iPhone for a kid. You control what's on it.
Calls, maps, the camera and school apps. No App Store, no browser, and no way to change it from the phone.
Download Tinyphone for Mac See the kid phone
- Free for the first phone. An old iPhone works.
- Set up once with a cable. Changes take seconds after that.
- Change it at your Mac, or from your iPhone or the web with Cloud.
Messages
FaceTime
Photos
Calendar
Books
Duolingo 
Why not a basic phone?
More and more kids cannot use a basic phone: glucose sensors, insulin pumps, school apps, transit and two-factor codes all assume a smartphone. A locked-down iPhone is the one phone that is both safe and usable.
Why Screen Time isn't enough
Kids get around Screen Time in an afternoon; there are whole guides, and they have read them. With real supervision the removed apps are gone, there is no store to reinstall from, and settings are locked.
Will they like it?
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.
As they get older
A mode for school, a mode for weekends, more freedom at 14 than at 10; adjust in minutes as trust grows. With Cloud, switch modes and answer their request for more time from your own phone.
What it can't do
- 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
Does my kid need to keep the phone plugged in?
No. The cable is for the setup and for starting over. Changes reach the phone over the cable, or over the air with Cloud.
Can they undo it from the phone?
No. Supervision cannot be removed from the phone itself; the way out is a full erase from a computer, which you would notice.