Nintendo Switch Parental Cont…

3.9
131K reviews
10M+
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Content rating
Rated for 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

3.9
126K reviews
Erika Do
30 August 2024
Really bare bones controls. You can set hourly limits on a console, and you can set an alarm for bedtime, and you can see a general idea of how much of each game was played each day, but that's it. It's unclear how well these settings work. For example, I set bedtime at 8pm, but when I look at the time played, it has red text saying the game was played past the set time. It doesn't say when the hours happened, so I can't know if she went over by five seconds or somehow kept playing for an hour.
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maksim
3 November 2023
the app can do dome very basic things, but don't expect something special. it lacks many features (some arise from Nintendo's "parental control" concept). (1) it is not "per user", but "per console" (2) reports: excepting 1 game, you won't see how much time you played (avg, when, total) (3) it doesn't actually block the console and it is not configurable (4) buttons (add time, disable PC) on the console are confusing (5) limits are not "per user" and poorly configurable and more..
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Cristian Manica
18 March 2025
There's room to improve it. For instance, I'd like to be able to give bonus time. Currently, because the setting i want is to block the Nintendo switch when time's up, the only option is to "disable alarms for today". Then, I'd like to be able to block the entire device, without modifying the daily program. These simple things cannot be done. It's too basic guys, you can more than that.
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What's new


Implemented bug fixes.