mSpy
The facts below are what the maker publishes about mSpy, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From mSpy's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Premium — 12 Months | $11.66 a month | Premium monitoring features · 12 months |
| Premium — 3 Months | $27.99 a month | Premium monitoring features · 3 months |
| Premium — 1 Month | $48.99 a month | Premium monitoring features · 1 month |
The facts
Each one read from mSpy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App blocking
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Device limit
- A Premium subscription covers one device, while the Family Kit can link up to three devices.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Platform support
- mSpy says it supports iOS and Android; for iPhone, available features vary by installation method and iOS version.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Audience and origin
- mSpy says it began in 2010 to help parents monitor their children and keep them safer online.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content filtering
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Controls
- mSpy lists website and app blockers, keyword alerts, and geofencing among its features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- Users view collected device information by logging into their mSpy account in a browser.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation requirements
- The FAQ says Android installation requires installing mSpy directly on the target phone, while iPhone setup requires the Apple ID and password and may require brief physical access.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Legal use
- The site says the software is intended for legal use and warns that installing it on a device one does not own may violate applicable laws and may require notifying the device owner.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Location tracking
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Messaging integrations
- The feature list names WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook, Viber, Instagram, Tinder, Telegram, Kik, Snapchat, ChatGPT, Line, Gemini, and Google Chat.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- Listed monitoring features include messages, calls, GPS location, social media chats, browsing history, photos, videos, and installed apps.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 16.67checked 21 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- mSpy describes itself as parental monitoring software that lets a user view a child’s device activity through an account on a smartphone or computer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The FAQ says mSpy uses encryption protocols and that monitored data is visible only to the customer, not the company team.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- mSpy says free service includes 24/7 email support and live chat, while its paid Support Priority Line offers 24/7 phone assistance.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Update frequency
- The FAQ states Android updates arrive every 5–30 minutes depending on the selected interval, while iPhone updates arrive every 24 hours.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Prague, Czech Republicchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
- Trial
- The FAQ says a free trial is not currently available.checked 12 Oct 2026
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