CanGuru Family

CanGuru Family is the parent side of CanGuru, a parental-control app where screen time is something a child earns rather than something that simply runs out.

HOW IT WORKS
Install CanGuru Family on your phone and CanGuru Kids on your child's Android phone, then pair them with a one-time code. From that moment you set the rules from your device, and your child sees a clear, friendly picture of what they have earned on theirs.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Set a daily screen-time limit for each child and adjust it in a couple of taps.
• Create schedules: bedtime, school hours and homework time when the phone stays quiet.
• Choose which apps are controlled and which are always allowed.
• Give tasks: chores, reading, homework. Your child completes them and earns points.
• Ask for photo proof on tasks where you want to see the result before approving.
• Approve or send a task back with a short note explaining why.
• Let your child save points towards goals, including family goals you agree on together.
• Review requests from your child: proposed tasks, new goals, a little extra time today.
• Follow the family activity feed to see what happened while you were away.
• Get notified when a task is done, when a request arrives, or when protection on the child's device is switched off.
• Check that protection on your child's phone is healthy and see how to fix it if the phone's battery settings interfere.
• Invite a second parent or guardian to manage the family with you.

TRANSPARENCY WITH YOUR CHILD
CanGuru is built for parents who supervise their own children, and it is never hidden. CanGuru Kids shows the child which apps and usage information are shared with the parent account and asks them to acknowledge it before anything is sent. The kids app appears on the child's home screen like any other app and cannot be disguised. CanGuru Family shows you which apps your child used and for how long; it does not read messages, track location or record the screen.

Using CanGuru to monitor another adult, or a child you are not responsible for, is against our terms of service.

PRIVACY
• No ads and no advertising SDKs.
• Your family's data is not sold or shared with third parties for their own purposes.
• You can delete a child, a device or your whole account at any time, from the app or at canguru.family/delete-account.
• Privacy policy: canguru.family/privacy

REQUIREMENTS
• CanGuru Family runs on the parent's phone (Android or iPhone).
• CanGuru must be installed on the child's Android phone. To enforce limits it uses the Accessibility service and asks for the permissions it needs step by step, explaining each one.

Questions or ideas? Write to [email protected].