App to remotely lock your child's phone, from anywhere
SimpleSentinel is the app to remotely lock child's phone: from your own iPhone, at work or across town, one tap and their phone locks in seconds.
A Full pause closes everything. A Downtime pause keeps the apps you always allow. The lock stays until you lift it, through restarts and through a scheduled downtime window. Phone calls keep working either way.
One price, unlimited children and devices. 7-day free trial, billed by Apple.
How the remote lock works, and what still works
✓ 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.
✓ Send a message they can't ignore
Mark a message "No Ignore" and it covers your child's screen with your words until they press Acknowledge, pulsing every ten seconds for up to two hours. You get a receipt the moment they press it. It reaches them during downtime and pauses, when Apple's Messages is closed.
Does Apple allow an app to lock my child's iPhone?
Yes. SimpleSentinel runs on Apple's own Screen Time framework, the same one behind Family Sharing. A Full pause is Apple's own shield, applied on demand from your phone instead of on a clock. That is why it lands in seconds, holds through restarts, and leaves calls to you working. From anywhere means anywhere: the pause travels over the internet to their phone, not over your home Wi-Fi.
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: Can I lock my child's phone remotely. 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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