Troomi (Samsung Galaxy A17 5G): plans, controls, and what it really costs
Samsung with Troomi OS: curated app library (1,000+ approved apps), safe-listed browser, no social media.
$848.75 Two-year totalDevice + activation + the cheapest plan, 24 months. Full breakdown below.
At a glance
Drawn from two things we check ourselves: the parental control matrix below, and which prices Troomi is willing to publish before you start a checkout. Nothing here is a hands-on impression — we say so rather than dress up a spec sheet as a test.
In its favour
- Device price and plan price are both published upfront
- No contract required
- No social media apps at all
- Parents can see the child’s messages remotely
Against it
- Activation fee is not published
- Web browser access depends on the plan or configuration
Pricing
⚠ Pricing not yet verified against the official pricing page. Numbers appear here only after verification.
| Device price | $249.95 |
|---|---|
| Cheapest plan / month | $24.95 |
| Activation fee | — |
| Total cost, 1 year | $549.35 |
| Total cost, 2 years | $848.75 |
| Total cost, 3 years | $1,148.15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Do | $24.95 | talk & text, safelisting, GPS, text monitoring |
| Dream | $29.95 | + picture & group texting |
| Discover | $34.95 | + apps, safe browser, optional mobile data |
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G at list on Troomi’s shop, or $10.60/mo financed. The XCover7 Pro lists at $649.95. Month-to-month, no contracts, 30-day money back.
What you can control and monitor
| Text monitoring | Yes |
|---|---|
| Read texts remotely | Yes |
| Web browser | safe-listed (Discover plan) |
| Social media | No |
| App store | curated + filtered Google Play |
| GPS location | Yes |
| Contact approval | Yes |
| Screen time limits | Yes |
Compare
- Troomi vs Gabb: see the Gabb Phone 4 data page
- Troomi vs Bark: see the Bark Phone data page
- Troomi vs Pinwheel: see the Pinwheel Phone data page
- Troomi vs MMGuardian: see the MMGuardian Phone data page
- Troomi vs Pinwheel: why one of the two prices has no phone plan in it
- Calculate your total cost for any combination
- See how this stacks up in the full monitoring matrix
- Contracts and hidden fees, phone by phone
- Why we can't show a full total here, and which brands have the same gap