Canopy Shield

Warning: Canopy Shield Can Lock You Out of Your Own Device Be warned! This app takes extensive control of your device, making it extremely difficult to disable or uninstall. In my experience, its AI protection features actually blocked me from accessing the settings needed to remove it. Even worse, resolving the issue requires contacting customer support, which is only available Monday through Friday. If this happens over the weekend, you're stuck. A security app should protect you, not take

This app is amazing. It truly has helped me with my walk with God.

Terrible experience. Freezes constantly. Ineffective blocking. Battery drains like crazy. Would not recommend at all.

I like this app a lot for its accountability features. It works for me.

So recently Canopy completely softlocked my phone, which sucked horribly... I was so mad I basically lost everything, but I actually managed to get someone from technical support and they walked me through the whole recovery process... I forgot his name and I feel awful about it, But if youre reading this, you know who you are, thank you for helping me out! (Reviewing from my once locked Samsung Galaxy 12 btw, Have a good day)

Terrible app

Great

Best content filtering app I've used. There are a lot of complaints in the reviews about the app causing internet slowness, but that's really just the nature of this kind of content filtering. I too get frustrated with it sometimes, but it's a small price to pay for my (and my loved ones') sanity and security. I will say that after the latest update, some of the filtering isn't working as expected. I'm assuming it's a bug and the team is already hard at work resolving it.

rip off. within minutes of installation a simple search to verify the apps functionality, adult content appeared. don't waste your money.

the system slows the phone. if you use your phone to work this app won't help you.

The constant check mark in the notification bar is annoying. Battery drainage is a problem. Cell signal interruption is an issue. Update: this app gets into your phone settings way more than it needs to. Example, my device locator is locked. Why? What does having the ability to find my keys if I lose have to do with purity? The only thing that need to be affect are apps that could grant access to whatever content you don't want access to.

We could not get this app to work on our chromebooks

The application significantly hampers performance, and it appears to be influenced by an overwhelming AI that restricts users from modifying settings. Despite attempts to make changes, the application consistently denies such requests. I initially chose this app to filter out unwanted content, but it often fails to deliver on that promise. My experience with this application has been exceptionally disappointing; I not only dislike it, but I find it fundamentally unsatisfactory.

canopy has done an excellent job protecting my devices.

if you got a problem.with porn this is the best app out there. 12 step fellowships are even better.

glitches my phone had to reboot it DO NOT BUY FOR UR CHILD

I don't recommend this app at all. It's not at all user friendly and interferes with other apps in a very frustrating way. There are better options...

the biggest problem is that adult users are forced to choose between protection and against software that renders most other apps and websites unusable... for example Walmart , Rocket Money , Your Daily Spending and others. on top of that it seems like this has been a reoccurring issue going back years that developers are either unwilling or unable to solve. Honestly its total 🗑️ TRASH if you are an adult, look elsewhere.

A purple screen kept popping up on my screen instantly as I backed out of it as if my phone was totally bricked.

I forgot my user name and password. Customer service will not allow me that information or reset that for me. DO NOT USE THIS APP ITS A SCAM AND THEY WILL MONITOR YOUR DEVICES TO THEIR BENEFITS. PROBABLY RECORDING MY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.

with ai ally now, this is a fantastic app!

I had a good experience but Nella she couldn't even play games and watch a video

Doesn't live up to program

MOST HORIBLE FILTER EVER ON EARTH! THEY WILL CHARGE YOU EVEN AFTER CANCELING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION!

