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MB Smart & MB Smart Pro

MB Smart is our filter for Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac), Android, and Chromebooks. It comes in two levels: Basic and Pro. Here's the full breakdown of what each can do.

Used on: iPhone / iPad / Mac, Android, Chromebook.

Website & app store categories

Both Basic and Pro let you allow or block any of these categories:

CategoryExample apps and sites
General InternetEmail, Messaging, Banking, Productivity Tools (like Docs, Sheets)
ShoppingAmazon, eBay, Target, Walmart, Temu, Costco
SportsESPN, MLB, NFL, NBA
GamesSubway Surfers, Crossy Road, Roblox, Minecraft, Fruit Ninja
NewsCNN, MSN, Fox News, WSJ
Media / EntertainmentApple Music, Spotify, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Paramount
Social MediaInstagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, X
Mature ContentAdult, Drugs, Violence, Gambling

Image filtering

MB Smart Basic

Forces Safe Search on Google (which blocks explicit images) and blocks explicit websites. It does not block images found elsewhere on the internet. For full image control, choose Pro.

MB Smart Pro

Full image filtering, with the two modes below.

This filter offers two different ways to handle images. You choose which one fits your home, and it can be set differently for each website category. It applies to images only, not videos.

Image Blocker: covers the whole image

When an image falls into a level you've chosen, the entire image is fully covered. Other images on the page still show normally. You pick one of four levels, from the most limited to the most protective:

  1. Block explicit images
  2. Block images of swimwear and intimate apparel
  3. Block images of low-cut clothing
  4. Block all images of women
Covered images are fully hidden behind a solid panel. The rest of the page shows as normal.

Skin Blocker: covers only skin

Instead of hiding the whole image, this mode covers just the skin areas and leaves the rest of the picture, like clothing and background, visible. This keeps more of the page usable while still providing protection.

Skin is masked over, while clothing and the rest of the image still show.

Text filter

Beyond images, this filter also watches text. It uses a built-in list of trigger words, such as foul language and other inappropriate terms, and blocks the content when one of those words is used. The list is maintained by the filter and is not something you set up or add to yourself.

YouTube

MB Smart Basic

Block mature content (romantic themes, extreme violence, swearing), or block all of YouTube.

MB Smart Pro

Set an overall approach, then layer on any additional protections you want.

Overall approach

Choose one: filter YouTube by category (Education, How To, Sports, Gaming, News and Politics, People and Blogs, Music, Entertainment), block YouTube but allow single videos on request, or block all of YouTube.

Content protections

Block mature content (romantic themes, extreme violence, swearing), and block questionable keywords (celebrities, swimwear, intimate apparel).

Extras

Block Shorts, block or allow specific channels, use a clean homepage, and block ads.

WhatsApp & app options (Pro)

MB Smart Pro adds extra controls inside WhatsApp and a few other apps. The options differ a little by platform.

iPhone / iPad

In WhatsApp:

  • Blur media in Channels (cannot fully block)
  • Blur profile pictures
  • Block GIFs

Block all images in:

  • App Store, Apple Music, Google Maps, Spotify, Venmo

Android

In WhatsApp:

  • Block Channels
  • Block status
  • Block profile pictures
  • Block GIFs

Block all images in:

  • Play Store, Apple Music, Apple Maps, Google Maps, Spotify

Pricing

Good to know (Pro). On iPhone/iPad, Pro features work only in Safari; other browsers are blocked and most apps use the website version instead. On Android, Pro features work only in Chrome. Videos are all-or-nothing. On Mac, Pro features work in Chrome only, the device needs macOS 11+, and should have a single user account.

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