Apple claims it removed the apps because it discovered they were using a technology called MDM, which it described as 'highly invasive.'
report that said the tech giant was shutting down third-party sceen time limiting apps that were in competition with its newly introduced Screen Time feature.
Apple's argument is that MDM should not be used on consumers, especially in the case of apps targeted at parents trying to limit their children's screentime. "Contrary to what The New York Times reported over the weekend, this isn't a matter of competition. It's a matter of security," Apple said. We recently removed several parental control apps from the App Store, and we did it for a simple reason: they put users' privacy and security at risk. It's important to understand why and how this happened.
Parents shouldn't have to trade their fears of their children's device usage for risks to privacy and security, and the App Store should not be a platform to force this choice. No one, except you, should have unrestricted access to manage your child's device.
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