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Parental Controls

Parents and kids can discuss parental control apps and how great they are or how they are ruining your life.

9.8k subscribers200 posts / mo in Sep 2026174 authors / mosince 2014

r/parentalcontrols has 9.8k members (+70% over the last 12 months). It gets about 200 posts a month from 174 people. Top topics: iPhone Issues & Activations, Android Privacy & Security and VPN Usage & Issues.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+70%in 12 months · +11% in 3 months · +2.2% in 1 month
Oct 20269.8k
Growing9.8k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−4.3%vs Sep 2025 · +18% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026200
QuieterPeaked at 222 in Jun 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. iPhone Issues & Activations0.8%
  2. Android Privacy & Security0.8%
  3. VPN Usage & Issues0.8%
  4. Get Rid Of Thing0.6%
  5. Roblox Issues0.5%

Brands people mention

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research