Kids Place - With Child Lock

by Kiddoware

Product Details

• Download restrictions
  • AT&T has enabled purchases from the Amazon Appstore for some devices (Learn more)
  • Amazon Appstore is only available to customers located in the United States
• ASIN: B0061S073A
• Original Release Date: October 19, 2011
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 31, 2011
Rated: Children This app may include dynamic content. What's this?
This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (115 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #441 Free in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Free in Appstore for Android)
  • #8 in Appstore for Android > Kids'

Product Features

• Display only parent-authorized apps to kids
• Protect your data with the Child and Toddler Lock features
• Adjust settings to disable wireless signals and block or allow incoming calls
• Set a PIN to keep Kids Place working
• Use with many other popular, kid-friendly apps

Technical Details

• Size: 515.6KB
• Version: 1.7.3
• Developed By: Kiddoware
Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
• Read only access to phone state.
• Set the wallpaper.
• Get notified that the operating system has finished booting.
• Get information about the currently or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are running in it, etc.
• Open network sockets.
• Read or write the system settings.
• Access information about networks.
• Call killBackgroundProcesses(String).
• One or more permissions that have no effect because they are no longer supported in Android.
• Minimum Operating System: Android 2.1
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 10 seconds

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatly Improves the Value of the Kindle Fire for Everyone, November 29, 2011

By 

Bufo Calvin "Bufo Calvin" - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Kids Place - With Child Lock (App)

Amazon's Kindle Fire is a great value at $199, but there have been some concerns expressed within the Kindle community. Three common issues:

* The Kindle Fire's Carousel displays all of the books in your archives, and recent websites visited (although you can remove the latter). That can be awkward when someone else wants to see the device, and makes for a very busy screen

* The Kindle Fire doesn't have a built-in way to limit purchases (except for in-app purchases)

* The Kindle Fire doesn't have a built-in way to turn off web-browsing, which is a concern for some parents and other legal guardians

Kids Place resolves all three of these issues.

The app lets you create a new "homescreen", and control what apps are on it. You can also turn off web browsing (which also prevents purchasing). Access to unauthorized apps is controlled by a user-created PIN (Personal Identification Number).

I did have a few navigation quibbles, but they were far outweighed by the value of this app.

Parents will appreciate the options it gives them.

Everyone will enjoy being able to open to a clean screen with just the things they want displayed.

If you own a Kindle Fire, this is an essential app...whether or not you have kids using the device.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Locks Down Kindle Fire for Little Kids, December 8, 2011

By 

Justin R. Germino "-Justin Germino" (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kids Place - With Child Lock (App)

The application does a good job locking down specific apps for kids, but unfortunately if the device is turned off and on it is bypassed, you have to actually load the Kid's Place app for it to be active and restrict the Android device to specific apps. This is great if you own an Android device like a Kindle Fire and pass it to your young kid to play with for an hour without worry, but if you bought your kids a Kindle Fire it is too easy to just turn device off and on and bypass the app altogether.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for sharing my Fire with the family, December 11, 2011

By 

Andrasta (Pittsfield, MA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Kids Place - With Child Lock (App)

I don't know how anybody could rate this app negatively. It does exactly what it claims to, and does it well. I had been disappointed by the lack of parental controls on the Kindle Fire; this app allows my daughter play games without becoming too curious and messing with other apps and settings. Thank you!
*Edit* I also wanted to comment on the concern of shutting down the Fire to bypass the child lock. Enabling the password feature on your Fire will prevent unauthorized access, so I recommend the use of this feature in conjunction with the application.