Digital Shields
UK online safety platform for parents

Safe online. Ready for life.

The calm way to keep your children safe online and help them grow up ready for the digital world. Expert guidance, safety alerts that know your family, and a 24/7 AI assistant to help you guide them with confidence.

Free forever plan Nothing installed on your child's device Cyber Essentials certified
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Try it: your child's safety plan

Pick an age and the apps they use. Nothing is saved.

9years old
Which apps do they use?
Inside, you get a plan like this for every child. Save my plan

Digital Shields is not spyware.

Nothing is installed on your child's device. We don't track their messages, location or activity. We show you how to use the protections every device already has, so you can guide them rather than watch them.

92%of UK children are online by age 8
50+plain-English safety guides, updated every week
24/7Shield AI, for the questions that come up at 10pm
How it works

Built around your family, not a checklist.

Tell us your children's ages and the apps they use. Everything you see after that is about them.

Tell us about your family

Ages, devices and apps for each child. It takes a couple of minutes and you can change it any time.

MMax, 9iPad · Switch
LLily, 13iPhone · Laptop
+Add another child

Get one clear next step

Each evening you get one thing worth doing, why it matters for your family, and the exact steps for your device.

Restricted Mode for Max's YouTube
4 steps · iPad · 2 minutes
Lily's Instagram is private
Done last week

Ask anything, any time

Shield AI answers in plain English, remembers your family, and points you to the right guide.

Is Snapchat Map safe for Lily?
It shows her location to friends unless Ghost Mode is on. Here's how to switch it on together…
Every child, their own plan

Know which apps fit each child's age, and what to change.

Add the apps your children use and see at a glance which ones fit their age, which settings matter, and the conversation worth having.

  • Age ratings and the exact settings to change, app by app
  • A monthly focus for each child, matched to their age
  • Device setup guides for iPhone, Android, Switch, PlayStation and more
M

Max

9 years old · Year 5 · iPad, Switch

Focus this monthStrangers in games
RRoblox7+ ✓ MMinecraft7+ ✓ YYouTube13+
1 app isn't designed for Max's age yet
L

Lily

13 years old · Year 9 · iPhone, laptop

Focus this monthSharing photos
IInstagram13+ ✓ TTikTok13+ ✓ SSnapchat13+ ✓
All apps age-appropriate · Teen Accounts on
Alerts that know your family

New risks, filtered to the apps your children actually use.

Viral challenges, scam apps, platform changes. We track them as they emerge and tell you who in your family they affect, so a parent of a nine-year-old isn't alarmed by a 16+ app.

  • Choose the topics you hear about: social, gaming, AI, privacy
  • Calm, factual write-ups with what to do next
  • A trends dashboard for apps, challenges and slang
Alerts that affect your familyAll alerts

Instagram is changing who can message Teen Accounts

Affects LilyInstagram · 2 days ago · 3 min read

Roblox voice chat: what's changed for under-13s

Affects MaxRoblox · 5 days ago · 2 min read

New: age checks for chat on Roblox

Gaming · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Shield AI

An online safety expert who remembers your family.

Ask about any app, game or worry and get a clear, UK-specific answer in seconds. Shield AI only talks about child online safety, and your conversations are never used to train AI models.

  • Step-by-step parental control setups for any device
  • Age-appropriate scripts for the hard conversations
  • UK Online Safety Act guidance and your rights as a parent
My 11-year-old wants to join TikTok. What should I know?
Shield AI
TikTok's minimum age is 13 in the UK, so they aren't eligible yet. If you do allow it, turn on Restricted Mode, link Family Pairing to your account, limit messages to friends only and set a daily screen-time limit. Want me to walk you through Family Pairing?
Yes please, and what are the main risks?
Remembers: Max 9 · Lily 13 · worried about gaming chat
What you get

Everything you need, in one calm place.

Know what they face

Spot a risk before it becomes a problem.

Safety guidesEvery platform, app and device, updated weekly
App safety ratingsAge guidance and the settings to change
Kids lingo glossaryThe slang and gaming terms children use, decoded

Answers in seconds

Never guess what to say or do.

Shield AIExpert answers, any time of day
Conversation scriptsWord-for-word help for the hard talks
Device setup guidesBuilt-in controls, step by step

Stay ahead of new risks

Act before your child meets them.

Threat alertsFiltered to your family's apps
Digital trendsApps, challenges and AI tools as they emerge
Emergency guidesWhat to do, and not do, when it matters

Habits that stick

Safety as part of family life.

Family safety auditGuided checks for every device and account
Two-minute daily tasksSmall steps, no overwhelm
Parent communityModerated, UK parents only
“It brings everything into one place: alerts about new threats, help setting up parental controls, device audits, resources for difficult conversations and even a Help Now section. There’s no way we can keep up with every new app, scam or trend ourselves. I genuinely think this is a lifeline for parents.”
KW
Kirstie W.Parent
“I built Digital Shields because the advice aimed at parents was either frightening or vague, and almost none of it was written for how UK families actually live. We’re deliberately small. If something doesn’t work for your family, tell me and it changes.”
MF
Matt FlintFounder, Digital Shields
Cyber Essentials certified NCSC Early Warning UK GDPR compliant Payments by Stripe
Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.

