LvlUp Companion

LvlUp Companion is the parental control app for your child's phone. It works with the LvlUpKids parent app: install LvlUpKids on your own phone first, then install LvlUp Companion on your child's phone and pair them with a 6-digit code.

This is a parental monitoring app. It is made only for parents and guardians to supervise their own children's phones. It is not for monitoring adults, partners or anyone without their knowledge.

WHAT PARENTS CAN DO
• App limits and blocking: choose apps to block or limit. When a blocked app opens, your child sees a clear "App Restricted" screen.
• Screen time: set daily time limits by app category.
• Pause the internet for restricted apps: a local VPN on the phone blocks network access for the apps you restrict. No traffic is sent to an outside VPN server.
• Find the phone: see where the phone is on a map when you tap Find or Update location. When you are close by, the phone can send a short Bluetooth signal (and use Ultra Wideband on phones that support it) so your phone can show whether you are getting warmer or colder. You can also make the phone ring loudly, even on silent.
• Protection health: see in the parent app whether each protection on the child's phone is on.

ALWAYS VISIBLE TO YOUR CHILD
• A permanent notification ("LvlUpKids Protection Active") shows whenever protection is on.
• The app keeps its own icon and name on the home screen and never hides.
• A notification appears whenever the phone is sending a Find signal.
• Protection can only be turned off, or the app removed, with the parent's permission.

WHAT THE APP COLLECTS AND WHY
• App usage (which apps are opened and for how long): to enforce limits and show usage to the parent.
• Location: read only when the parent asks for it (Find or Update location), and shared only with the parent's LvlUpKids app. The app does not track location continuously.
• List of installed apps: so the parent can pick which apps to limit.
LvlUp Companion does not read text messages, call history, contacts, photos or browsing content. We do not sell data or use it for ads.

PERMISSIONS WE ASK FOR, AND WHY
• Accessibility service ("LvlUpKids Protection Shield"): detects when a restricted app is opened so it can show the block screen, and stops protection from being switched off without the parent. It is not used to read what is on screen or what your child types.
• Device admin ("LvlUpKids MDM Protection Profile"): stops the app from being removed without the parent.
• VpnService: pauses internet for restricted apps. Everything stays on the phone.
• Usage access: measures screen time per app.
• Display over other apps: shows the block screen.
• Location, including background location: lets the parent find a lost phone while the app is closed.
• Nearby devices (Bluetooth / Ultra Wideband): the short "warmer/colder" signal used by Find.
• Notifications: shows the permanent protection notice and Find alerts.

Setup explains each protection, location and Bluetooth permission on its own screen before Android asks for it.

Privacy policy: https://lvlupkids.com/privacy.html
Companion privacy notice: https://lvlupkids.com/privacypolicy.html