New · Sessions 2.0 with Face ID

Screen time that actually feels calm.

Haven is a parental control app that doesn't bark at your kids. Start a focused session, pick what's allowed, and let your child reach for the iPad without the usual fight. No nagging. No cheap shame loops.

No credit card to start
Works on iOS & iPadOS
Up to 4 children
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Khan Academy Duolingo Minecraft · 30m Roblox YouTube
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Focus the digital environment for your child's learning time.

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Khan Academy · 22m
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How Haven works

Three taps from "iPad time?" to focus.

Haven runs in the background on your child's device. You hold the controls — they hold the phone. No fights, no fishing through Settings.

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Add each child

Pair Haven with their device once — takes 90 seconds. Set their age, the apps they use, and any school-day rules.

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Start a session

Hand the device over and tap Begin. Pick the kind of time — Homework, Free time, Wind-down. Haven loads the right rules.

▶ Begin now · 45 min
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Walk away

The session ends itself. To unlock more — or change the rules mid-session — your child taps for Face ID. Only your face.

Session ended cleanly · 0 fights
What's inside

The whole tool, on a single warm canvas.

Designed by parents, refined with developmental psychologists. Every screen is calmer than the last one your kid was holding.

Sessions 2.0

A timer that doesn't lie.

The session ring on your child's lock screen counts down honestly. When it hits zero, the chosen apps simply stop opening — no surprise pop-ups, no negotiation.

38min left
App control

Allow-list, not block-list.

You whitelist what's open this session. Everything else stays grey on the home screen.

Khan Academy Duolingo Safari Roblox TikTok YouTube
Reports

Calm, weekly, no shame.

One Sunday-evening summary per kid. What worked, what slipped, where to nudge.

Multi-parent

Both grown-ups stay synced.

Pair Haven for two parents in one tap. Approvals reach whoever's nearest.

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Face ID lock

Only your face ends a session early.

No PIN to overhear, no codes to leak — your face is the only key.

We tried four other apps before Haven. The others felt like surveillance — Haven feels like a shared agreement. Saturday mornings are quiet again.

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Naomi Castellano
Mother of two · Brooklyn, NY
96%
of Haven families report fewer arguments after week one
Plans

One household, one fair price.

No per-kid surcharges, no ad-supported "free" tier reading your data. Cancel any time.

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Haven Single
$6 / month, billed yearly
  • 1 parent, up to 2 children
  • All session types & allow-lists
  • Weekly calm-report email
  • Face ID unlock
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Common questions

The honest answers.

Can my child uninstall Haven?

No. Once paired, the app is anchored to your Apple Family Sharing settings. To remove it requires your face — same as ending a session early.

Does Haven read my child's messages?

Never. We only see app open/close events and how long each app was used. We don't read texts, emails, or browser content. The weekly report is generated locally on your phone.

What devices does it support?

iPhone and iPad running iOS 16 or later. Android support is in development for late 2026.

What if I have more than 4 kids?

Get in touch — we'll set up a Haven Household plan at no extra cost for families of 5 or more.

How is this different from Apple Screen Time?

Screen Time is a setting; Haven is a tool. Sessions, allow-lists, co-parent routing, and the calm weekly report don't exist in Screen Time. Haven sits on top of it and uses it where it makes sense.

Quieter mornings. Calmer evenings. Same iPad.

Haven is free for 14 days. No card required to start, no friction to leave.

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