Tasks with real consequences
Create chores with due times for each child. If something goes overdue, taskr blocks the apps you chose until you approve their photo submission.
The taskr loop
Assign it. Prove it. Unlock it.
Three screens from the actual app — this is the whole loop your family runs every day.
Assign the chore
Name it, pick a kid, set the due time, choose what locks if it's late. Repeat daily or weekly.
Kid sends photo proof
When they finish, they snap a photo. You review it anywhere and approve or reject in one tap.
Apps unlock — or lock
Approved means apps come back instantly. Overdue means the apps you picked stay locked. You choose the strictness.
Features
Chores that actually get done the first time you ask
Powerful for parents. Simple enough for kids. Built directly on Apple Screen Time.
Photo proof and approvals
Kids snap a photo when they finish a chore. Approve, reject, or add feedback from your phone. Screen Time updates instantly.
Smart Screen Time rules
Choose which apps or categories lock when a task is late. Keep school apps, calls, and messages open while distractions stay blocked.
Built on Apple Family Controls
taskr uses Apple's approved framework, so blocks are safe, sandboxed, and fully under your supervision.
Real-time parent dashboard
See what is due, overdue, blocked, and waiting for review — all in one view, refreshed live.
Per-task deadlines and exceptions
Set a different rule for every chore. Block games during homework, allow messaging during dishes, and more.
taskr vs. Apple Screen Time
Why parents pick taskr over Screen Time alone
Apple Screen Time is powerful — but it has no idea what your kids are supposed to be doing. taskr fills the gap.
Feature
taskr
Standard Screen Time
- Parent-approved, task-based unlocking
- taskr
Approving a photo lifts Screen Time limits the moment you tap approve.
- Standard Screen Time
Parents must manually change limits with no link to chores.
- Automatic app blocking when chores go overdue
- taskr
Late tasks trigger the Screen Time rules you chose. Zero extra steps.
- Standard Screen Time
No automatic link between chores and app blocking.
- Photo proof of completed chores
- taskr
Kids submit a photo. You approve, reject, or send feedback from anywhere.
- Standard Screen Time
No proof of completion or parent review built in.
- Per-task control over which apps lock
- taskr
Pick specific apps, categories, or whole-device limits per task.
- Standard Screen Time
Only daily totals and schedules. No per-task targeting.
- Parent dashboard with live status
- taskr
See what's due, overdue, blocked, and awaiting approval in one view.
- Standard Screen Time
Only daily device usage. No task context.
- Runs on Apple-approved Family Controls
- taskr
Built entirely on Apple Family Controls and Screen Time APIs.
- Standard Screen Time
Apple's own Screen Time settings.
Real-life setups
What this looks like at home
A few patterns families set up on day one.
Homework before games
Set homework due at 5:30. If it slips, games and social lock until you approve a photo of the completed worksheet.
Dishes after dinner
Recurring task at 8 PM. YouTube locks if it's not done. Photo of the empty sink, you approve, apps come back.
Saturday room cleanup
Weekly chore due at noon. Block social media until clothes are off the floor and a photo of the clean room is in.
Apple-approved, privacy-first, ad-free
taskr is built the way a parental control app should be built.
Apple Family Controls
Sandboxed by Apple. Nothing taskr does is outside what Apple authorizes for parental control apps.
Encrypted by default
Family data is encrypted in transit and at rest. We never sell data and we run no ads.
iOS-native experience
Built with SwiftUI. Feels like a system app on iPhone and iPad on iOS 16+.
FAQ
Questions parents actually ask
About chore apps, Screen Time, and Apple Family Controls.
Is there a free parental control app for iPhone that blocks apps when chores aren't done?
Yes. taskr is a free iPhone parental control app that blocks apps on your child's device when their chores or homework go overdue, and unlocks them when you approve a photo of the finished task. There are no ads and no subscription required to use the core features. taskr is free on the App Store and runs entirely on Apple's official Family Controls framework.
How does taskr work?
taskr connects your child's chores to their iPhone's Screen Time. You add a chore with a deadline and pick which apps it blocks; if the deadline passes without proof, those apps lock automatically. Your child submits a photo of the finished chore, you get a notification, and approving it unlocks the apps — or you can reject with feedback or extend the deadline. It's built for kids and teens ages 6 to 17: younger kids use it for daily chores like dishes and room cleanup, teens more for homework. Setup takes about 5 minutes per kid, with no accounts to create — taskr uses your existing Apple ID through Family Sharing.
Can I block TikTok, Roblox, YouTube, Snapchat, and Instagram — and choose different apps per chore?
Yes. taskr can block any app installed on your child's iPhone, including TikTok, Roblox, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, Discord, Fortnite, and Minecraft, plus entire app categories (games, social media, entertainment). Every chore has its own block list, so you can lock social media and games during homework but only YouTube during dishes — while keeping Messages, Phone, FaceTime, and school apps available so blocks never feel unsafe.
Does taskr work on Android, and which iPhone and iPad models are supported?
taskr is iOS only — it's built on Apple's Family Controls framework, which doesn't exist on Android, and no Android version is planned in the near term. It requires iOS 16 or later on both the parent's and the child's device, which covers every iPhone from the iPhone 8 forward and every iPad from the 5th generation forward. Both devices link through Apple Family Sharing, and the child's device grants the Family Controls permission once at first launch.
Does taskr replace Apple Screen Time, or require a jailbreak or MDM profile?
Neither. taskr extends Apple Screen Time using Apple's Family Controls framework — your existing downtime, app limits, and content restrictions keep working, and taskr layers chore-based and homework-based blocks on top that Screen Time alone can't do. It runs on a stock iPhone with no jailbreak, no MDM (Mobile Device Management) profile, and no extra hardware — the same official API Apple authorizes for all legitimate parental control apps. If an app asks you to jailbreak the device or install an MDM profile, walk away.
How does taskr protect my family's privacy and data?
taskr cannot read your child's messages, browsing history, photos, location, or contacts — Apple's Family Controls sandbox blocks all of that by design. taskr can only block apps and manage Screen Time, nothing else. Family data is encrypted in transit and at rest, never sold or shared for advertising, and chore photos are stored only as long as needed for parent review. Full details in our privacy policy.