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Kids earn their screen time by doing real things.

Finish the quest, a parent approves with a tap, and earned minutes unlock the apps you both agreed on. Everyone wins.

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Coming to Android. Free during early access, no card required.

How a task turns into screen time

One honest loop runs the whole app. No monitoring feed, no restriction dashboard, just tasks that earn real minutes.

  1. 1

    Write the quests

    You set tasks worth minutes, coins, or both. Make your bed, read a chapter, homework.

  2. 2

    Kid marks it done

    They tap Done when the task is finished, with an optional photo for proof.

  3. 3

    Approve with your PIN

    A quick PIN check and it is approved. No login, no account to manage.

  4. 4

    Minutes land in the bank

    45min

    Approved minutes drop straight into the Time Bank, ready to spend.

  5. 5

    Unlock the chosen apps

    Kids spend minutes to open the reward apps you picked. At bedtime, Earnest locks them, gently.

Two currencies, one honest deal

Minutes and coins are earned the same way, by finishing quests. They are spent on very different things.

45 minScreen time to spend

Minutes buy screen time. Kids earn them by finishing tasks and spend them to unlock the reward apps you chose.

120Coins saved up

Coins buy real rewards you set, like a movie night, ice cream, or five dollars. Kids save up and cash in.

A family piled together on the couch for movie night, sharing a big bowl of popcorn and laughing
Earned screen time becomes something the whole family enjoys together, on purpose.

No ads. No account. Nothing leaves the phone.

Earnest is built without the dark patterns most kids apps ship with. Here is the promise, in plain terms.

  • Works offline

    Everything runs on the device. No cloud account, nothing to sign into.

  • No account required

    No email, no profile for your kid, no login wall before you can use it.

  • No ads, ever

    A kids app with no ads and nothing to sell your child inside it.

  • No content interception

    Earnest does not read messages or browse for you. It unlocks apps and counts time.

Honest about the ceiling: Basic mode works on any Android phone with no setup. Blocking uninstalls and locking the whole device need an optional Max protection mode you turn on yourself. It is never required.

Everything in the first release

The whole app is being built in the open. These are the pieces of the loop, explained one at a time.

Time Bank

Earned minutes bank up, then get spent to unlock reward apps.

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Quests

One-off, daily, or weekly tasks with categories and optional photo proof.

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Reward Shop

Coins buy real rewards you set, like a movie night or ice cream.

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Schedules and bedtime

Bedtime and school windows lock the reward apps, with an easy parent override.

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Gamification

XP, levels, daily streaks with bonus minutes, and badges to chase.

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Privacy first

On-device, no data collection, and a PIN hashed with PBKDF2.

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Be there for the first release

Earnest is Android first and free during early access. Join the list and we will tell you the moment it is ready to install.

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