Make any iPhone or iPad kid-ready

Screenable instantly locks down Apple devices for each stage as kids grow. It’s designed with simple device modes to cover all your family’s screen time – from shared iPads to a kid’s first phone.

The phone for
“the anxious
generation”

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How it works 👇

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1 Create an account

Install the parent app, and set up your family profile.

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2 Sync kids’ devices

Install the kid app on each kid’s iPhone or iPad (2014+).

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3 Choose a mode

Instantly convert each to a dumb phone, media player, etc.

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4 Stay in the know

Get notifications and reports. Update settings remotely.

Let’s end
the anxious
generation. 👊

In 2024, Jonathan Haidt published The Anxious Generation. It instantly became a bestseller.

The book paints a picture of a generation of kids lost to their screens. Two of his key recommendations are keeping kids off smartphones and off social media until much later than they’re getting on today.

Screenable makes it incredibly easy to align with these principles, starting with Dumb Phone mode (and coming soon Social Trainer mode), then allowing you to add your own spin that fits your family.

Let’s get started ➜

Modes for each age & stage

👇 Simplify screen time with 4 modes that grow with your kids. 👇

Media Player*

A shared family iPhone or iPad for playing music, videos, or games. Keeps parents aware of how it’s being used, while eliminating distractions.

Ages 5-9

Media Player mode icon

Dumb Phone

An iPhone with just calling, Messages, location sharing and a few more apps you choose. A great alternative to Apple Watch or a flip phone.

Ages 10-12

Dumb Phone mode icon

Screen Trainer

A starter iPhone or iPad for practicing healthy screen time habits with modern, trust-based parental controls. Includes notifications & reports.

Ages 13-15

Screen Trainer mode icon

Social Trainer*

An iPhone or iPad focused on slowly introducing kids to social media. Parents stay in the know with reports & notifications, for high-level awareness.

Ages 16+

Social Trainer mode icon

Age ranges are suggestions – you know your kids best!
(* = mode coming soon)

MODE HIGHLIGHT

Dumb Phone

The anti-smartphone. Convert any iPhone into a classic “flip phone” with nothing more than Phone, FaceTime, Messages, location sharing, and any other apps you choose.

Start with Dumb Phone mode and adjust settings to grow over time with your kid. Best for kids getting their own device for the first time – and a great alternative to Apple Watch.

MODE HIGHLIGHT

Screen Trainer

The new, collaborative approach to parental controls that builds kids’ self-control. Best for kids starting the transition to independent use of an iPhone or iPad.

Includes features like Overtime for letting kids practice staying within daily time limits while parents stay in-the-know, pre-screen checklists to help build kids’ executive functions, and lots of other twists on typical parental controls.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHT

Remove the internet, App Store, camera & more

With one tap, remove the App Store, the camera, Safari, or any other internet browsers from your kids’ devices. Take away distractions until kids are ready for them.

When you’re ready to enable them, follow an easy process and go through our structured conversations to prepare your kids for their new privileges. If kids struggle, you can still pause the internet at any time.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHT

Guided setup & experience

Get guidance and parental advice at every step. Read best practices and learn what’s worked for other families so that you feel confident things are set up just right.

Every step during setup has additional details and articles for the parents who want to dive deep. It’s all research-backed and ready to support modern parenting styles and challenges.

WHY SCREENABLE

The best “first phone” for Apple families

➜ No new devices or data plans required.

Don’t get a new Apple Watch or phone – just add Screenable to any ol’ iPhone or iPad (list). Whether on WiFi only or added to your existing family plan, setup is easy peasy.

➜ All things Apple, for you and the kids.

Use FaceTime, iMessage with blue bubbles, and location sharing in Find My. Share family services like iCloud storage or Apple Music. You and the kids stay within Apple.

➜ Dummy-proof and one-tap easy.

In just a tap, fully convert a device to a dumb phone, social-free phone, and more. Fully guided setup, easy to change as kids grow. Fantastic customer service if things go sideways.

THE DIFFERENCE

What will your kid’s first smart device be?

Screenable

✅ Install on your existing iPhones/iPads (list)

✅ Easy, guided setup

✅ Quick modes for key needs

✅ Notifications & reports

✅ Darn affordable

Apple Watch

❌ Expensive, quickly gets outdated

❌ Hard to take phone calls

❌ No private or quiet calls

❌ Doesn’t grow with kids

❌ Single purpose, can’t be repurposed for other family needs

Apple Screen Time

❌ Convoluted settings on 20+ screens

❌ No notifications or email reports

❌ Brittle, doesn’t adapt to life

❌ Breaks all the time

❌ Parental controls increase parent-kid conflict and risky behavior (research)

 FAQs

About us

We’re two techie families and brothers from Seattle.

We’ve started hundred-person companies and worked on family-tech issues at Google Nest. We’ve been at this a few decades. Learn more about us ➜

Now, as parents, we’ve realized there’s nothing out there that works for the way we want to parent. So we decided to build it. We hope you like it.

Any questions? Please contact us ➜