Gardion manages screen time. Your child’s private life stays private.
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We don’t read messages
Gardion does not collect message text or chat contents.
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We don’t watch the screen
There is no hidden screen, camera or microphone streaming.
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Kids can see the rules
Kids see their remaining time and know when a break will begin.
getting started
Three steps and you’re set
You set it up from your own phone while the tea cools down. No need to come back to the settings every evening.
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Installed in 3 minutes
Download, run, log in. No router setup, no hassle.
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Set the rules
App limits, schedules, what to block — all from your own phone.
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The kid sees a helper
Minutes left, break time, an “ask for +15” button.
What's inside
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Limits01
10 minutes on TikTok
Every app gets its own time limit. TikTok — 10 minutes, VK — 30, Roblox — an hour. Weekends get their own.
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Protection02
No VPN gets through
NordVPN, Proton, Hola, WARP — 40+ apps on the blocklist. New ones get added with updates.
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School03
School mode
Khan Academy, Google Classroom and your school portal stay open always — time limits never touch them. Add more anytime.
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Protection04
Alert on Safe Mode
Reboot Windows into safe mode — we see it and alert the parent.
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Location05
GPS, geofences, SOS
Get a ping the moment your kid arrives at school or leaves home. A long-press on SOS sends location and a photo. Android only; there is no geolocation on Windows.
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Control06
Commands from your phone
Close a game, lock the screen, send a "dinner's ready" — all from your own phone.
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History07
History without spying
Just the daily recap — what ran and for how long. Screenshots on request.
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Family08
One dashboard for everyone
Every kid's laptop, phone and tablet — switch between them with one tap. One account per family.
See how it works
This is what the parent dashboard looks like.
by age
One set of rules does not fit every age
The setup can change as your child grows.
6–9
A clear routine
The parent sets a schedule and required breaks. The child sees the remaining time on screen.
10–13
Rules and motivation
Per-app limits work alongside tasks and stars. A completed task can earn extra screen-time minutes.
14–17
More independence
Clear boundaries, schedules and settings protection stay in place. Messages and screen activity are not secretly monitored.
wellbeing
A break kids actually take
Every 30 minutes — a 10 minute pause. A friendly helper leads the warm-up: back, eyes, neck, jumps. The kid follows along, otherwise the screen stays locked. It takes a couple of minutes.
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Warm-up on screen
A full-screen animation — squats, shoulder stretches, eye exercises. 7 routines, a fresh one each time. Zero setup, works from day one.
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Strict mode
The warm-up can’t be skipped: the screen stays locked until the child finishes it. A parent turns the mode on, and can also end a break from the dashboard if the computer is needed urgently.
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Motion capture warm-up game
The camera sees the kid copy the pose. Nailed it — +5 bonus minutes. Video never leaves the device, everything runs locally, and the camera turns on only during the warm-up. A parent switches it on and off.
we block what others can’t
Whatever your kid tries — it won't work
Ordinary apps block websites only in the browser: your kid installs NordVPN and everything opens right back up. We block deeper, at the level of Windows itself, along with the known bypass tricks.
✓Installs a VPN (NordVPN, Hola, WARP) — it won't connect. 40+ apps on the blocklist.
✓Reboots Windows into safe mode — we catch it and notify the parent.
✓Digs into system files to change something — we notice and put it back.
✓A new bypass shows up — we close it in an update.
✓Took the laptop to a friend or a café — protection lives on the device itself and works on any network.
Windows PC and Android in one account✓often phone only
Blocks deeper than the browser — at the system level✓browser only
Anti-bypass: VPN, Safe Mode, system files✓✕
Works away from home — protection lives on the device itself✓often home network only
Can't be removed without the parent: Windows self-heals, Android PIN-locked✓✕
The kid sees a helper on screen, nothing hidden✓✕
Warm-up breaks for healthy eyes and back✓✕
Data on servers in Russia✓usually abroad
Free basic mode on 1 device✓usually subscription
the kid's side
What appears on top of the normal screen
The kid's phone stays normal — all their apps are right where they were. Ours shows up on top: the helper's home screen (when they open it), a «time left» widget (while they scroll games) and a full-screen break every 30 minutes.
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Onlinev 0.7.3
Your helper is here
Reach your parent
Home
when your kid opens the app
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Helper nearby
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minutes left
Today1h 28m
Of2h 0m
SOS always works — even when time’s up
Time left
pops up in the corner while they browse
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BREAK TIME
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Downward Dog
Hands and feet on the floor, hips up high. 30 seconds.
«10 minutes off-screen. Your eyes will thank you.»
Break time
full-screen, can't skip it
family goal
25stars
Tidy the room
Photo → parent review → +25 ⭐
tasks and rewards
Screen time can be earned
Gardion helps families agree on rules: the child completes a task, the parent approves it and awards stars.
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The parent creates a task
For example: wash the dishes, tidy the room or reach a daily step goal.
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The child marks it complete
A photo can be attached when needed. The parent reviews the result.
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Stars become a reward
They can be exchanged for extra minutes or a reward from the family shop.
Apple Screen Time gets beaten in 30 seconds. Getting past Gardion is a lot harder.
TikTok is full of “how to bypass parental controls” clips. The common tricks — VPN, Safe Mode, system-file tampering — are closed here, and we close new ones in updates. No protection is perfect, but getting around Gardion is far harder than around ordinary controls.
Kids rarely look for a workaround in the middle of the day.
pricing
How much it costs
Gardion is free while it is in beta.
Full access on Windows and Android is free during beta. No card needed.
Beta pricing
Free now. $39 a year after launch.
Everyone who installs Gardion during the beta keeps full access free, permanently. We are testing on real devices, and your feedback goes straight to the developer.
The rouble prices below apply to Russia, where payments are already live. Outside Russia Gardion is free for now, because we cannot yet accept payment in your country.
Free
0₽/ forever
1 PC · 1 child
✓One daily limit
✓Real blocking — time’s up, the PC locks
✓See today’s screen time
On Free you check on your own child that the blocking works. Breaks, schedules, per-app limits, Android and bypass protection are part of Family.
Free is genuinely free with no time limit, but it's deliberately the bare minimum: 1 PC, one shared daily limit and real blocking — so you can see for yourself that the protection works. Breaks, schedules, per-app limits, Android and anti-bypass are already in Family. Free is a way to try it out; ongoing protection needs a paid plan.
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