Can I lock my child's iPhone from my phone?
Can I lock my child's iPhone from my phone? Yes. Open the Manage tab on your own iPhone, tap Full pause, and their screen closes in seconds, even mid-game.
It works from anywhere, not only at home, and it stays locked until you tap Resume. Phone calls keep working under the lock, so your child can always reach you. SimpleSentinel runs on Apple's own Screen Time framework, so this is Apple's own shield applied on demand.
One price, unlimited children and devices. 7-day free trial, billed by Apple.
The short version
✓ 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.
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.
✓ 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.
✓ Scheduled chores that can lock the phone
Type a chore, pick a child, set when it's due, and decide what happens if it isn't done: their phone stays open, goes into downtime until it is done, or locks fully until it is done. Count it done on their check-off or only on your approval.
The feature page: app to lock your child's iPhone in one tap.
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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