We searched the same thing on the big three accountability apps. Here's what each one caught.
A comparison chart is easy to doubt — of course the company that built it comes out ahead. So instead of asking you to trust a table, we filmed it.
Our Chief Product Officer, David, sat down with Covenant Eyes, Ever Accountable, and Accountable2You on an iPhone and iPad and ran all three through the same tests: search the same thing in Safari, then in Chrome, then inside Facebook and TikTok — and watch exactly what shows up in each app’s report. Then an internet-speed test and an uninstall test.
What he tested — and what each one caught
Safari. All three are supposed to cover Safari. Accountable2You logged the search but showed no screenshot, no link, no detail. Covenant Eyes did show a screenshot — but it took about an hour to appear, with no way to open a larger image. Ever Accountable showed the screenshot, and you can tap in for a bigger image, the URL, and an option to report a misclassification.
Chrome (a third-party browser). Accountable2You caught the search, but text only — no image or context. Ever Accountable caught it with full detail. Covenant Eyes caught nothing — it doesn’t cover Chrome at all. As David put it, once you step outside Safari there’s “no protection.”
Facebook and TikTok (the apps people actually use). This is where it splits wide open. Accountable2You: no detection inside either app. Covenant Eyes: no detection inside either app. Ever Accountable: caught the content in both — and classified it correctly.
Internet speed. Because Covenant Eyes and Accountable2You route your traffic through a filtering VPN, David ran an internet-speed test while each app was active to see whether it slowed his connection. Good news for everyone: all three performed about the same — none noticeably slowed his internet down.
Uninstalling in a weak moment. Covenant Eyes and Accountable2You both let David delete the app with no resistance. Ever Accountable was the only one that wouldn’t let him uninstall it.
The takeaway
On an iPhone, Ever Accountable was the only one of the three that saw inside the third-party apps people actually use — like Facebook and TikTok — not just browsers. For the full row-by-row breakdown, see our iPhone accountability comparison.
A note on bias: David is Ever Accountable’s Chief Product Officer, and this is a sponsored, hands-on demonstration — not an independent third-party review. We’re showing you the test so you can judge the differences for yourself.
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