A:AnswerYes it is, the protective bumper guards are very good, truly worth the investment. After being thrown out several times it has withstood the beating.
A:AnswerWhen our one year of the Amazon free time was up I just set up parental controls on the regular account and my son was able to still safely use it. You can set which access they can have to certain apps, including internet. As well as setting password protection for purchases on Amazon app store. You can still get most of the apps they had through free time on the regular account too.