Gabb Phone 4: The Perfect First Phone for Kids - Secure Apps, No Social Media or Internet Browser, GPS Tracking, Parental Controls, Talk & Text, 30 Rates

I’m a huge fan of the device for my son who has special needs. Having no internet and social media takes so much stress out of him having a phone, as well as having control of who he has as contacts. He can communicate only with who we need him to be able to communicate with. I will say that managing his device could be easier. It seems Gabb is in the process of updating this, hopefully that update makes this process more smooth and straight forward. It also took several hours for the device to completely set up and have all the capabilities it should on the plan we purchased.

We are loving this phone. It works so well for what we need it to do and the photos it takes are surprisingly good!

I carefully considered all my options in getting my children their first phone for use as a mobile house phone. This one seemed like the perfect choice for our family. I wanted a smartphone for the location tracking for when my son was off in the neighborhood and so the kids could learn how to text the way the majority of us do (as opposed to using T9 on a flip phone), and I liked that this was incapable of scrolling apps or unfettered Internet access. This phone was at a good price for Christmas and offered a free month of service, so it seemed like a good time to make it happen. Right out of the box, after setting it up and picking a service plan, I knew this was a mistake. It functions like a bloated old phone that can’t handle updates. On top of that, you have the option as a parent to add some extra apps from the website, and every one I clicked on gave me an error message and didn’t load, which is for the best because the battery life is absolute trash. This phone, right out of the box and with no extra apps or pictures or videos and without any serious use, cannot hold a charge for more than a day, and then it takes hours to reach a full charge. We have to charge it overnight to make sure it gets a full charge. I’ve been charged already for the first month of service, even though they’re advertising a free month. I was able to switch from a two year contact to month-to-month (because I don’t see this phone lasting two years), and I spoke to a person when doing so. The only reason I’m not pushing to return it is because my kids love having a phone & I can’t afford a better phone right now, but I do feel scammed. I plan on getting a new older model iPhone or Android and utilizing parental controls and apps in the coming year.

Just as advertised!! Easy set up entering approved contacts. The GPS has been accurate and it has flagged messages that contained cussing. Great choice to provide some connectivity but still restrict internet access and social media.

Functioning as expected with peace of mind that our child is safe from predators. Great starter phone! The one change I would make is to automatically share messages with parents, not just flagged messages.