the iphone you can hand your kid without the worry
calls, maps, camera, school apps. no app store, no browser, no way around it from the phone — you hold the key, not them.
free for the first phone · the old iphone in your drawer is perfect
| app | in school mode |
|---|---|
| phone + messages | stays |
| glucose monitor | stays |
| school portal | stays |
| maps + transit | stays |
| youtube | gone |
| safari | gone |
| app store | gone |
why an iphone, not a dumb phone
more and more kids can't use a basic phone: glucose sensors, insulin pumps, school apps, transit, 2fa all assume a smartphone. a locked-down iphone is the only phone that's both safe and usable.
why it holds when Screen Time doesn't
kids beat Screen Time in an afternoon — there are whole guides, and they've read them. with real supervision the removed apps are gone, there's no store to reinstall from, and settings are locked. changes happen at your mac, not on the phone.
a phone they're proud of
kid phones work when the kid likes the device. their apps, their wallpaper, a clean home screen — a real iphone they chose the look of, not a punishment device.
it grows with them
a mode for school, a mode for weekends, more freedom at 14 than at 10 — adjust in minutes as trust grows. coming soon: switch modes and approve "15 more minutes" from your own phone.
honest limits
- setting it up erases the phone one time, and you need a mac
- a determined teenager with a computer can factory-reset the phone back to normal — for teens, pair the lock with a conversation