A screen time app for your child's phone, without the nightly argument
Kid Security is a screen time app for parents. It shows how much time your child spends in games and apps and helps you set the limits you have agreed together. Tigrow shows your child the time that is left, so you do not have to take the phone out of their hands. It is built for a child's phone, not for cutting down your own screen time.
When a screen time app for kids comes in handy
Five situations that most often send parents looking for limits.
Homework keeps losing to one more level
The phone is the evening's main argument
Short videos eat hours nobody notices
You want a deal, not a confiscated phone
How Kid Security keeps screen time in check
From “give me the phone” to rules that work without you.
See what your child played and for how long
Screen time monitoring shows which games and apps took the time, before you decide what needs a limit.
Set a daily limit for the phone
Choose a different limit for each day of the week, from 20 minutes up to a full day.
Limit individual games and apps
An hour for one game and half an hour for social apps, while the rest of the phone stays available.
Set a schedule for school and sleep
On a child's Android phone, games and social apps close during school time and at night, and open again when the schedule ends.
Lock an app completely
When an app needs a break, block it until you decide otherwise.
Screen time without the conflict
As a screen time control app, Kid Security shows how much time goes into games and apps and lets you set a limit for the day, for a single app or by schedule. Your child sees the rules in advance and sees how much time is left. There is no one to argue with: the phone simply keeps the agreement.
What the feature does
Counts the time spent in apps and games and lets you limit it by hours or, on Android, by schedule.
How it helps you
You see where the time goes without standing over your child with a stopwatch: the limit applies on its own.
What your child sees
In Tigrow, your child sees the time that is left. When it runs out, apps under the limit stop opening.
Android and iPhone
Screen time control works when your child uses Android or iPhone. On a child's iPhone, limits run through Apple Screen Time, and the parent needs an iPhone or iPad.
Tasks and coins
Your child earns coins in Tigrow for tasks you set, and the coins go towards a reward you agree on together.
How to turn on screen time control
Install Kid Security on your phone
Install Tigrow on your child’s phone
Pair the phones in the app
Look at the first few days of statistics
Set limits together with your child
More than limits: a reason to put the phone down
Bans on their own rarely work: children look for workarounds and feel hurt. Tigrow adds the other side. Homework, chores and sport become tasks from you, and your child earns coins for completing them, so they decide for themselves what is worth putting the phone down for.
Tasks from you
You send a task, your child completes it and marks it done, and you confirm it.
Coins and rewards
Coins for completed tasks go towards a reward you agree on as a family.
Progress and habits
Homework and chores turn into a clear system with a reward, not a reason to argue.
Why the phone's built-in settings are often not enough
Apple Screen Time and Google Family Link are free and already on the phone, and for many families they are enough. A cross-platform screen time app earns its place when children in one family use different phones, or when you want limits and a child app with tasks in one place.
Feature
Built-in settings
Built-in
settings
Daily limit for the phone
Daily limit for the phone
Limits for individual games and apps
Limits for individual games and apps
Schedule for school and sleep
Schedule for school and sleep
App statistics
App statistics
One parent app for children on Android and on iPhone
One parent app for children on Android and on iPhone
Tasks and coins in a child app
Tasks and coins in a child app
Parent and child connected in a few minutes
Two apps work as a pair: yours and your child's.
Download Kid Security for yourself — the parent app, where you set limits and read the statistics
Download Tigrow for your child — the child app counts the time and shows what is left
Connect the apps — pair the profiles, and the statistics appear in your app
Agree on the rules — decide together how much time goes on games and when the phone rests
Use it every day — limits apply on their own; a look at the statistics once a week shows how things are going
What works depends on your child's phone
On a child's <a href="/en/parental-control-app-android/">Android phone</a>, Kid Security applies limits itself, and the parent can use Android or iPhone. On a child's <a href="/en/parental-control-app-iphone/">iPhone</a>, limits run through Apple Screen Time, so the parent needs an iPhone or iPad.
Feature
Child on Android
Child on iPhone / iPadApp statistics
Daily limit
Limits for individual apps
Tasks and coins
Schedules for school and sleep
Limits work when your child understands where they came from. That is why screen time is best set up together: show the statistics, discuss how much game time feels fair and agree on the rules. Then the phone stops being something to bargain over, and you stop being the one who forbids everything.
- Show your child the statistics and ask what they think of the numbers.
- Let them name a limit first, then meet in the middle.
