Last year, Apple removed and restricted at least 11 popular screen-time and parental control apps from third-party developers. Apple says they’re a security risk; the devs think Apple wants people using its own Screen Time service.
Apple’s attempts to help parents fight smartphone addiction among children should’ve been a PR win. But a group of third-party developers says Cupertino has been unfairly cracking down on their parental control apps in favor of its own products. Apple claims the takedowns are for security purposes.
Last year, Apple added a parental control system, called Screen Time, to iOS 12. But it also removed and restricted at least 11 popular screen-time and parental control apps from third-party developers, The New York Times reports.
As a result, some app makers have had no choice but to shut down. “They yanked us out of the blue with no warning,” the head of OurPact, a parental control iPhone app, told the Times.
