Hudl2 or N7 for child

[Guest Andy Glasspole]

Hi All, I'd like some guidance on a decision I need to make. I'm going to get a tablet mainly for my 6 year old, although my wife may use it a bit.

I've seen some good reviews for the Hudl2, and I believe it has some good parental guidance software which I presume utilises the standard restrictive profiles plus some extras. Also double clubcard vouchers makes it very cheap!!

On the other hand, I like to have up to date software and like the Nexus range. I therefore thought if I could get hold of an N7, maybe refurbished or second hand, it could be a good option. Could I set up an N7 with the same amount of parental guidance functionality as the Hudl2?

So...... Hudl or N7 for a child? What do people think?

[Guest state-it]

N7 has less holes to put things in...

[Guest CdRsKuLL]

Defo go for the hudl 2.. The parental apps are great and will save you the worry. Its all well and good having the latest OS but I think knowing your child is using a safe tablet is more important. I have both and I prefer using my hudl.. Iveninstalled google now launcher so its near enough vanilla anyway.

Its a no brainer for me!

[Guest Andy Glasspole]

Thanks for your replies, very useful. I think I am leaning towards the Hudl....... But not certain yet.

[Guest Mark_He]

The parental guidance is well designed I think. The child gets access to apps installed on your account, which you can disable individually. New apps are disabled for the child unless you turn them on, and you get a notification asking you if you want to. You can also control web use through a special browser, with categories and specific white listing. You can set time limits in terms of number of hours, and start/end times (e.g. 4 hours between 8am and 8pm).

It also supports full extra accounts, but I haven't tried that yet.

[Guest brackehill_mob]

Thanks for your replies, very useful. I think I am leaning towards the Hudl....... But not certain yet.

I'm replacing my N7 with a Hudl2 having run both side by side for a week. I've bought 3 of these things, 2 as Christmas presents for my kids.

[Guest Andy Glasspole]

Sounds like the Hudl is the one to go for then ☺ Thanks All