App Intel

Safe Surfer: Block Porn & Apps

LiveSafe Surfer1 app · 784.2K installsParentingFreeIn-app purchases: $1.49 - $5.49 per itemcom.safesurfer

Recover your digital health—block porn, apps, and other harmful online content

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Total installs
784,179
exact · Play shows 500,000+
Installs / day
—
measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
3.8★
5.1K ratings · 406 reviews
Released
15 Feb 2017
9.7y ago
Last update
7 Oct 2026
v3.9.7 · 5d ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
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Change timeline

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Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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Top chart positions

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • Shares data with third parties Personal info and App info and performance
  • Collects data Personal info, Messages and 5 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

17 in 7 groups
8 Sensitive6 Notable3 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Use your camera to take photos and record videos
  • Record sound using your phone's microphone
  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
  • Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are using
  • Read notifications from all your apps, but only after you allow notification access in Settings
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

  • Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA
MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

  • Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO
PhoneNotable1

Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Device ID & call informationNotable1

Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
OtherSensitive9

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps · SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
  • Read notifications from all your apps, but only after you allow notification access in Settingsbind to a notification listener service · BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE
  • Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings · MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Download files in the background without showing you a download notificationdownload files without notification · DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Built to be simple to use, protecting your device with Safe Surfer is as easy as tapping the Get Protected button. Safe Surfer is packed full of features to enable you and your family to surf the Internet without fear: ➤ Safer Surfing Safe Surfer blocks a wide range of pornographic and adult websites. Once protection is enabled, these websites cannot load on your device. ➤ Eliminate Distractions Sign in to enable blocking 50+ more popular apps and games. ➤ Remote Control (Pro) Use the web dashboard to remotely block sites and view the device's browsing history. ➤ Mail Alerts (Pro) Regularly send blocked sites and screen blackout events to an admin or accountability partner. ➤ Internet History (Pro) View detailed browsing history stats on the device or remotely. ➤ Pin Protection Built-in pin lock functionality ensures that only you or an accountability partner can configure protection and other settings inside the app. ➤ Prevent Uninstall With a PIN code, prevent uninstalling or disabling the app without permission from the admin. Requires enabling the Accessibility Service using the checkbox under "enable always-on". ➤ Screen Blackout Powered by machine learning, Screencast detection is a new way to deter the viewing of inappropriate content. When Screen blackout is enabled and triggered, a screenshot is taken and stored securely, along with the screen being temporarily blacked out. ➤ Wi-Fi and Cellular protection Safe Surfer protection keeps your device protected—no matter what kind of network you are connected to. ➤ Zero ads and low resource footprint Safe Surfer is ad-free and has a minimal impact on your device's resources. Notes: • As a monitoring app, Safe Surfer must be installed by the legal owner and/or custodian of this device solely for personal usage, monitoring a child for which you are a legal guardian, or monitoring employee usage on a device owned by an organization. Using Safe Surfer for other/malicious purposes is stricly prohibited. A persistent notification shows at all times when Safe Surfer is active. • As a parental control app, we use the Android AccessibilityService API for the sole purpose of stopping device users from uninstalling protection without the permission of a parent (or an accountability partner). • As a parental control app, we use the Android VPNService API to filter online content according to your settings. This VPN does not change your IP address/country on the internet, nor does it affect your internet speed. • Some mobile service providers and Internet service providers in certain countries hijack the ability to use specific DNS settings. The Safe Surfer app relies upon this ability. If this is the case in your country with your service provider, the Safe Surfer app may not work properly on your device.

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