Pick the apps to lock
YouTube, Instagram, Free Fire, Roblox: your real apps with their real icons, sorted by type. Locked apps stay locked whoever picks up the phone.
Coming soon to Android · Early access open
Screen time that ends without the fight.
The apps you pick stay locked. Hand the phone over, choose how long, and KiddoLock locks them again when time’s up, so you don’t have to be the bad guy.
- Free to start
- Works on the phone you share
- No account
- Android 9+
YouTube is locked
Kid time is over
Nice one, Aarav. Time to put the phone down.
Open YouTube
Go to home screen
Hand overTap to give kid time
Aarav · 12 minTap to lock now
Who’s using the phone?Me · Aarav
Sound familiar?
Five minutes turns into an hour of autoplay.
Saying no for the tenth time today is exhausting. KiddoLock takes the timer off your shoulders.
How it works
Locked by default. Open when you say so.
One phone, shared by the family. KiddoLock knows the difference between your time and theirs.
Hand over with a timer
Fingerprint, then choose who’s using it and for how long: 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes. Your own use never counts as theirs.
It locks again by itself
A friendly heads-up five minutes before, then “Kid time is over”. No grabbing the phone back, no arguments.
Made for shared phones
“Who’s using the phone?”
When a locked app is opened, only your fingerprint or face can open it. Then pick: you, or your child. Parents can unlock until the screen turns off. Kids get a timer, within a daily limit you set.
MeParent · open until the screen turns off
Aarav45 min of kid time left today
10 min15 min30 min1 hour
Built to actually hold
Everything a parent needs. Nothing a kid can dodge.
One-tap hand-over widget
Right on your home screen. Tap to give kid time. While it’s running it shows “Aarav · 12 min · Tap to lock now”, and one tap locks everything in under a second.
Kid time per day
Set one daily limit, say 2 hours. Every hand-over counts towards it, so “just one more” can’t add up forever.
Your fingerprint is the key
More time, new limits, turning KiddoLock off: all of it waits for your fingerprint, face or screen lock. It never lets anyone through without a real check.
A heads-up, not a cut-off
Five minutes before kid time ends, your child gets a gentle warning to find a good place to stop.
Hard to switch off
Phone settings, uninstalling and the Play Store need a grown-up. Changing the clock won’t create extra time, and split screen won’t sneak an app past the lock.
Works on Indian phones
Guided setup for Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO, Vivo, iQOO, Oppo, Realme, OnePlus and Samsung, so battery savers don’t quietly switch KiddoLock off.
Parent time ends with the screen
Unlock apps for yourself “until screen off”. Put the phone down and it locks itself, ready for whoever picks it up next.
Private by design
Everything stays on your phone.
- No account, no sign-up, no email needed.
- Which apps are open and for how long is worked out on your phone and never uploaded.
- Your fingerprint and face are checked by your phone. KiddoLock never sees them.
- KiddoLock only sees which app is on screen, never what’s inside it.
- No ads, and no selling of data. Ever.
The question every parent asks
“Won’t my child just find a way around it?”
Kids are clever. So we closed the doors they try first.
“I’ll just press back.”
Back from the lock screen goes to the home screen, never into the app.
“I’ll delete KiddoLock.”
The uninstall screen, phone settings and the Play Store need a grown-up’s fingerprint.
“I’ll change the clock.”
KiddoLock notices the clock was changed, keeps apps locked, and tells you.
“I’ll use split screen.”
KiddoLock closes the split and covers the locked app.
“I’ll restart the phone.”
KiddoLock starts again on its own after a restart, and checks in every 15 minutes in case the phone stopped it.
“Mum left it unlocked.”
Parent time can end the moment the screen goes dark, so a phone set down is locked again.
Already tried the free tools?
Made for the phone you share.
Google Family Link is free and excellent when your child has their own phone and Google account. Most families we talk to don’t. They share one phone. That’s the problem KiddoLock is built for.
Family LinkKiddoLock
Your child needs their own phoneUsuallyNo, your phone
Your child needs a Google accountYesNo
Tells your time apart from theirsNoYes
Hand over with a timer, in one tapNoYes
Setup timeTwo phones, two accountsA few minutes, one phone
PriceFreeFree for 1 app · ₹199/year
Simple pricing
Start free. Go Premium for the whole family.
Free
₹0
- Keep 1 app locked
- Hand over with a timer
- Fingerprint-only unlock
- Hand-over widget
Premium yearly
₹199 / year
Just ₹16.58 a month
- Lock as many apps as you like
- Kid time per day across all hand-overs
- Protection for Settings and uninstall
- Everything in Free
Premium monthly
₹99 / month
Flexible, cancel anytime
- Everything in Premium
- Billed monthly through Google Play
Prices in India, billed through Google Play. Subscriptions renew automatically; cancel any time in Google Play. 83% compares ₹199 a year with 12 months at ₹99. See the refund policy.
Questions
Good to know
Does my child need their own phone?
No. KiddoLock is made for the phone you already share. It runs on your phone and tells your time apart from theirs.
What happens when kid time runs out?
Your child gets a heads-up five minutes before. When time’s up, every locked app locks again and shows “Kid time is over”. A grown-up can give more time with a fingerprint.
Can my child just uninstall it or change the clock?
Phone settings, the uninstall screen and the Play Store need a grown-up’s fingerprint. If the phone’s clock is changed by hand, KiddoLock keeps apps locked and lets you know.
Does it work on Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Realme and Samsung?
Yes. Setup includes a step for your phone’s brand so its battery saver doesn’t stop KiddoLock in the background.
What permissions does KiddoLock need, and why?
Usage access (to see which app is open), Display over other apps (to show the lock screen), Notifications (for heads-ups), and being left out of battery optimisation (to keep working all day). Each one is explained in the app before you’re asked.
Is my data uploaded anywhere?
No. There’s no account and no KiddoLock server for your usage. It’s worked out and kept on your phone. Purchases are handled by Google Play.
I reinstalled KiddoLock. Will I lose Premium?
No. Your subscription belongs to your Google account. Sign in to the Play Store with the same account and use “Restore purchases”.
Is there an iPhone version?
KiddoLock is launching on Android first. An iPhone version is in the works.
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