Can I lock my child's phone remotely?

Can I lock my child's phone remotely? Yes. From your own iPhone, wherever you are, one tap and their phone locks in seconds.

A Full pause closes everything. A Downtime pause keeps the apps you always allow. The lock holds until you tap Resume, through restarts and through a scheduled window. 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.

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.

✓ 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.

✓ Sitters

"It takes a village." Invite a sitter with a personal link that works on any phone. Activate them or deactivate them at will or on a schedule. You decide what they see, when they can see it, and what they can do.

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.

The feature page: app to remotely lock child's phone.

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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