Apple have an in-built feature on all their devices called Screen Time. No apps required! It’s easily set up in a matter of minutes, and will give you significant control over the following areas:
- Check the usage: down to each day and time
- Downtime: specify what times of the day the device can be used
- App Limits: set time limits for apps
- Communication limits: set limits based on contacts
- Always allowed: choose apps that are always allowed
- Content & Privacy restrictions: block inappropriate content
How to set it up:
- You need to access their phone in order to set it up.
- You set a Screen Time Pin code, this is like a master key, don’t tell your child this pin
- Screen time limits – set limits of how much time they can use their device for, down to each app
- Set a bed time, where the device “locks” and only apps you approve will work
- You can disable Google search, Youtube, turn off the browser
- You can restrict/allow them from downloading/deleting apps
- You can see what their usage is, in total and down to specific apps
- You can stop them from changing their Pin and locking you out of their device