Meet Circle: The Best Parental Control for Routers

Adding Circle Parental Controls to your router is a quick and easy process. Just plug the Circle Home Plus device's ethernet cable into your existing home router’s ethernet port. Download the Circle Parental Controls App to your phone or tablet, and follow setup instructions. You can transform your existing home network into a router with parental control within minutes!

There are countless options for a wireless router with parental controls on the market today. It’s important to keep in mind how often a company updates its filters and software. Updating firmware on routers can be a confusing and difficult process. Circle is dedicated to keeping kids safe and constantly monitoring new threats. It’s blocked over seven billion malicious sites and counting! With Circle, you can rest assured that your parental controls are staying up to date, and they’re easy to control yourself.

Technically, there are ways that you can try to create content filters through most Internet routers. Or you could try using advanced parental controls settings on individual apps, smart TVs, and game consoles. The problem is that you’re a busy parent. You can try to block websites you don’t want your kids accessing, but you’ll probably have difficulty keeping up. Circle makes it easy for you with simple features like Filter, Time Limits, Pause the Internet, Bedtime, Focus Time, Rewards, and more!

A Circle subscription includes access to all features: Filters, History, Usage, Time Limits, Bedtime, Focus Time, Pause the Internet®, Location, and Rewards. To manage all your devices anywhere, choose your Circle Home Plus device and app subscription package. If you just need to manage mobile devices, you can try the Circle Parental Controls App with a free 14-day trial.

There are plenty of robust parental control Internet routers, but few solutions can provide comprehensive and complete control. Circle’s award-winning device and app give you a complete tool for families looking to manage screen time and filter content on all devices, including mobile device management for iOS and Android.

Yes, a lot of Wi-Fi and mesh routers have parental control features and settings you can try to use. Many apps, video games, and websites—like YouTube, Fortnite, Snapchat, and many more—have their own parental control settings as well. But most parents don’t have the time to juggle settings for each child on these different networks, devices, and apps. That's what sets Circle's solution apart from other tools—it provides the most comprehensive, easy-to-use solution.

The Circle device works with nearly all home Wi-Fi systems, including routers and gateways (dual router and modem systems). Circle is compatible with Amazon eero, Asus, Belkin, Google Nest, Linksys, Netgear, Spectrum, TP-Link, Verizon, Xfinity, and many more. You don’t need to compromise the best Wi-Fi to keep your kids safe. See the full list of compatible routers.

Circle works with your existing network, including large homes with extenders, mesh Wi-Fi systems, and smart homes with dozens of connected devices. Circle works with Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6 protocols and is compatible with dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and tri-band routers. It works with all Internet speeds, ranging from just a few Mbps to a gigabit or more.

Circle works with gaming routers or mesh networks covering thousands of square feet to hardware that hasn’t been updated in years.