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iPhone vs Android — what's different

iPhone and Android share the same earned-time bank and quiet-hours schedule, but Apple doesn't let us manage the app list from the web the way we can on Android. Here's what changes on iPhone.

What works the same on both platforms

  • Earned-time bank (quizzes credit the same total no matter which device).
  • Quiet hours / night lock and "grant X minutes" overrides.
  • Parent PIN, kid PIN, child profile, pairing.
  • Voluntary and mandatory quizzes, same subjects and levels.

What's different on iPhone

  • Blocked apps are picked directly on the iPhone (via the gear icon on the kid home), not from the dashboard. Apple keeps app identifiers private to the device — we cannot show them on the web.
  • The number of blocked apps is visible in the dashboard ("7 apps blocked on iPhone"), but not their names.
  • The iPhone lock screen is the one Apple provides (cream background, Unlokid badge, localized message, "Got it" button). We can't embed the quiz there like on Android.
  • No per-app usage stats (time spent, launches) — Apple doesn't expose them.

To change blocked apps on iPhone

  • Open Unlokid on your child's iPhone.
  • Tap the gear icon in the top-right corner.
  • Enter the parent PIN, then "Change apps".