Give minutes
Add time when you choose, or set a daily or weekly allowance. Keep unused minutes or reset the balance with each allowance.
A shared screen-time wallet for the family
Their minutes.
Your family's time.
Make your TV and gaming agreement easy to see. Children check their minutes and start a session. Parents give time and keep track, all on one shared iPhone or iPad.
One household. Everyone's minutes.
A clear start
to screen time.
Choose who's joining and for how long. Each child sees their own balance and expected charge before the timer starts.
Share a session
One timer, one or more children. Each participant uses their own minutes. Pause together, record someone leaving or stop early.
See what happened
A receipt shows the time charged and returned. Parents can correct a mistake, record a missed session or approve a free family session.
While everyone is watching
Time left.
Minutes accounted for.
Unused reserved minutes return when you end early. If two children watch for 20 minutes, each spends 20 minutes, even when they share the same screen.
OurMinutes keeps the timer and records. Your family pauses the TV or game when time is up.
Built for a shared device
A family record.
Kept with you.
No child accounts or automatic screen monitoring. Names, balances and session history stay on your device. A parent PIN protects credits and corrections, and you can export a household backup through Files.
How your data is handled →A few useful details
Before your
first session.
Can I download OurMinutes?
OurMinutes is in development for iPhone and iPad. There is no public download yet. This page will be updated when a public build is available.
Can I explore before setting up my family?
The development app includes Try demo with sample data on the welcome screen and in Settings. Explore a separate sample household, then Exit demo to discard its changes. Your real records and parent access stay unchanged; demo mode sends no notifications.
Will it tell us when time is up?
You can enable a two-minute warning and a time-up notification. Delivery depends on notification permissions, Focus and device settings. The app does not automatically block or turn off a TV or console.
Can caregivers use different devices?
The current version is for caregivers sharing one device. It has no cross-device sync or remote approvals. You can export a backup and restore it on another device; restoring replaces that device's household.