App to lock kids' phone at night

SimpleSentinel is the app to lock kids' phone at night: a bedtime window locks your child's iPhone on the nights you pick, every night, without you lifting a finger.

Name a window Bedtime, choose the nights, and the phone goes quiet at that time with a heads-up chime first. Need it earlier tonight? One tap on your phone pauses it right now. Phone calls keep working either way, so your child can always reach you.

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

How the night lock works, and what still works

✓ Multiple downtime windows

Apple's Screen Time gives you one downtime a day. SimpleSentinel gives you as many named windows as you need per child, school hours and bedtime both, each on the days you pick, with a heads-up chime before each one starts.

✓ 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.

The night lock, at a glance

Window: a named Bedtime window on the nights you pick, with a heads-up chime first. Tonight: one tap on your phone pauses it right now. Clock: locked to network time, so no changing the time to end it early. Calls: keep working either way. Price: one price for every child and every device.

What still works during a lock

Calls to and from you keep working. Apple keeps the Phone app reachable no matter what. 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. SimpleSentinel never reads what your child types, watches or browses.

Questions parents ask about this: How can I lock my child's phone at night. 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.

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