On September 10, 2025, Sony announced on PlayStation’s official blog the official launch of PlayStation Home Applications (PlayStation Family App) designed for Android and iOS equipment. The application integrates the existing parental control functions of PS5 and PS4 (e.g. age limit management and game time setting) and adds several customized features.
The application allows parents to receive a real-time notification of their children starting PlayStation, and to grant restricted game access and additional game time applications. The application also supports the setting of a daily game time limit and manages expenditure behaviour by setting a monthly consumption level at PlayStation.
Content filters are also integrated into the application of social interaction management, and parents can use mobile devices to customize privacy, manage social functions and configure age-appropriate content. The age preset feature is also used, and the recommended settings are automatically applied depending on the age of the child. To provide a more comprehensive overview of activities, users receive daily and weekly activity reports for quick access. The application is now available free of charge in “most markets”, only for iOS 14 and above and Android 8 and above.
In Boven, Cory Gasaway, Vice President of SIE Product Management, said: “We are happy to provide parents with an easy way to manage children’s games directly through mobile devices. This new game is only the beginning, and we will continue to add enhancements to PlayStation’s home application and gradually improve the experience.”
Here is an overview of the functions of PlayStation Family App:
Guided by the application of which you can easily create children ‘ s accounts.
Real-time notification: take real-time notice of the game where the child is playing, and make a final decision by approving/rejecting an additional game time application and a restricted game request.
Activity report: Access to daily/weekly activity report to keep abreast of the latest game developments.
Playtime management: Sets a limit on the length of the weekly daily game, the children can apply for extended hours through the host, and the parents can be approved on the cell phone/plating board.
Consumption management: management of the consumption of children by charging, looking at the balance, setting monthly consumption limits for PS stores.
Content filter: One key configures age-appropriate content, with recommended presets for different age groups, and each option can be individually defined.
Social management: Self-defined privacy settings and child social connectivity, managing social function privileges.