- Start with rules for sleep and homework, not with cutting games.
- Keep the rules for everyone: if phones leave the dinner table, the adults’ phones do too.
- Come back to the rules after a couple of weeks and adjust them together.
Questions parents ask about screen time
What app can I use to actually control how much screen time my kid gets?
Kid Security, with Tigrow on your child's phone. Install both apps and pair them, then set a daily limit, limits for individual games or a schedule in the parent app. The limit applies on your child's phone by itself, with nothing more for you to do. It works when your child uses Android or iPhone; on iPhone, limits go through Apple Screen Time and the parent needs an iPhone or iPad.
Can a screen time app limit one game instead of the whole phone?
Yes. A limit can apply to all the time on the phone or to a single app, for example an hour for a game and half an hour for social apps. Everything else stays available. This works better than a complete ban, because your child decides what to spend the time on.
What happens when my child's time runs out?
Apps under the limit stop opening until the next day or until the schedule ends. On a child's Android phone, a limited app shows a block screen. On a child's iPhone, Apple Screen Time applies the limit.
Does the screen time app work on iPhone?
Yes. On a child's iPhone or iPad, limits run through Apple Screen Time, and the parent needs an iPhone or iPad to manage them. On a child's iPhone, a limited app stays visible on the home screen. In Kid Security you see the list of apps the limit applies to, and the app shows up in statistics if it has usage time.
What does a screen time monitoring app show?
Kid Security shows how much time your child spends in each app and game, and the statistics section has a report on app usage for the week. On a child's iPhone, you see the apps you chose to track in Apple Screen Time. The statistics show time, not what your child does inside an app.
Is there a free screen time app?
Kid Security’s screen time limits and app controls are part of Premium. Free covers connecting your child, location on the map, safe zones with alerts for one zone, unlimited child profiles and the SOS button, so you can try the app before you decide. If you need a free screen time app, Apple Screen Time and Google Family Link are built into the phone.
How do I set screen time limits for my kids without a huge fight every day?
Agree the limits before you switch them on. Look at a few days of statistics together, let your child suggest a number first and start with rules for sleep and homework rather than cutting games. Tigrow shows your child the time that is left, so the end of the evening is not a surprise. Revisit the rules after a couple of weeks.
Is screen time management basically the same thing as parental control, or different?
Screen time management is one part of parental control: how long a child spends on the phone and in which apps. Parental control is wider and can also cover location, safe zones and messages. In Kid Security the same parent app shows location and safe zones, and on a child's Android phone it can show supported incoming messages through <a href="/en/parental-control-chats/">chat monitoring</a>.
I want a weekly screen time report without spying on everything my kid does: is that even possible?
Yes. The statistics section shows how the time was spread across apps and games, so a look once a week is enough to talk about the pattern. It does not show message content, and Tigrow is installed openly, so your child knows the statistics exist.
What is a screen time app?
A screen time app measures how long a phone is used and in which apps, and lets you limit that time. People also call it a screen time tracker, limiter, blocker or timer: an app to restrict screen time rather than ban the phone. Some are made for adults who want to cut down their own use; Kid Security is for parents, who set the limits on their phone and see them apply on their child’s phone.
Less arguing about the phone, more time for the rest of the day
What screen time looks like once the rules are set.
The first days go on statistics: you simply see what your child plays and for how long. Then come the limits, usually one for games and a schedule for bedtime. Your child sees the time that is left, so the end of the evening stops being a surprise.
After a couple of weeks the app needs little attention. The rules apply on their own, and a look at the statistics once a week tells you whether anything needs to change.
After a couple of weeks the app needs little attention. The rules apply on their own, and a look at the statistics once a week tells you whether anything needs to change.
The first days go on statistics: you simply see what your child plays and for how long. Then come the limits, usually one for games and a schedule for bedtime. Your child sees the time that is left, so the end of the evening stops being a surprise.
After a couple of weeks the app needs little attention. The rules apply on their own, and a look at the statistics once a week tells you whether anything needs to change.
After a couple of weeks the app needs little attention. The rules apply on their own, and a look at the statistics once a week tells you whether anything needs to change.
We do not think the phone should be taken away. Children need to play and talk to friends; parents need that not to fill the whole day. The app holds the line you agreed on and takes the role of supervisor off your hands.
- Statistics for apps and games
- A daily screen time limit
- Limits for individual games and social apps
- A schedule for school and sleep
- Tasks and coins in Tigrow
