KidGuard: Screen Time Control

KidGuard App

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About this app

KidGuard helps parents manage their child's phone time in a calm, transparent and rewarding way, instead of only saying "no".

KidGuard is a PARENT app for supervising the device of a minor child. The child is told that the device is protected: KidGuard never hides itself, always shows a notification while active, and parents should talk to their child before installing it.

KEY FEATURES
• Daily time limit: set how many minutes the child can use the device; it locks when time is up.
• Lock schedules: lock automatically during school hours, bedtime or any custom family schedule.
• App blocking: choose which apps on the child's device to block (with each app's real icon). If the child opens a blocked app, they are sent back to the home screen.
• Instant lock: lock or unlock the child's device remotely, updated in real time.
• Chores and bonus time: assign chores, the child reports completion, you approve and reward extra minutes.
• Ask for more time: the child sends a request, you get a notification and approve or decline with one tap.
• Safer web browsing: guided setup for a DNS filter that blocks adult, gambling and violent content, plus a quick website check.
• Location: see your child's device location when permission is granted.
• Parent PIN: every sensitive action on the child's device requires a PIN set by the parent.

SIMPLE PAIRING
On your phone choose "Add child" to get a QR code and a 6-digit code (valid for 15 minutes). On your child's phone scan the QR or enter the code. The child does not need an account, email or password.

PERMISSIONS ON THE CHILD'S DEVICE
KidGuard needs several special Android permissions to work. The app always shows a clear explanation dialog before opening the matching Settings screen:
• Accessibility Service: used only to detect which app is in the foreground, in order to close blocked apps, apply lock schedules and detect attempts to disable or uninstall KidGuard. KidGuard does NOT read screen content, messages, passwords or typed text, and does NOT send accessibility data off the device.
• Usage access: to measure time spent in each app.
• Display over other apps: to show the lock screen when time is up.
• Device administrator: to prevent accidental uninstalling. Turning it off allows uninstalling; it is not a permanent lock.
• Camera: only to scan the pairing QR code; no photos are stored.
• Location and Notifications: when enabled by the parent and granted on the device.

PRIVACY
No ads, no selling of data, no reading of messages. Data is encrypted in transit. Parents can delete their account and all data in the app or on the website.
Privacy policy: https://kidguard-landing.onrender.com/privacy.html
Account deletion: https://kidguard-landing.onrender.com/delete-account.html

Support: Pham Manh Hung — Facebook manhhungmonster24 — [phone].

What’s new

- Added KidGuard Premium (monthly/yearly) and a free plan.
- Free: 1 child profile, lock, time limit, extra-time requests, chores, app blocking (up to 3).
- Premium: schedules, web filter, location, weekly reports, app scan, multiple children.
- Existing users get a 30-day trial.
- Fixed a crash.