Good App for Tracking Texts?

Updated on January 29, 2016
A.W. asks from Chicago, IL
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Hi mamas!
I was wondering if anyone out there has used an app to track their child's text messages. I am looking at Highster Mobile and Mspy, but I don't really trust any of the reviews online. I just need to track texts, I need it to be "stealth", and it's for an iphone 6 on AT&T. I could really use some tips as I need to get to the bottom of something without rocking the boat! ( if you know what I mean.) thank you for any tips or the name of any app that has worked well for you.
Hi again, let me clarify, as a couple of you guessed, this is for my husband not my children. The problem is that he deletes all his texts as soon as he gets them, so even if I do look at his phone I won't see the texts. I can see from our phone bill that something is going on, but I want to be sure before I confront him. Please, if anyone knows how I can get copies of his texts I need help, this is tearing me apart...

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Hi again, let me clarify, as a couple of you guessed, this is for my husband not my children. The problem is that he deletes all his texts as soon as he gets them, so even if I do look at his phone I won't see the texts. I can see from our phone bill that something is going on, but I want to be sure before I confront him. Please, if anyone knows how I can get copies of his texts I need help, this is tearing me apart...

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T.S.

answers from San Francisco on

Just log into the account online, you can see all the activity right there on the usage/billing page.

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J.K.

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If you have to be stealthy, you might want to save time and just go ahead and file for divorce. Your marriage is in big trouble regardless of what you may or may not discover. If he's cheating, he's a problem. If he's not, then you're a problem.

Ask him to his face, like an adult. Have a conversation.

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M.D.

answers from Washington DC on

I agree - go on the website and you can see what numbers sent incoming messages and what numbers received messages.

I can say that in our house, our children's phones are ours and they borrow them. They willingly hand them over at any point in time. Why not just ask for the phone?

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J.S.

answers from St. Louis on

I am going to assume your 7 year old doesn't have an iPhone so you want to spy on your husband? Just ask him for his phone if he refuses then you may have issues, if he hands it to you you worried for nothing.

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J.B.

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I haven't found one that's really stealth. We told our kids that we installed a tracker to keep them on their toes but never did.

Honestly, it's your phone. Just take it, go through it, find what you need to find and deal with it. And let your child know that you own the phone, you're the parent, you'll take it and read everything on it whenever you want and if you suspect they're deleting messages to keep things from you, you will just take the phone and remove all access to social media (computer, etc.) until they use it responsibly. That you monitor their communication shouldn't be a secret.

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E.B.

answers from Honolulu on

If you pay for the phone and the data usage and any monthly fees, then you're in charge. No stealth tracking or any other spy stuff. Simply make the rule. While I pay, all phone texts, photos, messages and calls are my business. If you pay for your own phone, data, and charges 100%, then you have privacy. Make this your rule with phones, wi-fi, electronics, and the car (insurance, etc) when that time comes. Those who pay, rule.

If your child refuses to comply or hides texts or won't disclose info, that's easy. No phone. Or voice calls only, no data (for safety, if your kid doesn't get picked up after practice and needs a ride home, or if there's a problem at school, for example).

Now if this is a round-about way of finding info on another adult, I don't have an answer.

Also, educate yourself on sneaky apps that look like calculators or innocent or useful things (homework trackers, etc) that are actually hidden text generators and receivers. There are lots of online resources for parents. Look at the phone, and check the apps that have been installed. Click on the app and see if its actually an app. If the app says Angry Birds and you click on it and the game comes up, that's most likely ok. If the app says school calculator and you click on it and a text window comes up, look up the name of that app and learn about it and delete it.

If you don't know about the apps, take it to the AT&T store. Ask for help.

T.F.

answers from Dallas on

He's your husband, not your child. Why are you snooping through his phone?

If you don't trust him, can't communicate with him, can't see him as a partner vs a child, then get counseling or get out.

That's no way to live life constantly tracking a spouse and assuming they are cheating.

Maybe he did something in your mind to warrant this behavior, I don't know. How would you feel if he snooped on you 24/7? Just get out if you hate him that much, do both of you a favor.

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M.G.

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I don't know of one A., just wanted to say I'm sorry to hear you're in this boat. I remember years ago feeling this way about my ex. It's hard. I hope you figure out what's going on. Good luck :)

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