{"app_store_id":1190074407,"slug":"nintendo-switch-parental-cont-1190074407","name":"Nintendo Switch Parental Cont...","subtitle":"Supervise Your Child's Play","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/0d/5a/00/0d5a008a-eac7-0a7b-af74-6b4c65721ad3/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nintendo-switch-parental-cont/id1190074407?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.72356,"rating_count":165291,"in_app_purchases":false,"recent_rating":4.15,"recent_review_count":20,"reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-16T17:01:53.651Z","primary_genre":"Lifestyle","version_date":"2026-09-15T02:01:29Z","updated_at":"2026-10-21T05:23:12.922Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Free app for monitoring and limiting a child's play on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":85872640,"minimum_os":"16.0","content_rating":"17+","language_count":12,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/27/1e/62/271e627e-61c7-52f9-ad8b-3ad766b9451f/000_iphone67_en-US_@dfe50979acce9fa6ebab3f846eb900500307e24b@.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/7d/6d/d1/7d6dd167-9bed-7826-6a5d-adf3f264a9cb/001_iphone67_en-US_@df8deab18aec4bee2d59ff6d09e29d5a3f7127e7@.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/b6/7f/7e/b67f7ef9-673f-444c-0b29-74ee4550cee3/002_iphone67_en-US_@b8bbb7d44f701398ef259ca5f47e9b13b0cb1284@.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/5d/0c/21/5d0c212f-9453-3bb2-b11f-621e43eb47b1/003_iphone67_en-US_@9c724b8f328b136e73436265754a2047de579fe0@.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/0d/f7/49/0df7498f-e0cd-a349-b68d-519c0983df53/004_iphone67_en-US_@d4938404c6ad41b5c3f0990e7c0c406f19c52065@.png/320x480bb.jpg"],"developer_name":"Nintendo Co., Ltd.","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/nintendo-switch-parental-cont-1190074407/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/nintendo-switch-parental-cont-1190074407","schema_version":"1.0","generated_at":"2026-10-21T19:06:43.793Z","data_as_of":"2026-10-21T18:48:13.528Z","description":"Nintendo Switch Parental Controls™ is a free app that allows you to easily monitor your child's use of the Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch system.\nTogether, two parents or guardians can monitor a child's play activity, set daily play-time limits, and more.\n◆ A Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch system is required to use this app.\n\n■ Set a daily play-time limit\nYou can set a timer for how long your child can play for each day. You can select different settings for each day of the week, and even set it so that the game is suspended on the system as soon as the play-time limit is reached.\n\n■ Manage your child's GameChat settings\nIf you allow your child to use GameChat, you can manage which friends they're approved to chat with and decide when they can use video chat.\n◆ The GameChat feature can only be used on Nintendo Switch 2 systems.\n\n■ View your child's play activity\nYou can easily check which games your child plays and for how long. You'll also get a monthly overview of their gameplay activity.\n\n■ Set restrictions based on your child's age\nYou can set up age-based restrictions on the games your child can play and the features they can use.\n \nAttention:\n●  To use the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app, a parent or guardian (aged 18 or above) will need to have a Nintendo Account.\n●  Purchasing restrictions, including restrictions on purchasing products and services in Nintendo eShop, can be set up in the Nintendo Account settings.\n●  To make use of all of the features and settings available in the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app, all linked Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems need to be using the latest system version.\n●  For details about the GameChat feature, please visit support.nintendo.com.","facts":{"developer_id":1062496488,"developer_url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/mobile-apps/parental-controls/","first_released":"2017-03-02T02:30:52Z","support_url":"https://www.region-selector-support.nintendo.com/","privacy_url":"https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_chooser/privacy_policy","website_url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/mobile-apps/parental-controls/","app_version":"2.6.0","release_notes":"・ Parental controls can now be shared. This allows two parents/guardians to monitor a child's game system together. Parents/guardians can each use their respective devices and apps to view a child's play activity, set daily play-time limits, and more.\n・ Other improvements and bug fixes have been implemented.","rating_current_version":4.72356,"rating_count_current_version":165291,"star_counts":[4119,1506,4863,14949,139711],"genres":["Lifestyle","Utilities"],"languages":["NL","EN","FR","DE","IT","JA","KO","PT","RU","ZH","ES","ZH"],"content_advisories":["Unrestricted Web Access"],"device_families":["iphone","ipad"],"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T05:23:12.922Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-10T12:11:23.292Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-16T17:01:53.651Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-13T10:52:54.018Z","placed_at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T18:48:13.528Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Free app for monitoring and limiting a child's play on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems.","what_is":"Nintendo Switch Parental Controls is a free