PlayStation Family

3.0
543 reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Simplified family gaming

Download PlayStation Family™ to keep track of your child's gaming at-a-glance. With an easy-to-use activity report, simple parental controls and real-time info direct to your phone, the PlayStation Family app takes the hassle out of parenting on PlayStation.

Easy setup
• Create an account for your child with age-based parental control recommendations. Decide which games they can access, ensuring they experience only age-appropriate content.

Customizable playtime
• Define when PlayStation fits into your family’s routine. Whether it’s time for homework, mealtime or bedtime, you’re in control of your child’s daily playtime.

Activity report
• Get insights into your child’s gaming activity. See their online status and the game they’re currently playing plus their playtime hours from the past week. Stay engaged and make informed decisions to foster healthy play.

Real-time notifications
• When your child requests extra playtime, you can approve or decline directly from your phone. You have the final say – anytime, anywhere.

Social interactions
• Customize privacy settings for how your child connects and play. Manage access to social features.

Spending
• Decide how much your child can spend each month, view your own wallet balance, and top it up so they can buy content from PlayStation Store.

PlayStation terms of service are viewable at https://www.playstation.com/legal/psn-terms-of-service/.

Some features are only available on PS4 or PS5.

“PlayStation”, “PlayStation Family Mark”, “PlayStation Family”, and “PlayStation Shapes Logo” are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Updated on
Dec 8, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

2.9
530 reviews
Dusti
September 11, 2025
Finally, an app instead of navigating ten different clicks and load time to get to parental controls! I downloaded PS Family on 9/11 in the afternoon. Login was successful, homescreen loaded fast and flawlessly. I was able to quickly toggle between kids on the system and all of the parental controls are right there along with playtime and even the ability to add wallet funds! I added $20 to the family wallet in 3 clicks! As a parent in the digital age with gamer kiddos, THANK YOU!
38 people found this review helpful
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Glen and Gemma Rose
September 10, 2025
For anyone with sign in issues using Firefox we had to set its enhanced tracking protection to standard, not strict, just during the sign in process then you can swap it back afterwards. So if you're having sign in issues check your default browsers tracking restrictions in case they are causing you issues. I have yet to use the app in practise but we as parents have been waiting for this exact functionality so if it works as intended then thank you so much for making this happen!
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Ryan Black
January 19, 2026
Managing my family account and my kids playtime was easier in the PlayStation app. Now, when my kids message me in the PlayStation app to tell me they're done with their chores or homework, I have to open a separate app to add to their playtime. I also do not like the way you add playtime now. There's just a button to add or subtract 15 minutes at a time and it only shows how much playtime they have left. Show me total playtime for the day and let me select more than just +15 minutes.
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What’s new

Ask to link account: child accounts can now send a request to their parent or guardian to link their account with other apps and services.