Protect your whole home online — without an app on every phone.

No. One setting on your router covers every device on your network, with nothing to install and nothing for anyone to uninstall. If your router can’t be changed, see the locked-router question below.

Those tools can read messages or track location, which MizpahGuard deliberately doesn’t, and they need an app on every device that a teenager can find and uninstall. MizpahGuard filters at your router for one flat price, not a per-device tier.

They use the same router-level approach and are fair choices if you’re comfortable with the setup. FamilyShield has no dashboard or activity reports; NextDNS is built for people who write their own rules, and its free tier caps query volume. MizpahGuard is built for a parent who wants a dashboard, plain-English explanations, and a weekly summary.

Circle Home Plus covers the same core idea, but it needs separate hardware (about $129) plus roughly $10/month after the first year. MizpahGuard needs no extra hardware, just one setting on the router you already own, for $7/month flat.

A VPN or a manually changed DNS setting can route around router-level filtering, a real limit of DNS filtering in general. Many families also block outbound VPN and other DNS-over-HTTPS at the router. Browsers’ default encrypted “Secure DNS” can bypass it too, so MizpahGuard offers its own encrypted address to point them at instead of turning it off.

Some provider routers (common on T-Mobile and AT&T home internet and some cable modems) have no DNS setting. You can add your own router where your provider allows it, or set up devices one at a time: name each phone, tablet, or computer and give it its own profile. That covers only the devices you set up (up to 25 per home; ask support for more), and smart TVs and game consoles generally can’t use one.

On an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, yes: the profile keeps that device filtered on any Wi-Fi and on mobile data. On Android it covers the phone at home only. Anyone with the device’s passcode can remove a profile, and a VPN or an app with its own DNS can bypass it. A router setup can’t be removed from a phone but can be dodged by switching to mobile data, which is why many families use both.

No. MizpahGuard only sees DNS lookups — which domain names were requested, when, and whether they were allowed or blocked. It never sees page content, emails, messages, or search terms.

A real, independently verified security threat: confirmed malware, phishing, or a genuine threat-intelligence hit. Categories like adult content or gambling are shown as neutral facts for you to decide on, never as a security emergency.

Yes — 30 days, full access, no card required to start. If you decide to stay, you’ll add a card at the end of the trial; if not, it just ends and you’re never charged.

One flat price: $7.00 per month for the whole household, regardless of how many devices or people are on the network. No per-device fees, no tiers.

Cancel any time from your account page, with no phone call and no retention flow. Your router-setup page also has the steps to point your router back at a normal public DNS server, so nothing stays dependent on MizpahGuard.