Kairoo: Calmer Screen time

Screen time rules you and your child agree together, sign together, and Kairoo keeps. On their phone, the same way every night, so you are not the one saying no. WHAT KAIROO DOES - The deal: daily allowances, school-night and weekend routines, when screens stop, and which apps count. Written together at the kitchen table in about ten minutes. Both of you sign it. - The heads-up: ten minutes before screens rest, their phone tells them. Calls and emergency numbers always work. - "Five more minutes?": they ask Kairoo, not you, with a reason. Everyday asks are answered from the deal you both signed, their day so far and their track record, and they are told why. Anything bigger comes to you. - Jobs before screens: make the family jobs you agree the first thing, so homework, a packed bag or a tidy room come before the phone unlocks. - Extra jobs earn coins you set. Children can propose jobs of their own. Coins unlock badges and ways to make Kairoo their own, or become pocket money if you agree. - The saved-time jar: minutes they stop early go in the jar, within the limits you agreed, so stopping on their own becomes a habit. - Family focus time: either of you can call it, and both phones rest so you have the time together. - "I'm bored": Talk to Kairoo suggests something to do away from the screen. - See it working: which nights were kept, which asks were answered, how the time divides between watching, playing and connecting. Never messages, never location. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install Kairoo Parents and write the deal together. The app asks the same questions you would ask each other. 2. You both sign. Nothing starts until both names are on it. 3. Read the six-letter code to your child. They install Kairoo on their phone, type it in, read the deal and sign their side. 4. Tonight it holds. The heads-up, then screens rest. Asks are answered from the deal. Only the big calls come to you. WHAT KAIROO NEVER DOES - Never reads messages, never sees photos, never tracks location, never looks inside apps. It sees which apps are used, for how long, and when screens rest. - Never changes the deal on its own. You decide, and your child sees exactly what changed. WHO IT IS FOR Parents of children aged about 8 to 14 with a phone of their own, who want the rules kept without a nightly argument. TWO APPS, ONE DEAL Kairoo Parents on your phone; Kairoo for your child on theirs. Pairing takes a minute. On iPhone, Kairoo uses Apple's Screen Time to keep the deal, with your child's permission given during set-up. Free in early access. Built in the UK with Nesta, the UK's innovation agency for social good. Questions or ideas: hello@kairoo.co.uk