Nintendo Switch Parental Cont…

4.2
131K reviews
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PEGI 3
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About this app

As a parent, do you sometimes ask yourself questions like...

Does my child spend too much time playing games?
What sorts of games does my child play?
Can I restrict games according to my child's age?

If so, this might be just the app for you!

Nintendo Switch Parental Controls™ is a free app that allows you to easily monitor your child's use of the Nintendo Switch console.
(Please note: A Nintendo Switch console with the latest available system version is required to use this app.)

With Nintendo Switch Parental Controls, you can:

1. Monitor your child's play time on the console.
Set a daily play time limit, which notifies your child on the console when time's up for the day. You can also check this app to see how long they've been playing. If necessary, you can also use the "Suspend Software" feature to make the console go into sleep mode when the set time is reached.

2. Find out what games your child plays.
Nintendo Switch Parental Controls provides convenient reports that show you what video games have been played on the console recently and how much time was spent playing each day.
View daily reports and monthly summaries of play activity. If you choose to receive push notifications, you'll be notified when a new monthly summary is available.
This will help you learn what games your child enjoys most.

3. Set restrictions to ensure your child can play safely, no matter their age.
Easily restrict features of the Nintendo Switch console as appropriate for your child. This includes restricting games above specific age ratings.


Attention:
● In order to use the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app, a parent or guardian (aged 18 or above) needs to have a Nintendo Account.
● You can set purchasing restrictions, including restrictions on purchasing products and services in Nintendo eShop, in the Nintendo Account settings.
● In order to make use of all of the features and settings available in the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app, all linked Nintendo Switch consoles need to be using the latest system version.
Updated on
12 Dec 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.2
127K reviews
Lucas Lubecki
9 May 2025
Very basic. Lacks simple features that would allow to control the child properly: 1: Play time limit - no option to set it to 0. 2: Bed time alarm - 4pm is the earliest. What about if I don't want my child to play it before school or early in the morning 3: Biggest upset 😡 - I can not block my child from watching YouTube on his switch!!!. Very very annoying. There should be an option to pick the apps he is allowed to use on his switch.
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David Golding-Ray
2 January 2025
It does mostly what it needs to. I understand the complications with restricting individual users, so I'll live with the fact that the restrictions apply to the whole console. But there needs to be scheduling for downtime. At the moment, you can specify a time limit for the day and when it should stop for bedtime, I would really like to be able to adjust when it comes on again, currently it turns back on at 6am which is fixed. Add that in, and it gets 5 stars.
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Clint Marney
26 December 2024
Really useful app, great for monitoring usage only issue is you can not override the time out if password has been entered wrong to many times. Even in parent mode Does not update in real time, can change time allowed, updates console but does nothing. Isnt the whole point of having control of game time and control... Needs a massive update.
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What's new


Implemented bug fixes.