PhoneSheriff Review – Everything You Need to Know

Last updated on August 17, 2019 by Joe Martin

Update: I found a notice on the PhoneSheriff site that says “The iOS and BlackBerry versions have been discontinued.” Also, they are currently NOT accepting new users. If you’re a PhoneSheriff user looking for an alternative, SpyBubble is a great option because it’s very simple and easy to use. You can try it for free for 3 days, but after that you’ll need to pay for it.

PhoneSheriff: What It Is and How It Works

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PhoneSheriff is a powerful parental control software that allows you to monitor and control your child’s smartphone. Monitor phone activity, block phone numbers and contacts, lock the phone, determining how the phone can be used is entirely up to you. And PhoneSheriff is extremely easy to use. All you need to do is install a small app directly onto your child’s device.

Once installed and configured, the app will monitor and record their phone activity. The recorded activities are uploaded to your online account which you can access from any device at any time.

PhoneSheriff is compatible with iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. PhoneSheriff Investigator has been released. Now you can monitor an iPhone without jailbreaking. Download it now!

PhoneSheriff – The Pros and Cons

Pros:

  • Flexible content filtering
  • Instant alerts and notifications
  • Remote settings

Cons:

  • Jailbreaking is required for iOS devices
  • Capture of instant messages requires rooting the phone
  • The app is not hidden

The Best Features Of PhoneSheriff (Version 2.5)

Logging Features:

PhoneSheriff gives you the ability to monitor activities online in real time. Your logs are safely stored in your secure web account which is accessible only by you. You can view logs using any computer. See the detailed logging features below.

Logging

1. Monitor Text Messages – Secretly read the contents of all text messages sent/received from the phone you are monitoring. You don’t need to worry if the messages are deleted, with this feature you will get ALL messages even if they are immediately deleted after being read by the user.

2. View iMessages – View all the iMessages chat conversations that take place from your target iPhone.

3. Monitor Call History – All incoming and outgoing numbers will be logged along with the duration of the calls.

4. Websites Visited – Read the web browsing history of the phone’s mobile browser. Check out each URL that has been visited.

5. GPS Location Tracking – This feature allows you to secretly track a cell phone, so you always know where your kid is. Links to the GPS location are provided using Google Maps, which means you can get information on not only the location, but surroundings businesses, driving directions, etc.

6. Photo and Video Log – view photos and videos snapped on the phone.

7. View Emails – With this feature you can view all email messages, whether incoming or outgoing.

8. View Apps Installed – You will see what apps are installed on your child’s phone/tablet.

9. Monitor Calendar Events – Every calendar event is logged. Date, time, and locations are recorded. All logs will be sent to your web account.

10. WhatsApp Monitoring (New): View WhatsApp messages sent and received on the monitored phone.

11. BlackBerry Messenger Monitoring (New): View BB messages sent and received on the monitored device. This feature is for BlackBerry devices ONLY.

12. Anti Abduction (New): Trace the path of the monitored phone via Google maps and see street view. Take camera snapshots remotely and record audio surroundings of the phone.

13. Settings (New): In the older version, all changes had to be made from the actual device. The 2.5 version allows you to make any changes remotely through your control panel.

Alerts

You can automatically receive a copy of any SMS containing keywords you specify. For example, if your child sends or receives an SMS containing “sex” you can be notified.

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Get an alert if profanity is encountered within a text message or email.
Get an alert if the wrong password is entered on phone lock screen.
Will notify you if any pre-entered keywords are used.
Get an alert if the phone travels outside a specified area.

Filtering Features

PhoneSheriff allows you to set a variety of filters applicable on the monitored cell phone.

Filters

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You can automatically lock the phone during certain time periods of each day. You can choose to lock the entire phone or lock only the ability to make calls during the restricted time.
You can block specific apps and games.
Any specific websites you don’t want your child to access? Simply enter them into the filter to forcibly block the website from being accessible on the phone.
Do you have a specific number you don’t want your child communicating with? Now you can block any phone number from the types of communication you select, such as calls, SMS or both.

Value Added Features

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PhoneSheriff lets you track the phone in real-time on a map.
Monitor multiple phones from the control panel using the same username and password.
Create a backup of the phone data to keep with you if in case the phone gets lost or stolen.
This feature lets you uninstall the app from a remote location when you are finished with your monitoring plan.

Install this parental control app to your child’s mobile device to finally know the truth and block unwanted activity. You can even access the logs from any remote location by logging into the secure site from any computer or phone web browser.

How Does PhoneSheriff Work?

The way it works is very simple: you purchase PhoneSheriff and install the app onto your child’s phone. You configure the app according to your specific needs. The child uses the phone normally. The app blocks and filters the actions specified and silently reports all actions to your online account. You access your account from any internet-enabled device. Here you can view activities recorded in near real time. Flexispy, Mspy, you name it: they all work the same way. It’s quick and easy, here’s how to get started:

Step 1: Make PurchaseStep 2: Set it UpStep 3: Accessing Your Logs
In order to use PhoneSheriff, you need to purchase a license. Once payment is made you will receive an email with full instructions on how to download and install the app.
Just download and install it on the phone you wish to monitor. The installation process is easy and should take only two or three minutes – all you need to do is follow instructions. After installation, it will run in the background each time the phone is started, and immediately start recording all of the phone’s activities.
All logs are recorded and uploaded to your online account. You can access them at any time by visiting the login page. Once you have logged into your account, you will be brought to an online control panel. All of the log entries can be found in various categories on the left side of the screen.

Pricing

PhoneSheriff offers two pricing tiers: $49.00 every six months or $89.00 annually. The company accepts credit card and paypal payments. PhoneSheriff also has a money-back guarantee, but it applies only if the product doesn’t work. According to Tom’s Guide, you can use the service on up to three devices at the same time.

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What happens after I purchase PhoneSheriff?

Once purchased, the parental control app will be instantly available for download on your secure control panel. You will also receive full instructions on how to download and install the app. Here’s our step-by-step tutorial on how to set up PhoneSheriff on Android and iOS. The installation process is very quick and will take about 10 – 20 minutes.

Once installed, the app will stay hidden in the phone and it will monitor the activities of the user without him/her knowing it. All recorded data will be sent to your online control panel. Just login to your account if you want to check them.

Compatibility

The PhoneSheriff app is available for both Android and iOS devices. To see if your phone is compatible, check out the list of supported devices: www.phonesheriff.com/compatibility.html

The app is supported with the following operating systems:

  • iOS: supports versions up to iOS 9.0.2
  • Android: Android 2.3.6 to Android 7.1.2
  • BlackBerry: BlackBerry version 4.0 to 7.1

Additional Requirements

  1. All iOS devices MUST be jailbroken prior to installing the app. Learn how to jailbreak an iOS device.
  2. The target phone must have a data plan and an internet connection so the app can send logs to your account.

Final Conclusion

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Designed specifically for parents, PhoneSheriff silently records all activity on their kids’ phones. It has more activity monitoring, filtering and alert features than any other cell phone monitoring software I reviewed. With this app, you can monitor what your child is up to remotely, from a web browser no matter where you are.