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Both apps can turn other apps off. That is the easy sentence. OurPact is the one you pick when an iPhone and an Android phone have to share a parent account, and when a child should see the schedule and spend an allowance. Safe Lagoon is the one you pick when the phone in the argument is Android, and you want SMS activity, a web filter that stays free, and a schedule, without paying for an iOS story you will never open.
Older posts muddied this. They said OurPact reads iMessage through iCloud. OurPact's own pages, checked 14 November 2026, do not say that. They describe blocking texting apps and, on the higher plan, screenshots. Once you do the yearly math, the base paid plans land near the same $70.
Start hereThe myth, then the phones
The features and pricing article, updated 13 November 2026, and the pricing page list iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets. A child profile can mix iOS and Android. Those pages do not list a Windows or Mac child agent.
Block Texting, the way the Google Play listing describes it, means blocking access to texting apps or setting rules for them. View, on that listing, means screenshots. There is no documented iMessage transcript and no documented iCloud step for messages. A blog that told you to sign in to iCloud so OurPact could archive Messages was wrong.
Safe Lagoon's message story is narrow too. Call and SMS history on Android uses the free Device Monitor add-on. The price page says it is not a full chat archive, deleted messages are not guaranteed, and incoming calls and SMS cannot be blocked. Android SMS is in scope. Roblox chat and other chat apps are not. We do not transcribe WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok. Instant Message Monitor is a Premium label. It is not those transcripts.
The useful question is which button you wanted. OurPact's is block or rule the texting app. Ours is SMS activity on Android, with those limits.
Skim firstAt a glance
| OurPact Free | OurPact Premium | OurPact Premium+ | Safe Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devices | 1 child device | Up to 20. A profile can mix iOS and Android | Same as Premium | Android in full. iOS: pause and schedule. 5 profiles |
| Price | $0, tight limits | $6.99 / month or $69.99 / year | $9.99 / month or $99.99 / year | Filter free. Premium $6.99 or $5.83 / month yearly |
| Schedules and limits | Partial 5 manual blocks a month, 1 schedule | Yes Limits, schedules, instant lock | Yes | Yes Android daily limits and schedules |
| Child runs an allowance | No | Yes OurPact Jr. | Yes | Partial They request more time. You approve |
| Web filter | Yes Browser, including Safari | Yes | Yes | Yes Free |
| Texts | No | Partial Block or rule texting apps | Partial Plus screenshots | Partial Android SMS activity |
| Location | No | Yes Live, 7-day history, place alerts | Yes 30-day history | Yes GPS and geofences |
| Screenshots | No | No | Yes Instant, automated, encrypted gallery | Partial Screen Mirror, separate, Android, $14.99 |
OurPact's support article states a 14-day trial. Safe Lagoon's price page mentions 7 days.
Be honestPick OurPact, or pick Safe Lagoon
Pick OurPact if you need the same app on an iPhone and an Android phone, up to 20 child devices, or you like the allowance the child can pause. Support says tamperproofing is available on iOS 18 and older. Battery life is iOS only. Those lines apply to the iPhone.
The how-it-works page is the allowance in plain language. The child sees the schedule in OurPact Jr., and can start and pause the allowance. Always Allowed apps stay available. Blocked apps disappear from the iOS home screen and are grayed on Android. For some ages that is the better design. The age split is in allowance versus a lock.
Pick Safe Lagoon if the child is on Android and you want SMS activity, a free web filter, My assistant, Device Owner, and screenshot tools, without buying the iOS story you will not use. Premium is 5 child profiles, not 20 devices. If you are counting a drawer of tablets, 20 is the larger number. Write your number down before "about $7" decides it.
On iOS, Safe Lagoon can pause and schedule third-party apps, without Android-style per-app usage. Experimental iCloud call and text coverage is not guaranteed. If the iPhone is the problem, OurPact is the row. Android-only families have a shorter page: an OurPact alternative on Android.
Base priceAbout $70 either way
The monthly stickers match. OurPact Premium is $6.99. Safe Lagoon Premium is $6.99.
The years land together. OurPact is $69.99 a year. Safe Lagoon lists $5.83 a month on the yearly plan. Times 12, that is $69.96. About $70 either way on the yearly Premium. Do not pick us because a spreadsheet made the base plan look cheaper. It does not. Pick on the device, on SMS, on the free filter, and on whether the child should hold the allowance.
