Pinwheel Phone: plans, controls, and what it really costs
Android phones (Samsung/Motorola) with therapist-curated apps and Caregiver Portal; single kids' phone that works with any carrier.
— Two-year total: not yet computableThe vendor hides device or plan price behind checkout. We don't guess — see what we could verify below.
Pricing
Verified 2026-07-26
| Device price | — |
|---|---|
| Cheapest plan / month | $17.99 |
| Activation fee | — |
| Total cost, 1 year | — |
| Total cost, 2 years | — |
| Total cost, 3 years | — |
Totals use the cheapest plan. “—” means the vendor doesn't publish this number on a static page; we don't guess.
All plans
| Plan | Monthly | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver Portal only | $17.99 | BYO carrier — SIM/plan from any carrier billed separately; $174.99/yr (-19%) |
| Pinwheel Wireless | $29.99 | unlimited talk/text + 5GB; $284.99/yr (-21%) |
Device prices (Genesis 4 / Slim 6 / Plus 6) are only shown in the JS-based shop. Compatible with Bark monitoring (+$5/mo).
What you can control and monitor
| Text monitoring | Yes |
|---|---|
| Read texts remotely | Yes |
| Web browser | No |
| Social media | No |
| App store | curated + filtered Google Play (no social media) |
| GPS location | Yes |
| Contact approval | Yes |
| Screen time limits | Yes |
Compare
- Pinwheel vs Gabb: see the Gabb Phone 4 data page
- Pinwheel vs Bark: see the Bark Phone data page
- Pinwheel vs Troomi: see the Troomi (Samsung Galaxy A17 5G) data page
- Pinwheel vs MMGuardian: see the MMGuardian Phone data page
- Calculate your total cost for any combination
- See how this stacks up in the full monitoring matrix
- Contracts and hidden fees, phone by phone