Lock your apps. Earn them back through play.

A lock you can’t quietly undo — you get your phone back by photographing what you made with your kid.

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Undivided attention is how young children learn they’re safe — and that they matter.

Grounded in Tronick & Haidt’s research on early presence

9:41

Apps are paused

Present together

14:32

You’re with Milo right now.

Today’s mission

Block tower

Build it taller than the remote.

Snap a photo to finish

End kid time early

Felt ≠ earned

Your kid won’t remember the screen time you felt guilty about. They’ll remember that you looked up.

Child development researchers keep returning to the same quiet idea: it’s presence, not perfection, that helps a child feel secure. Tendle just makes the present part the easy part — a few real minutes a day, counted as something you keep.

How it works

Three small steps, then your apps return.

Lock what pulls you away

Choose the apps that hijack your attention. Tendle gently pauses them.

Be there for a moment

A block tower, a story, a drawing. Tendle gives you a small mission — you bring the presence.

Keep the moment

Snap a photo to finish. It unlocks your apps and quietly becomes a keepsake — saved only on your phone.

The Tendle capture screen framing a block tower

Private by design — your photos never leave your phone.

Before you tap

Is it free?

Free to download, with a 7-day free trial. After that, a small subscription — and never any ads.

What about the photos?

They stay on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is sold.

iPhone only?

Yes — Tendle is built for iPhone.

What if I need my phone?

If something urgent comes up, you can end a kid time early. Tendle stops the reflex to scroll — it never locks you out of real life.

A few present minutes. Start today.

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