Every paid plan has a 14-day free trial. No card is charged until day 14, and you can cancel any time.

Explorer

Get a feel for the platform and see if it's right for you.

£0forever

No card needed

  • 5 safety guides a month
  • 15 Shield AI messages a month
  • 1 conversation script a month
  • Safety calendar and daily tasks
  • Community forum (2 posts a month)
  • Kids lingo glossary
  • Emergency response guides
  • Threat alerts and a weekly snapshot
  • Unlimited guides and scripts
  • Score insights and risk reports
Start free

Upgrade only if and when you want to

Fortress

For households with multiple children — or co-parents who each need their own login.

£9.99per month

Billed monthly · cancel any time

  • Everything in Guardian
  • Shield AI Pro with memory, 75 messages a month
  • Up to 3 adults, each with their own login
  • Family Safety Certificate (score of 80 or more)
  • Multi-child dashboard
Start 14-day free trial

No card charged until day 14 · Cancel any time

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If something is happening right now

Sextortion, grooming, cyberbullying: you're not on your own.

These UK services are free, confidential and available today. Our step-by-step response guides (what to do, and what not to do) are in the free plan.

Get the free response guides Sextortion · cyberbullying · grooming · hacked accounts
For schools

We work with schools too.

Online safety lesson packs from KS1 to KS4, a PSHE scheme of work from Reception to Year 11, a KCSIE 2026-aligned DSL toolkit, parent letters and staff CPD for UK primary and secondary schools. From £299 a year.

Digital Shields for Schools
Questions

Common questions.

What exactly is Digital Shields?
Digital Shields is a UK membership platform that helps parents understand and navigate their children's online world. We provide expert-written guides, video courses, real-time threat alerts, a parent community forum and an AI assistant, all focused on keeping children safe online.
How is this different from free resources like Internet Matters or NSPCC?
Free resources are excellent starting points, and we link to them. What Digital Shields adds is continuous, personalised support: an AI assistant you can ask about your specific situation, weekly content updates, moderated community forums and structured family safety audits. Think of us as an ongoing safety partner rather than a one-off leaflet.
Do I need to install anything on my child's device?
No. Digital Shields is not monitoring software or spyware, and nothing is installed on your child's phone, tablet or console. We're a knowledge and guidance platform for you, the parent. We show you what to look for and how to set up the protections each device and app already offers.
How is this different from the parental controls on iPhone or Android?
Built-in controls like Apple Screen Time and Google Family Link are excellent, and we show you exactly how to set them up. But they only cover the device. They can't tell you what a new TikTok trend means, what your child's slang is really saying, how to respond when something goes wrong, or which apps have just changed their safety settings. Digital Shields is the understanding, alerts and guidance that make those controls effective.
What is Shield AI and is it safe to use?
Shield AI is our assistant for child online safety, UK law and parental guidance. It's locked to those topics and won't answer anything else. Conversations are never used to train any AI model, and we don't keep them on our servers: your latest chat stays in your browser, and Anthropic, which runs the AI for us, deletes what we send within 30 days. Please don't type your child's full name or school. See our Privacy Policy.
Is this suitable for parents of younger children?
Yes. We cover every age from pre-school to teenagers, and content is organised by age, from tablet safety for a four-year-old to social media guidance for a fifteen-year-old.
What happens during the 14-day free trial?
You get full access to your chosen plan from day one. We'll remind you before day 14, your card is only charged after the trial if you choose to continue, and cancelling during the trial costs nothing. There's no lock-in and no cancellation fee.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. There are no contracts and no cancellation fees. Cancel from your account settings and you keep access until the end of your billing period. The free plan is available permanently.
Does it work on any device?
Yes. Digital Shields runs in any modern browser on phones, tablets, laptops and desktops, on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac. You can also add it to your home screen like an app.
How often is content updated?
New guides, platform changes and emerging threats are added every week, and alerts are published as risks are identified.
What happens to my data if I cancel?
Cancelling moves your account to the free Explorer plan and nothing is deleted. If you want to leave entirely, you can export all your data as a file and permanently delete your account from settings, in line with your UK GDPR right to erasure. Community posts are anonymised rather than deleted so threads stay useful to other parents.
You're a new company. Is my family's data actually safe?
Yes, and we can show it. We're Cyber Essentials certified (certificate 455d8005-7a64-4e20-99e2-1ae94d37d797, valid until 3 June 2027), enrolled in the NCSC's Early Warning service and fully UK GDPR compliant. Payments run through Stripe, so card details never touch our servers. We collect the minimum data we need, never sell it, and never use Shield AI conversations to train AI models. We're a UK-registered company (Infinity X Investments Ltd), and our full data practices are in our Privacy Policy.

Know every app, trend and risk your child meets, before they do.

Not about spying on your kids. About giving you the awareness to guide them, and the peace of mind to relax a little.

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