We built the monitoring app we would want to be found.
FamHound started with a simple test: if a child opens the app and reads what it does, would the parent be comfortable? Every decision since has had to pass it.
Most phone monitoring software is sold on secrecy. “Undetectable.” “100% hidden.” It works, until the day it is discovered. Then the parent has a bigger problem than screen time: a child who now knows they were watched in secret, and who gets better at hiding things.
FamHound takes the other path. The app is visible. It tells the person holding the phone what it records. It can be paused, and the pause is shown to both sides. That makes it a little less powerful than a spy app, and a lot more useful over the years a child is growing up.
What we believe
- Safety information, not surveillance. Where the phone is and how it is used, not the content of private conversations.
- Say only what we can prove. If a number has a caveat, it is printed next to the number. If something did not sync, we say so.
- Calm by default. One summary a day. Alerts only when something has actually changed.
- Consent is the product. We decline uses that depend on someone not knowing.
Who we are
FamHound is made by GuruBox, a small team of engineers and parents. We answer support email ourselves at support@gurubox.ai.
Set it up together in about ten minutes.
Install FamHound on your child’s Android phone with them in the room. They see what it records, and so do you.