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LockedWeb vs Covenant Eyes

Covenant Eyes is the biggest name in accountability software: it captures screen activity and reports it to an ally you choose, so that exposure leads to a conversation. LockedWeb takes the opposite bet: the best conversation is the one you never need. We block explicit content at the network level and defend the block for 72 hours. Here's the fair version of the difference.

Two serious tools. Two different bets.

HOW COVENANT EYES WORKS Exposure, witnessed
01You browse. Screen activity is captured as you go.
02AI reviews the captures and flags explicit activity.
03A report goes to the ally you chose.
04You and your ally talk about it.

Built for recovery that runs on being known. If reports keep you honest, this loop is the product, and they've refined it for decades.

HOW LOCKEDWEB WORKS Exposure, prevented
01Every device routes through our filtered DNS.
02Explicit requests never resolve. The page never loads: any app, any browser, incognito included.
03Nothing is captured. There is nothing to report.
04Loosening anything (a site, a category, the app itself) takes 72 hours and a one-time code.

Built for people who don't want a witness. The wall does the work; nobody watches.

Side by side.

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Covenant Eyes LockedWeb
The core mechanism Screen captures, AI-flagged, reported to your ally DNS-level blocking, protected by a 72-hour wall
Blocks explicit content Included, alongside the monitoring ✓ The whole job: every app and browser
Screenshots of your screen Core feature NEVER
Who sees your activity Your ally, in reports No one. We store aggregate category counts, never history
Removing protection Designed so your ally knows 72-hour wait, then a one-time code from a human
On a child's device Parents review reports Parent holds the code; no reports exist, for anyone
A human walking with you ✓ The point of the product Optional contact gets removal alerts only: no browsing, no conversations started for you

What it costs.

COVENANT EYES
$18 /month or $184/yr
One plan: unlimited devices for up to 10 family members.
LOCKEDWEB
$69 /year = $5.75/mo when paid annually or $9.99 month to month
One plan, every feature. Up to 25 devices. 30-day money-back guarantee. Get protected today

The verdict.

Choose Covenant Eyes if…
·Being known is the engine of your recovery: you want a human reviewing where you've been. ·You're in a program (counselor, group, church) organized around shared reports. ·You want monitoring more than blocking.
Choose LockedWeb if…
✓You don't want any person (spouse, friend, pastor) seeing your screens. Ever. ✓You want the decision made once, on a strong day, and defended for 72 hours on the weak ones. ✓You're protecting a kid's device without putting them under surveillance.

Written from Covenant Eyes' public materials, August 2026. Products change. If anything here is stale or unfair, email hello@lockedweb.com and we'll correct it. We'd rather lose the comparison than fudge it.

If you'd rather not be watched.

No screenshots, no reports, no ally reading your week. A block that simply holds: 72 hours against everyone, including you.

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$69/YR OR $9.99/MO · 30-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
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