# Tendle: Be Present, Block Apps — Screen time lock for parents

> Screen time lock for parents (iPhone/iPad app by Nils Waldowski.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tendle-be-present-block-apps/id6780143399 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nils Waldowski](https://appshunter.io/developer/6772263226)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 61 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, European Spanish, Turkish
- Released: 2026-08-05
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tendle-be-present-block-apps/id6780143399/reviews.md

## What is Tendle?

You didn't mean to check your phone again. A glance became ten minutes, and the moment with your kid slipped by.

Tendle helps you put your own phone down and be fully present. Start your time together, and Tendle pauses the apps you choose — for as long as you want. The scroll can wait. Your kid can't.

How it works:
• Start your time together. The apps you chose pause.
• Get a simple play idea — build a block tower, draw together, have a teddy tea party. One small, real thing to do side by side.
• When you're done, snap a photo of what you made to finish.
• That photo becomes a private moment — a small record of showing up.

Over the week those moments add up: real minutes with your kid, and a streak of days you were there. Not screen time saved — presence given.

Tendle is about your phone, not your child's. It doesn't monitor, track, or lock your kid's device — there's nothing to police. It just removes your biggest distraction so the two of you get the unhurried, focused time that actually builds the relationship.

Private by design:
• Tendle never uploads your photos or moments. If you choose to save them to Apple Photos, iCloud Photos may sync them according to your Apple settings.
• Child faces are never needed — capture the block tower, the drawing, the thing you made together.

Who it's for:
Parents who love their kids and still catch themselves scrolling. Anyone who wants less time on the phone and more real time at home — a gentle screen-time habit built around connection, not guilt.

Put your phone down. Be fully present. Start with fifteen minutes today.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tendle Plus Weekly | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Tendle Plus Yearly | $59.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.2 — 2026-09-04

A completely redesigned onboarding makes getting started clearer, faster, and more personal. We also fixed important layout issues on smaller iPhones, corrected the app-blocking setup status, and improved reliability.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-09-03

Bug fixes and reliability improvements.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-27

Tendle Plus now has a family plan:

• One yearly plan for both parents, shared through Apple Family Sharing.
• No Tendle account and no invite code. Each parent uses their own Apple account on their own phone.
• Kid Time, streak, and settings stay separate on each phone.
• Plus smaller improvements and fixes across the app.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-23

Kid Time is now more flexible:

• Free Play is the first game option — no instructions, just play.
• Planned sessions keep counting after the target time; correct the final duration if needed.
• Optionally save completed moments to Apple Photos. Tendle never uploads them; iCloud Photos may sync them according to your Apple settings.
• Improved mission editing, long-session timers, photo framing, and reliability.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-05

No release notes.

## More apps by Nils Waldowski

- [PickASunnyDay: Outside Family](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pickasunnyday-outside-family/id6772263224)

All apps by Nils Waldowski: https://appshunter.io/developer/6772263226

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