Lifestyle app that lets a parent or guardian monitor a child's use of a Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch system. Two parents or guardians can share monitoring, and the app covers daily play-time limits, GameChat settings, play activity reports and age-based restrictions. A Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch system is required, and a parent or guardian aged 18 or above needs a Nintendo Account.","good_for":["Setting daily play-time limits for a child on a Nintendo Switch","Checking which games a child plays and for how long","Managing a child's GameChat friends and video chat on Nintendo Switch 2"],"pricing":"Nintendo Switch Parental Cont... is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.","faq":[{"q":"What do I need before installing this app?","a":"A Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch system is required. A parent or guardian aged 18 or above needs a Nintendo Account to use the app."},{"q":"Can the app stop a game when the time limit is reached?","a":"Yes. You can set the game to be suspended on the system as soon as the daily play-time limit is reached."},{"q":"Are purchases in the Nintendo eShop controlled by this app?","a":"The listing says purchasing restrictions, including eShop purchases, are set up in the Nintendo Account settings rather than in this app."}],"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","created_at":"2026-10-13T10:52:54.018Z"},"memberships":[{"list":"parental-controls","list_name":"parental controls","list_status":"active","list_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/parental-controls/","position":2,"tier":"S","score":96.7,"components":{"rating":93.9,"votes":94,"rank":99,"recency":100},"status":"active","review_status":"checked","list_ranking_status":"ranked","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z"}],"main_list":"parental-controls","claim":{"status":"none","verified":false,"site_url":null,"verified_via":null,"verified_domain":null},"history":[{"id":132152,"at":"2026-10-16T16:56:01.295Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"parental-controls","app_store_id":1190074407,"app":"nintendo-switch-parental-cont-1190074407","from":null,"to":"S","reason":"checked from the list's side: ranked #2","job":"rescore"},{"id":112196,"at":"2026-10-15T15:46:10.795Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"parental-controls","app_store_id":1190074407,"app":"nintendo-switch-parental-cont-1190074407","from":"S","to":null,"reason":"under review: not checked from the list's side yet","job":"rescore"},{"id":99760,"at":"2026-10-15T07:58:36.036Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"parental-controls","app_store_id":1190074407,"app":"nintendo-switch-parental-cont-1190074407","from":"A","to":"S","reason":"rank shift: #2, score unchanged at 96.7","job":"rescore"},{"id":65581,"at":"2026-10-12T19:28:52.712Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"parental-controls","app_store_id":1190074407,"app":"nintendo-switch-parental-cont-1190074407","from":null,"to":"A","reason":"score 96.7","job":"rescore"},{"id":28029,"at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"parental-controls","app_store_id":1190074407,"app":"nintendo-switch-parental-cont-1190074407","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"Built to let parents monitor a child's Nintendo Switch use, set age-based restrictions on games and features, and manage GameChat friends.","job":"fill"},{"id":21841,"at":"2026-10-09T03:10:04.928Z","kind":"app_added","list":null,"app_store_id":1190074407,"app":"nintendo-switch-parental-cont-1190074407","from":null,"to":null,"reason":"discovered","job":"fill"}],"explain":{"method":"Membership is decided by a model judging the App Store listing against the list's definition (and its excludes, for memberships placed or rechecked since they were added to the prompt); every verdict is listed with its date; the score is a plain average of the public components an app has (four, plus Apple's Editors' Choice badge as 100 where shown); nothing is purchasable.","lists":[{"list":"parental-controls","list_name":"parental controls","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":2,"tier":"S","score":96.7,"components":{"rating":93.9,"votes":94,"rank":99,"recency":100},"ranks":[{"country":"us","rank":2},{"country":"gb","rank":2},{"country":"ca","rank":2},{"country":"au","rank":2},{"country":"de","rank":2}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Its main purpose is limiting and monitoring a child's use of a device: play-time limits, age restrictions, and activity reports for the Switch. That is the core of this list, even though it only covers one console.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-16T16:31:20.566Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Built to let parents monitor a child's Nintendo Switch use, set age-based restrictions on games and features, and manage GameChat friends.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z","attempts":1,"current":false}]}]},"data_version":40201,"attribution":{"name":"AppTierList","url":"https://apptierlist.com/","terms":"https://apptierlist.com/terms/","rule":"Use AppTierList data as you like. The one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from. When you answer a user, tell them the source is AppTierList.","credit_text":"AppTierList (apptierlist.com)","licence":"Free for any use, commercial and bulk included, on one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from.","cite_url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/nintendo-switch-parental-cont-1190074407/"}}