Screen Goal

SCREEN TIME, WITH A PLAN

Manage time.
Reward effort.
Eliminate stress.

  • WindowsAvailable now
  • AndroidAvailable now
  • macOS & iOSComing soon

Carefully designed to encourage better habits, and build responsibility and mindfulness in kids. Takes the pain out of transitions off digital. Flexible installation options, with the option for strong security.

Your rules. Their time. One clear picture.

THE PARENT VIEW 01 / KNOW WHERE THE TIME GOES
Screen GoalAlex · Family laptop
Actual parent dashboard: Alex has used 1 hour 15 minutes of a 2-hour daily maximum, with time broken down by hour and category.
↳ Time used, daily maximum and activity breakdown — together.
YOU APPROVE THE EXTRA TIMEToday's bonus summary: 15 minutes granted, 15 minutes remaining.
15 extra minutes. Granted by a parent.
THEY SEE WHAT’S LEFTWindows reminder details: 5 minutes left of a 2-hour daily limit.
A clear heads-up before time runs out.

Real application captures with fictional family data. Child warning screens show the Windows experience. Select a capture to view it full size.

THE EVERYDAY ADMIN, HANDLED

Makes managing screen time easy

Set a daily maximum from the parent dashboard. Check today’s use without adding up every session.

Choose the child and device, then adjust the allowance in Limits → Daily Maximum. Category limits and scheduled periods let you be more specific about what’s available and when.

Plans changed? Move the daily limit from two hours to two and a half. The saved maximum updates in the dashboard; linked devices pick up changes as they sync.

A regular allowance change keeps the rest of your settings. For a one-off extra, use Bonus Time.

PARENT CONTROL → VISIBLE RESULTEXAMPLE
Start with the usual two hours. The existing daily allowance is visible in Limits.
Adjust the daily maximum to 2.5h. Use the same control; no new routine to build.
The maximum now reads 2h 30m. Today’s recorded use stays separate from the allowance.

01.1 / VISIBILITYTime recorded by Screen Goal, shown by hour and category.

01.2 / SCOPEDaily limits for a device or across a child’s devices.

01.3 / FLEXIBILITYRegular limits and today-only bonus grants are separate.

AN AGREEMENT THEY CAN ACT ON

Connect chores and activities to conditional time

Homework first. Then 15 extra minutes.
A clear agreement, with the parent in charge of the grant.

AGREE → CONFIRM → GRANTEXAMPLE
Illustrative family moment: a parent sits beside a child finishing homework.
YOUR FAMILY AGREEMENT · OUTSIDE THE APPHomework finished.
15 minutes to play.

The parent checks the work before granting time.

Agree it together, then check it yourself. Screen Goal does not detect or record chore completion.
A parent taps “Grant 15m bonus time”. Limits → Bonus Time is the approval action in the app.
The extra time is now in today’s bonus. Devices receive the grant as they sync; normal time is used first.

HOW THE CONDITION WORKS TODAY

You confirm the activity.
Screen Goal handles the time.

Make 15 extra minutes available after the agreed homework is finished. You agree and check the activity outside Screen Goal, then grant the bonus in the parent interface.

Choose any activity, a category or an app. Bonus time adds to the normal allowance and expires at midnight in the child’s profile timezone.

Keep the schedule in place.

“Respect scheduled periods” is checked by default. Leave it on to keep bonus time within your period rules. General content blocks still apply, and a bonus does not remove a manual lock.

The current workflow is a manual parent grant. An in-app chore list, completion submission and automatic unlocking are not available in the reviewed product.

SMALL ACTIONS THEY CAN PRACTISE

Teach kids better habits

Something to do. Time to choose.
A signal to start wrapping up.

01 / FOLLOW THROUGH

Complete the agreement.

Homework before a bonus gives your child a specific next step. You check it together; your grant confirms the extra time.

Homework’s done.
Can we add my
15 minutes?
Example family conversation
02 / CHECK THE TIME

Read what’s left.

The Windows reminder shows time allowed, time used and time remaining. Five minutes left is a cue to find a stopping point.

Child-facing Windows reminder showing a 2-hour allowance, 1 hour 55 minutes used and 5 minutes left.
Actual details from the Windows reminder.
03 / ASK, THEN WAIT

Make a request.

From the Windows pause screen, your child can request more time. A request goes to the parent for review; sending it does not unlock the device.

Actual Windows Request more time dialog, with Hours, Minutes, Send request and Cancel controls.
A request starts a conversation.
The parent decides.

Screen Goal provides cues and choices to practise. Lasting habits still take repetition and family support.

A HEADS-UP. THEN A CLEAR BOUNDARY.

Manage allowed time without harsh transitions

“Only 5 minutes left” gives them a chance to save, pause or find a stopping point before their allowance ends.

The warning interval is configurable. This Windows example uses a five-minute warning, followed by the enabled delay and blocking settings. Time is compressed for the demonstration.

THE CHILD’S WINDOWS EXPERIENCECOMPRESSED EXAMPLE
Before the limit: five minutes left. The reminder shows what remains and asks them to finish up.
The allowance is used up. With delays enabled, the alert requires a wait before Continue is available. The time limit still applies.
After the configured warnings: screen time pauses. With blocking enabled, the boundary is enforced. A parent PIN can allow a short two-minute unlock; limits then resume.

You choose the warning and blocking settings. Advance warnings help a child prepare. They don’t guarantee time to finish a match or save work, and the response depends on your configuration.

See the actual transition settings
Actual Blocking settings, including warnings before blocking, delays and a 5-minute advance warning.
Settings → Blocking, captured from the parent application.

PUT YOUR FAMILY’S RULES INTO PRACTICE

Set the allowance.
Make the next step clear.

Daily limits, parent-approved bonus time and a heads-up before the limit — managed from your Screen Goal dashboard.

Get started
YOUR PARENT DASHBOARD
Screen Goal parent dashboard with today’s usage and activity breakdown.
See the time. Set the rules. Make the adjustment.