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LeadMeNot vs Covenant Eyes

Covenant Eyes (its app is now called Victory) is built around Screen Accountability: screenshots reviewed by AI and reported to an ally, plus blocking of explicit websites. LeadMeNot keeps someone in your corner and gives you control over exactly what's blocked, before it happens.

Choose LeadMeNot if you want to choose exactly what's blocked (apps, just part of a site, keywords, schedules), protection on Chromebook too, and a partner alerted when a rule is broken.

Where Covenant Eyes fits better: If you want an ally to see screenshots of what was on your screen, images and video included, Covenant Eyes does that today. LeadMeNot reads text only (addresses, searches, keywords and app names); image detection is in development.

Checked November 6, 2026 against Covenant Eyes's own website, help pages or app store listing where possible. Sources

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What each one does today. Where Covenant Eyes is stronger, we say so.

LeadMeNot compared with Covenant Eyes
What it doesLeadMeNotCovenant Eyes
Blocks explicit websitesBuilt-in Adult Websites & Apps listYes, and on iPhone inside apps too1
Just part of a site, like youtube.com/shortsIn browsers and inside apps on Android, Windows and Mac; Safari on iPhone; Chrome on Chromebook✕Its custom block list works on whole domains only2
Keywords and phrasesInside apps on Android, Windows and Mac; Safari on iPhone; Chrome on Chromebook✕Not one of its blocking features1
Time limits and schedulesDaily limits on iPhone, Windows and Mac; schedules there and on Android✕No; on iPhone it suggests pairing it with Apple's Screen Time1
Block the apps you chooseiPhone, Android, Windows and MacAndroid only, by locking apps behind a PIN3
Your partner hears about itAlerted when a rule is broken, plus evening reflectionsReports and alerts to an ally from its screenshots1
Images and videoText only today; image detection is in developmentAI reviews screenshots for explicit content1,3
Hard to switch offSafe Wall, plus Install & Uninstall ProtectionA Filter Guardian can manage its filter; computers need an Uninstall Code3,4
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac, ChromebookiPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac. Not Chromebook1

Also in LeadMeNot

  • Built-in Adult Websites & Apps and Gambling lists
  • With Monitor on, your partner is told if LeadMeNot is logged out, uninstalled or switched off

Switch from Covenant Eyes, step by step

  1. Install LeadMeNot on each deviceGet it at leadmenot.org/download. On Windows, Mac and Chromebook you create your account at app.leadmenot.org first, then sign in to the app.
  2. Follow the first-day walkthroughThe first-day walkthrough switches on the Adult Websites & Apps list and takes you through your partner and Safe Wall.
  3. Bring over your block list, then go furtherAdd each site from your Covenant Eyes custom list as a website rule. Then go further: block the apps you choose, just part of a site, keywords, or put things on a schedule.
  4. Invite your partnerYour Covenant Eyes ally can be your LeadMeNot partner. Add a partner: alerts come by email, and the free LMN Partner app is optional.
  5. Check it worksType just the word leadmenottest (no .com) into your browser and press Enter. If it's blocked, you're protected.
  6. Run both while you decideOn iPhone, use LeadMeNot's Safari Extension rather than VPN protection while Covenant Eyes is installed: Covenant Eyes filters through a VPN on iPhone, and two VPNs can't run at once.5
  7. Remove Covenant Eyes from computers before you cancelOn Windows and Mac, removing Victory Shield needs an Uninstall Code from the Victory app, and you can't get one once your subscription is cancelled. Phones don't need a code. Then cancel Covenant Eyes.4

Questions

Is LeadMeNot or Covenant Eyes better for me?
Choose LeadMeNot if you want to choose exactly what's blocked (apps, just part of a site, keywords, schedules), protection on Chromebook too, and a partner alerted when a rule is broken. If you want an ally to see screenshots of what was on your screen, images and video included, Covenant Eyes does that today. LeadMeNot reads text only (addresses, searches, keywords and app names); image detection is in development.
Will my Covenant Eyes ally get LeadMeNot alerts?
Only once they accept your invite as your LeadMeNot partner. Nothing moves over by itself: you choose your partner in LeadMeNot.
Does LeadMeNot take screenshots?
No. LeadMeNot reads the text on your screen: addresses, searches, keywords and app names. Image detection is in development.
Can I try LeadMeNot before I cancel?
Yes. There's a free trial, and you can run both while you decide. Plans and the free trial.

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Sources

  1. Covenant Eyes: The Covenant Eyes app is now Victory
  2. Covenant Eyes blog: custom block lists (updated Apr 30, 2026)
  3. Covenant Eyes help: How does the Victory Shield Android app work?
  4. Covenant Eyes help: Uninstall Codes
  5. Tech Lockdown: Covenant Eyes on iPhone (updated Apr 20, 2026) (independent review)

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