Circle Home Plus: Screen Time Limits and Content Filters for Every Device

Circle Home Plus is a small device that plugs into your home Wi-Fi router and gives you control over every gadget connected to your network. That includes smartphones, tablets, laptops, gaming consoles, smart TVs, and even smart speakers. Because it works at the network level, there is no app to install on every device — Circle sees all internet traffic passing through your router and can block or limit it based on rules you set.

With Circle, you can create profiles for each family member and apply different settings to each one. For younger children, you can block entire categories of websites such as adult content, social media, or gaming. For teenagers, you might allow social media but set a daily time limit. Circle also has a "Bedtime" feature that cuts off internet access at a scheduled time each night, which many parents find helpful for encouraging sleep.

The Circle app lets you pause the internet for a specific person or the whole household with a single tap — useful during dinner, homework time, or family activities. You can also see a history of what websites each device has visited, how much time was spent on different apps, and which devices are currently online.

Circle Home Plus costs about $129 upfront for the hardware, plus a $9.99 per month subscription for full parental control features. The device works with most home Wi-Fi routers and internet service providers. Setup takes 15 to 30 minutes and does not require advanced technical knowledge — the Circle app walks you through each step clearly.