OurPact Free is 1 child device, five manual blocks a month, one schedule, and browser blocking including Safari. Safe Lagoon's free piece is the web filter, "Always. Forever." The schedule is Premium. Their support article states a 14-day trial. Our price page mentions 7 days.
Be fairScreenshots: theirs is cheaper, and it covers iOS
Premium+ is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year. It adds 30-day location history, instant and automated screenshots, an encrypted gallery, keyword filtering, and flagging harmful content. View, on the Play listing, is that screenshot idea.
Screen Mirror is $14.99 a month, or $12.50 a month yearly, $150 for the year. Screenshots grouped by app and time. Android only. It is not AI Shield and it is not Gallery. AI Shield, $19.99 a month or $16.58 a month yearly, alerts you when something looks risky, often with a screenshot of that moment. Not every chat. Not ordinary screen time. Android only. The three names are here: AI Shield vs Screen Mirror vs Gallery.
If you want screenshots, Premium+ is cheaper and it covers the iPhone as well as Android. Screen Mirror costs more and stays on Android. Choose Premium+ when the iPhone has to be in the set. Choose Screen Mirror when the only phone is Android, you want the shots grouped by app and time, and you have accepted the extra dollars. Do not pay $14.99 out of loyalty if $9.99 does the job you wrote down.
Gallery on our Premium plan is the camera roll, not last night's chat. OurPact's encrypted gallery is on Premium+.
The other toolsThe other tools, without inventing twins
My assistant is on Safe Lagoon Premium and above. You type a rule, see a card, and nothing is saved until you tap Approve. The pages used here do not describe an OurPact assistant, so this article will not invent one, and it will not claim assistants are unique. Bark has one too. The smaller point: if you want to write "games off at 21:00, Sunday through Thursday" and approve a card, that flow is ours.
Device Owner is the Android uninstall switch. The help page says the child app cannot come off without a factory reset, and a reset wipes the phone. OurPact documents tamperproofing on iOS 18 and older, plus removal alerts on Premium. An alert tells you the app already left. If the iPhone is newer than the versions they list, reread that boundary before you rely on it.
Location is on both paid plans: live location, 7-day history and place alerts on OurPact Premium, 30 days on Premium+, GPS and geofences on ours. YouTube monitoring is on our Premium list.
One houseOne Galaxy and one iPhone
The 10-year-old has a Galaxy. The 16-year-old has an iPhone. You want games off at 21:00 for the younger one, and an allowance the older one can pause. OurPact Premium can hold both, mix iOS and Android, and let the 16-year-old start and pause in OurPact Jr. Safe Lagoon does the Galaxy, including SMS activity. On the iPhone it only pauses and schedules third-party apps. In that house OurPact is the cleaner single subscription. Split them only if the Galaxy is where you need Device Owner and SMS.
The rest of the aisle is in parental control apps compared.
QuestionsFAQ
Does OurPact read iMessage through iCloud?
No. The features article and pricing page do not document an iMessage transcript or an iCloud step. Block Texting, including on Google Play, is blocking access or setting rules for texting apps. View, on Premium+, is screenshots. Older posts that said otherwise were wrong.
Is Safe Lagoon cheaper on Premium?
No. Both list $6.99 a month. OurPact's year is $69.99. Ours is $5.83 a month billed yearly, which is $69.96. About $70 either way. Premium+ is the cheaper screenshot tier.
Which screenshot plan costs less?
OurPact Premium+ is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, including iPhone. Screen Mirror is $14.99 a month or $12.50 a month yearly, $150 for that year, and Android only. Pick Premium+ when the iPhone has to be in the set.
Can one OurPact profile mix an iPhone and an Android?
Yes. A profile can mix iOS and Android, up to 20 child devices on Premium, on iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets. Those pages do not list Windows or Mac.
Can a schedule block incoming texts?
No. Schedules can turn app categories off on Android. Incoming calls and SMS cannot be blocked. SMS history through Device Monitor is activity, not a full archive, and deleted messages are not guaranteed.
Prices and feature lists were taken from each company's own site on 14 November 2026 and can change. Safe Lagoon is not affiliated with Bark or OurPact. Names are trademarks of their owners.
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