For families
Parental controls that don't make you the bad guy.
You don't want to spy on your kids. You want guardrails that work quietly. The parental control that doesn't make you the bad guy.
Sound familiar?
Every parent has at least three of these. Manaia helps with all of them.
Your daughter is “asleep” but her screen time report says otherwise. With Manaia, the internet switches off at bedtime. Automatically. No confrontation required.
Your 9-year-old Googled something innocent and the results were... not. With Manaia, adult content from known sites is blocked before the page loads. Most of it never reaches them.* You don’t get a phone call from school.
“Five more minutes” is never five minutes. It’s 45. With Manaia, the internet pauses when time’s up. Kids can request more through the app. You approve with one tap. Or don’t.
Your son is meant to be asleep. His Xbox disagrees. With Manaia, gaming sites and online services stop working at bedtime. The console’s still on, but it’s not going anywhere.
Started with Minecraft tutorials. Ended up somewhere you really wish it hadn’t. With Manaia, content categories are filtered per child. You set the boundaries once and they’re enforced everywhere.
You put controls on their phone. They grabbed the iPad. Then the laptop. Then their mate’s tablet on your WiFi. With Manaia, with Home Lite, the rules apply to your home network — not just the devices with the app.
You don’t want to snoop. But you’ve noticed they’re quieter lately. Manaia flags patterns — repeated visits to self-harm content, cyberbullying-related searches, or concerning content patterns — without reading their messages. It’s a nudge, not a wiretap.
The reality
The internet wasn't built with kids in mind. Manaia was.
Every plan includes threat blocking for the whole family. Guardian and Guardian Pro add the parental controls.
What Manaia Does For Families
Set it up once. The rules follow them to every device. You get a weekly report that doesn't require a computer science degree to read.
Age-appropriate filtering, per child
Set different rules for your 8-year-old and your 15-year-old. Pre-built age templates get you started in 30 seconds. Adjust anything, anytime.
Screen time that enforces itself
Daily limits, bedtime cutoffs, homework mode. When the internet pauses, school sites keep working. Kids can request more time — you approve with one tap.
Weekly reports you'll actually read
A plain-English summary of what was blocked, what your kids browsed, and anything worth knowing. Guardian Pro gets daily reports and monthly scorecards.
Guardian Pro: daily reports + scorecards
Safety signals, not surveillance
Manaia watches for patterns — not messages. Repeated searches for self-harm content, cyberbullying patterns, or concerning topics get flagged quietly. You decide what to do next.
Blended family? Co-parents? Guardian Pro adds co-parent shared access, daily AI reports, voice call alerts, and priority Australian support. View Guardian Pro
One less thing to worry about.
Start with a free trial. Guardian or Guardian Pro. 14 days, no credit card. Family plans protect devices running the Manaia app. For whole-home network coverage, add a Home Lite device — one per home. Looking after elderly parents too? They'll need their own Duo / Elder Protect plan.
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