Children’s Day: 5 kid-friendly internet browsers to keep your child safe online

When wanting to surf the internet, you tend to use one of the many browsers out there – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge to name a few. But let’s admit, the internet is not at all a safe place. So how do you protect your kids while still letting them access the internet? Enter, kid-friendly browsers.

These may look like any of the browsers out there, but at their core is a bunch of important security features. On Children’s Day (November 14), let’s take a look at five such kid-friendly internet browsers that will ensure your kids are safe online. 

Top 5 kid-friendly browsers you can trust

1. SPIN Safe Browser

2. KidzSearch Safe Web Browser

3. Safe Vision

4. Purity Safe Browser

5. Kaspersky Safe Kids

1. SPIN Safe Browser (iOS | Android)

SPIN Safe browser is compatible with Android, iOS and also available as a browser add-on on Chrome and Firefox. It features build-in internet filters that block explicit sites and even scoops out any grey area of websites that are prone to harmful content. Such filters work towards reducing the risk of accessing inappropriate online content.

2. KidzSearch Safe Web Browser (iOS | Android)

Powered by Google’s Safe Search technology and advanced filtering tools, KidzSearch Safe Web Browser is one of the age-appropriate platforms where kids can browse securely. Whether you are using the web version on your laptop or downloading the app on your Android or iOS smartphones, this browser lets you search without signing up, just like a Google guest user. It also automatically blocks adult websites and uses a different keyword screening system.

3. Safe Vision (iOS | Android)

If you want to control and monitor what your kid watches on YouTube, Safe Vision is one of the best browsing platforms to find filtered YouTube results. Every channel that your kid comes across while searching is either handpicked by real people at Safe Vision or approved by you as a parent.

4. Purity Safe Browser (iOS | Android)

Purity safe browser takes a unique approach to childproofing the internet by replacing censored images with coloured blocks. With its innovative features like image and video blocking and accountability alerts, your kid stays protected from encountering pornographic content. It blocks nearly two million adult websites, custom domains and keywords, and sends accountability alerts when your kid visits a suspicious site.

5. Kaspersky Safe Kids (iOS | Android)

Kaspersky Safe Kids is an all-in-one app where you can track, monitor, and restrict your kid’s browsing habits. You can block harmful content and specify keywords so that they don’t display any related content on search results. Powered by Safe Search technology, it automatically blocks specific apps and websites from opening. Kaspersky Safe Kids also has a standout age-appropriate feature that categorises search results based on your kid’s age range.

Using these five kid-friendly browsers, you can keep your kids safe and also reduce the risk of accidental exposure to malicious or pornographic content.