can't say I really understand why there's some kind of hardware device for your home, rather than just having controller software installed on each device and operated through the cloud? Good idea and all, but it seems like there are some big holes that your average kid could just slip right through.

[poky]

Hm, heads up, it only works on your home wireless network. Not sure if the kids could just switch their phones over to data and do as they like. And it doesn't work away from home or on data unless you pay for an additional subscription. I can't say I really understand why there's some kind of hardware device for your home, rather than just having controller software installed on each device and operated through the cloud? Good idea and all, but it seems like there are some big holes that your average kid could just slip right through.

Yeah, it'd work for tablets and other non-cell devices, but a smart kid could turn off the wifi on a phone and use the cell data instead to get around it (but if the data costs, then that would factor into the decision whether to do that or not). Plus there are lots of things that can be played with that don't necessarily use the internet (stand-alone games, etc.), so it won't limit time on those things. Google "circle disney limitations" to see a bunch of reviews that go over in detail what works and what doesn't. Another possible problem seems to be shared devices; no way to distinguish between accounts on a device, so no way to limit those by person, either.