I hate this app my parents are torturing me with this app and this app is clearly a trap

this app works like a hack more than a porn blocker

very bad for adults no one needs to use canopy and if you want it off your phone and you forget the password then your sol

Good program for blocking porn, but slows everything down and even prevents viewing pictures on many shopping websites. thanks certt I 6

This app is really frustrating to use. It lags constantly, freezes up, and makes everything take way longer than it should. On top of that, it keeps randomly changing the format of my work, which messes everything up and forces me to redo things over and over again. The app feels buggy and unreliable, and it honestly made the whole experience stressful. I would not recommend it.

network monitor is laggy and always dropping connection. it takes me several tries to load with a website or app. even if it gets loaded if I sit on the page or leave the app open for a minute or two it'll pop up a connection lost page then have to try and reload. honestly it makes things almost useless.

it has made my phone completely unusable won't let me watch anything nor even turn it on with out my phone lagging and I can uninstall it

it didn't really block what I wanted. if just jacked up the rest of my phone

the shield app doesn't always work and sometimes even connected to WiFi and Data that it says you have "no Internet" I sent them logs to help the developers. I get met with no response or update. find a better app because there is better

very difficult to uninstall

Works .

the best blocker the best thing is its strict

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trash can't get rid of it

The things that are blocked are different from day to day. Sometimes I'm able to do what I need to other days I can't even get to a simple web site like the US post office. It will likely take me 10 tries to post this.

Interfers informational sites. As well as banking.

I did the trial and the app hijacked my phone. I cannot do much and the towel in Iran, their call center won't help me out. I think my personal information and bank account might also been used. DO NOT DOWNLOAD.

Your VPN is now blocking my ability to utilize the ChargePoint app which has blocked my ability to control the home charger for charging my EV. Once again this app is rendering what should be normal no parental control operations and apps from working!

I dont care how you do it. Customer Service NOW! I LOCKED OUT OF MY OWN PHONE. YOU IDIOTS

Past year it was ok. Recent system update from Android has broken it. Canopy support can't fix it. Reinstalled after every patch. Still immediate fail or extreme delays on most every app that uses internet. Chrome times out, Maps, Calendar, Gmail, Twitter/X, local news app, church app won't load or stalls. Uninstalled, all is fine. Spent hours with phone support & gathering speed test and app screenshots for them. Win. PC's are even showing serious delays, even on local network devices.

horrific. slows down, interrupts or completely blocks all internet, specifically when using wifi. never again and now i can't get rid of it either as it messes with device admin

Uses over 40% of battery on average. Throttles bandwidth on both laptop and phone. But it does what it says. 2/15/26: Update - Still sucks raw eggs. There should be an option to create a "white list" and just monitor and log traffic without forcing you to use Canopy's servers.

terrible i can barely use my phone now and I cant delete the app it just wont let me ive tried everything.... do not get this app if i could give less than 1 star I wpuld

Works well as a filter but the VPN is sooo slow, apps won't load.

I have been using this app on all my devices for about 6 months. although it is not perfect I find that it works very well much better than previous filters I have tried. sometimes it is necessary to add websites to block to make it more effective to customize it. one good thing I found out today was that uninstalling and reinstalling canopy on my laptop was fairly quick and easy and all the settings were retained this was necessary because the safe search stopped working for Google

it SUCKS😁

terrible experience in the process of trying to get it deleted off my phone but everything that they're telling me to do won't work and I can't do anything on my damn phone until I do

TERRIBLE. VPN IS FRIED. BLOCKS YOU FROM ACCESSING ACCOUNTS ON NON EXPLICIT WEBSITES/APPS SUCH AS MICROSOFT, TURBOTAX, ETC. ITS ALSO A PUZZLE TO UNINSTALL. VERY AWFUL EXPERIENCE. TAKE A LONG WALK OFF A SHORT BRIDGE.

This acts more like a virus than a filter

can't access job application websites

stupid app

doesn't work "it's not implemented from" followed by a Mac address when logging in. useless

made my phone slow and very glitchy

Let me say one thing before you get canopy, DON'T GET IT. It slows down your phone by 100%, and sometimes it blocks unnecessary things. Mine blocked GOOGLE. This is a horrible go-to, and don't get it. I have tried unblocking things, but it doesn't let me. I think this app is a horrible idea. I have tried disabling it, but it doesn't work! this app sucks. and look

no idea why I cannot download or disable this able this app. it was meant to block adult sites from my two young sons. anyways it's done everything it shouldn't 🙄😮‍💨

the app is ok but doesn't filter apps so you can still access blocked stuff through the apps even when filtering is on. and now I can't even delete the shield app even with the permissions off. I can't install my other porn blocker because this app won't let it run in the background

never finished the setup because I can already tell that it was going to be complicated since it was asking me to download another app. and now I cant uninstall the canopy shield app

