App to lock iPad for kids

SimpleSentinel is the app to lock iPad for kids: one shared iPad, a four-digit code for each child, and their own rules behind each code.

Each child signs in with their code and gets what you allow for them, web browsing included. Set the iPad down and it locks itself after a few minutes. A wrong-code attempt reaches your phone. One tap from you pauses it any time.

One price, unlimited children and devices. 7-day free trial, billed by Apple.

How the iPad lock works, and what still works

✓ One device, multiple children

Share one device between children. Each signs in with their own four-digit code and gets their own settings to access what you allow and close what you don't; Web browsing included. Their own chores are there too. Set the device down and it locks itself after a few minutes; wrong-code attempts reach you.

✓ Pause their phone with one tap

From your phone, pause a child's device right now: a Downtime pause keeps their usual allowances, a Full pause closes everything. It lands in seconds, even mid-game, and Resume brings it back just as fast.

One iPad, a code for each child

Screen Time keeps one set of rules per iPad, because it follows the one Apple Account signed in. SimpleSentinel gives each child a four-digit code; behind each code are that child's own settings, web browsing included, and their own chores. Set it down and it locks itself after a few minutes.

What still works during a lock

Your emergency alarm and a No Ignore message still reach the screen. A pause stays until you lift it, through restarts and through a scheduled downtime window. Each child's own chores are there behind their code. SimpleSentinel never reads what your child types, watches or browses.

Questions parents ask about this: Can I set my kids' iPad to turn off at a certain time, How can I block the Settings app on my son's iPad. See also SimpleSentinel reviews.

Pricing

Founding Family (First 1,000 Families)

7-day free trial. Unlimited children and devices.

$9.99/mo

or $99.99/yr

  • About 28 cents/day for every device & child.

  • Your price never goes up as long as you stay subscribed.

Regular Price

7-day free trial. Unlimited children and devices.

$16.99/mo

or $149.99/yr

  • About 41 cents/day for every device & child.

  • Compare to A locked-down phone @ $1,000/yr per child.

© 2026 Jubilee Industries LLC. SimpleSentinel™ is a trademark of Jubilee Industries LLC. Patent pending.