Common questions
Quick answers for parents evaluating Unlokid — including how we source curriculum topics.
Will my kid figure out how to bypass it?
We use Android's Accessibility Service + Device Admin together — the kid would have to be very determined. You'll get email alerts if they try to uninstall or disable admin (when enabled below). We also block screenshots during quizzes.
How do you make sure the quiz content is appropriate and accurate?
Topics come from official curriculum data where it exists — France (data.education.gouv.fr / Eduscol), the UK (Oak National Academy · National Curriculum), the US (Common Core, which most states adopted or aligned their own standards to — there is no national US curriculum), and ministry-aligned catalogs for Israel, Germany, Spain, Italy and other countries. Answers are graded against a rubric, not just right/wrong. You can flag any question from the parent dashboard and it will not appear again.
Does it work offline?
Quizzes are pre-generated and cached on the device, so the kid can pass a quiz with intermittent connectivity. New quizzes need a brief online window.
Android and iOS?
Yes — Unlokid is available on both iPhone and Android. On iPhone we use Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) to lock the apps you choose.
How is my child's data handled?
We keep quiz results and your child’s answers in your account so you can review progress in the dashboard. We do not sell personal data. Trusted providers (hosting, authentication, payments, email, and grading) process data only on our behalf. You can export or delete household data under Account → Privacy & data. See our privacy policy.
Can Unlokid block inappropriate or adult websites?
No — and that's deliberate. Web content filtering (adult, violence, gambling) is its own specialized field, and dedicated tools like Google Family Link, your broadband provider's filter, or a family DNS do it far better than any app whose real focus is something else. Safety filtering is too important to ship as a half-finished side feature. Unlokid is built to do one thing exceptionally well: turn screen time into learning by gating apps behind quizzes grounded in your child's curriculum. It layers perfectly on top of a proper content filter — use a true parental-control app to decide what to block on the web, and Unlokid for how your child earns their app time back. An app that claims to do both rarely does either well.
Can I create my own quiz topics?
Yes. On any subject, add a topic in your own words — for example "fairly hard fraction word problems at CM2 level" or "present progressive: give a verb, kid writes the -ing form". Unlokid generates fresh exercises that match. You can also create fully custom subjects with the guided wizard (text, links, or PDFs optional).
Can I set quiet hours when apps stay locked?
Yes. In your child's settings, enable quiet hours (e.g. no unlocks after 9 p.m. on school nights). During those windows, blocked apps stay gated even if your child still has minutes in their bank.
We use official programmes — and say so clearly
Quiz topics are not random trivia. Where a country publishes an official curriculum or standards API, we connect to it. Everywhere else we ship a hand-mapped catalog aligned to that country’s ministry guidelines — never a generic “AI guess” without saying so.
Italy
Portugal
Other supported countries (Canada, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and more) use grade-aligned topic catalogs. Brazil’s BNCC catalog is in active development.
In the United States, standards are set state by state — we ground US topics in the Common Core State Standards, which most states adopted or aligned their own standards to. Programme names and links are maintained as ministries update their programmes. Custom topics you add are always separate — you describe the goal, Unlokid generates fresh quizzes to match.
Join the Unlokid beta
Unlokid is in private beta. Sign in to try the full app — we give early testers Plus-level access for about two months while we polish the product.
- Free while in beta — no credit card
- On iPhone and Android
- Invites roll out in waves
- Shape the product — your feedback steers what we build next