Look, I have this app because I was a bratty, irrational child, but the app itself isn't that bad. The app does block things, which I don't like, but it still does it's job. What I don't like is how bad the internet is. It ABSOLUTELY bricks your internet. It makes it use "Wifi Mobile Data", like what? Just let me use normal Wifi. I know this happens because of the VPN that Canopy adds to your phone. Hope this app doesn't get stuck onto your phone, but if it does, you're screwed. 3/5 stars

great!

Terrible. Does not connect to VPN. Draining my phone battery in about 5 hours, would not allow me access to my emails, and would not connect to my wifi. Deleted it after 2 days.

as a kid it sucks don't do it if you love your kid.

Slows down phone drasticaly DO NOT DOWNLOAD!! Randomly blocks apps even when admin approves them and will reban after you unban. There is no system for how it choses what to block or not, it will let Pokemon Go Work, but blocks texting. For a while it wouldnt even let me answer calls because it kept blocking the calling app. Sucks battery like a child with a pouch of Capri-Sun. Terrible program, intrusive app, and you can't close its tab!! 0 stars would not recommend!!

It seems to work as advertised once I got it installed correctly.

it always pops up screens that I have already allowed and it doesn't work sends me no notifications what do ever to help my kid so wheat the point if it doesn't do its job.

Don't bother installing. Made Google Pixel 7 unusable.

It had been good to use this app for some time, till they started providing a svc to unfilter any app you want, including those with sexually explicit content,I when this is a company which provides anti-porn svs.

Great for blocking bad content and for accoubtability, but also blocks a lot of things that aren't bad

HORRIBLE DO NOT INSTALL THIS APP IS A VIRUS ,ONE STAR IS TO MUCH

this is stupid. I got this for my kids and it's on my device and it blocked me from sites and I can't uninstall... do not get this!!

Do not install you will have to call support.Just to get it off your phone.It had full control of my phone.Would not let me deactivate it until I called the support number so do not install!! It wouldn't even let me factory reset my phone!!

Do not download if you plan to delete it. It cannot be uninstalled. Worst app ever.

I don't like canopy

Can not remove app , as it holds your phone hostage. Do not use!!!!

Don't use this. It pretty much bricks your phone from doing anything that requires an internet connection.

difficult to get going

This app goes on the protected "kid" device, and is controlled by a seperate "parent" control app, typically installed on a seperate device. This was 1 star bc the AI partial nudity filter (you know, the selling point of the service) absolutely wrecked phone performance. However a more recent update has added granularity that hugely improves this feature so it's usable! 3 stars right now bc they don't have an option to add a password lock the control app so kids can easily get around it

The app is a mixed bag of beans for sure; I haven't been able to access my Gmail or other wifi based apps correctly since connecting this device... I think it's a small price to pay-- I'm spending way less time on my phone as a result of the restrictions we've put on. It can be kind of like having an app that turns your phone into a flip phone, while still having limited smart phone functions (maps, books, etc) which is why I still enjoy having it on my devices.

DONT INSTALL this app. I installed it for my child to minimise screen time and stuff, but then when I started using it I realised it was a hack and now my kids device is gone and all the data gone. so I don't recommend. WARNING DONT INSTALL HUGE FAKE APP

stoped me from streaming on my phone, did exactly what was expected.

bad

This app is sooo glitchy. The internal abilities it used to block 'suspicious activity' are inconsistent, buggy, and behave like malware. The app also blocks content that is not explicit*. I can appreciate the idea and the unique 'Ask for permission' functionality, but this app's methodology is very lacking. *Edit: I apparently forgot to mention that this app's filters block LGBTQ content; not all LGBTQ content is inappropriate. These filters are blatantly homophobic and transphobic.

it keeps changing my settings around, and it's constantly on, sucking my already terrible battery life, my phone is constantly hot now, is this app mining bitcoin or something? if you're unfortunate enough to be stuck with this app by your parents, you can get around it by turning on maximum battery saving mode, and only enabling certain apps, like youtube, or discord.

