For parents

Screen rules they can’t tap past.

Agree the apps and the hours with your teen. During those hours the apps stay locked, and if they want more time, they ask you, with a reason, and you decide from your own phone.

Homework and bedtime, held.

Set school nights, weekends or exam weeks. Outside those hours their phone is theirs.

Asking, not sneaking.

An early unlock takes a reason and your yes. It turns the nightly argument into a two-tap decision.

Told if it’s switched off.

If the permissions blocking depends on are turned off during a block, you get a report.

Not a spy app.

You see requests and the weekly tally. Never their messages, photos or what they watch, which keeps their trust.

How it works.

  1. 01

    Pick the apps.

    Instagram, TikTok, BGMI, YouTube: whichever ones take your nights. You choose them from the apps on your phone.

  2. 02

    Set the hours.

    Tonight by default: 9:30 pm to 7:00 am. Decide who can end it early: you after a delay, your keyholder, or nobody.

  3. 03

    Hand someone the key.

    A partner, a sibling, a study partner. Six characters and sixty seconds, on whatever phone they own.

  4. 04

    Hold.

    The shield goes up. Leaving early takes a reason and their answer, and every attempt to slip out lands on their phone.

Questions.

Does my teen need their own phone set up?
Yes. Second Key runs on the phone being blocked, which at launch must be Android. You install it on your own phone too, to hold the key.
Can I see what my child does on their phone?
No. You see unlock requests, your answers, bypass reports and the weekly tally. Second Key never reads messages, browsing or app content.
Is this a full parental-control app?
No. It does one thing: blocks the apps you agree on, during the hours you agree on, and gives you the exit. There’s no location tracking or content filtering.

Close the gap.

You hold the key to your teen’s worst apps. They ask, you decide.

Get early access as a parent