ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪ ʙᴜʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍʏ ᴋɪᴅ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪ ɢᴇᴛ.
And my recommendations sometimes are surprising to the person asking.
I'm a big fan of Pinwheel, and while I haven't had a chance to use Troomi yet, it looks very promising.
Flip phones are actually terrible for kids. They still have access to the internet, but there is no ability to manage, monitor or control the phone, so it's actually one of the WORST things you can buy.
I am also NOT a fan of Gabb. You can't promote a phone that "doesn't require parental controls" that is still not completely safe. It gives parents a false sense of security.
You do not have the ability to monitor text messages on a Gabb, you cannot control WHO can communicate with your child, including spam texts and calls!
You also can't control time limits on the phone. Yes it can only text, but your child could be texting all night long and you'd have no idea.
Pinwheel and Troomi are much better options in this case.
Buy Pinwheel - [ Ссылка ]
Buy Troomi - [ Ссылка ]
Finally, I've said this over and over. iPhones cannot be monitored as well as an Android, so I would hold off on the iPhone until your child is 16 or 17.