I can't even hardly leave the review without having stuff popping up and clicking me off the screen to a screen that says displays over apps. even when I'm trying to make a call I cant. I want this out of my phone but it won't let me. it's saying can't delete it now without locking my whole device

the app works to block things yes. however, it causes the loading of other apps and things you dont need or want to block to be slow. example: quite often it will slow down the opening of financial apps that I use. this is highly annoying (I know Canopy is the cause because when I turn it off the apps work at normals speed). it also for some reason kept wanting to install an app for me when I didnt want it. lastly the downtime settings feature doesn't work well - too slow to initiate changes

While it can take a lot of trial and error to fix issues, most of my siblings wouldn't be able to use the internet safely without it! Far better than non VPN services we've tried in the past. Did you know that it's Netspark but geared more for Americans? It's great.

I personally think that it does a good job at what it's supposed to do. Negative reviews on this app are likely from teens whose parents installed it on their phone to help with a certain addiction. If it gets irritating, look through the settings or ask the person who has the parental app, and you can find a way around it. Canopy is not as invasive as people say. Trust me.

terrible

Great parenting control app, but as a guarded individual, I find it increasingly difficult to download and browse even the simplest web pages, which take an eternity to load. Canopy greatly reduces device network speed.

Slows my phone down a lot. It does work though and has been helpful. I just wish it was not so cripplingly to my Samsung A54.

It does block bad sites from being accessed. It does come at the cost of making a smartphone dumb and annoying. It keeps trying to add apps that are not desired to the home screen. The filter blocks many sites that don't make any sense. Lastly it makes it nearly impossible to diagnose issues on that phone without removing the software.

Honestly, lately it's been really annoying to use it. We are using it for my son's phone and he can still control it on his end. What's up with that?

horrible and ruins phone customer service is no help

there is no way to uninstall this, once it has been installed on my Samsung a32, despite what the help guides say. it is terrible. stay far away. 0/5 stars

Bad, my phone is bricked for eternity. Having an always on vpn trashes your phone. Avoid this. They say the app doesn't impact your internet connection, battery, or performance, that is wrong. So much wrong with this horrible app. UPDATE: App freaks out whenever I connect or disconnect from a wifi network.

stops all other apps functioning correctly

This application absolutely sucks. It causes my phone to act extremely slowly and causes things to not work. Even caused Spotify to stop working, even without it being blocked.

slows down phones so all texting is delayed. it will be days or hours sometimes before a message pops through. Also can't access Google hardly. Canopy is using a very subpar VPN that is super super slow. I understand why it has 2.4stars now. We will be canceling and finding a more reliable service. I can't stand paying for something that is actually making our lives more difficult. This could also cost us our to jobs as texting is a man source of communication when we are on job sites.

this app overblocks. I couldn't even get to a menu on a restaurant website.

Tried to use this to monitor all the devices in our home. It locked up all phones, I couldn't even get into my daily work apps. Seems like a great idea, but in the end it doesn't work. Will be going back to Ever Accountable ASAP for our family monitoring.

would be awesome if it didn't take my google Maps application and, for some reason, makes me not able to use it.

The vpn speed is so slow that it is unusable. The concept is great but the speed is less than. 100mb download speed even on wifi with a 2gib download speed without it.

Trials over and I cant remove it. Had to get support to activate a free trial so the app would unlock from behind the subscription wall to uninstall it.

This app is going too far it is blocking every single app how ever it wants it is not even leting ma order food fromm zepto

Not sure what happened. I was locked out of the google app and most of browsing after I turned the nudity filter on.

Installed this to use as a content filter and it functioned more like a virus, removing apps and preventing me from fixing it. Never touching this again.

Crashes phone. I tried it out on my phone before installing it on the device that actually needs it. I loved the idea, I just wish it actually worked and made the phone still function too.

AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID DO NO DOWNLOAD YOUR PHONE WILL GET BRICKED. The idea is good but after install, my phone had a continuous blue screen that never went away. Support couldn't help, they tried. They did deactivate my account. I had to restart my phone and quickly delete it before the operating system for the app kicked in

They claim it doesn't slow down your connection, some days it's good some days it's very bad. Most of the time it works but there are sometimes when you just can't get your Internet to go fast enough to even be functional, turn off the canopy VPN and everything works great

Omg been trying uninstalled this app not helpful my apps are slow it's crazy Trying deleted off my phone

Edited Review: Application stuck and wont even finish installing. Account deletion process was not a pleasant experience as there were unnecessary steps.

Locked my phone as soon as it was installed. Can't factory reset. Can't uninstall.

It needs improvement (badly) as of right now (07-05-2024) in many ways, but the Canopy support team is always friendly, helpful, and supportive whenever I call them, and at least you get to talk to a real person immediately instead of a machine for 15 mins just to get to a real person. Then, on every occasion, they have worked hard to solve my problems until they are resolved. I highly recommend Canopy for this reason. Here's to hoping that someday they will work out all the kinks for 5 stars!

Filters unwanted images and is customizable via the management app, but the software for the partial nudity prevention is far from perfect and often blocks things that don't really make any sense at all to be blocked. I also don't know why, but whenever shopping on Temu for items, all the product videos are blocked. Slows things down a bit as well, sometimes a lot, and causes freezing on rare occassions. Finally, any videos I want to find on YT won't show properly, only if searched on Google 1st

It is trash and it is awful and it should never be a thing because it restricts everything and my phone isn't even a phone anymore it's basically just a flip phone because I can barely access the internet a virus also got installed onto my phone when I downloaded it and it made my phone turn black and I had to pay a lot of money to get it fixed.

I really wish I could say I love this app, but my phone is acting all screwy since I installed it. Internet buffers non-stop and says I have no internet connection even when I'm in my own home. Some apps don't work anymore. I tried to open the Google Play Store to uninstall and reinstall it to see if that would fix it but the store wouldn't even open. I'm about ready to just uninstall it and cancel my account and try to quit viewing "inappropriate material" on my own... again.

Found a way to uninstall within literally a single minute. While I had it, it was incredibly overcontrolling, and all the settings set to absolutely everything or absolutely nothing. All I had to do to uninstall was hold on the app, click uninstall, click the notification it sent, click to turn off the admin permissions, and then uninstall. LITERALLY 5 STEPS

I found a way to uninstall the app in about 3 minutes. The app was looking very promising untill that.

My partner and I removed canopy and canopy shield off of both of our phones but the canopy shield sidebar will not go away. How do we get it to go away. This happened because I got locked out of my account and when I created another one it would not reconnect to the canopy shield app on his phone. I have searched all over the Internet and cannot find a way to get rid of the sidebar. Please help.

Does not seem to work at all on Samsung Galaxy S23. The app did not help me set things up, and the installation guides were unhelpful.

It's terrible. The VPN disrupts your Mobile data and won't allow you to open any app that requires some sorta connection.

The app does not let me access to it but it keeps sending messages throughout the app to install that you have for it. But that's not all, it asked to pay for the app when it's been posted that it is free. You know what I think? That is one sneaky app to lure you into paying. I had it and I uninstalled for that reason and my star rating is accurate to that effect.

Best thing since Reese's pieces! Im happy ive got it so i can keep my family safe from whats ever out there!

Allows for really seamless communication between parent and child!

It keeps telling me to get another app and it also just pops up on my screen every few minutes its very annoying and i cant have twitter or tumblr. Canopy foes however keep you from getting on innaproprite websites. I CANT GO ON REDDIT IM GONNA DIE DEPRESSED i wish i could fo -1000/5

It's great! It is simple how to request access to apps and navigate in the app. Allows for good communication.

This parental control software takes its job very seriously, and the effort shows. Canopy offers one of the most comprehensive list of features we’ve seen on a parental control software suite yet, but also comes with an equally imposing price point to back it up.