Gardion

Product · how it works

One control for the phone and the computer

Three parts — the parent app, the kid app, and the Windows agent — link with a code. From then on the rules live on the child’s devices, and the controls stay in your pocket.

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A parent with a phone and a child at a computer, with the Gardion mascot holding a shield between them and soft threads running to each device

the three parts

What gets installed where

Gardion Family — the parent’s phone

Limits, schedules, reports and remote commands live here. Change a rule, and the child’s devices pick it up.

Gardion Kids — the child’s Android

Links to your account with a code. It counts minutes per app and enforces the rules: time runs out, the app closes.

The agent — the child’s Windows PC

The same limits and schedule apply to games and programs on the computer, and its report goes to your phone.

a day with gardion

A family’s day, hour by hour

  1. 07:30

    School mode

    During lessons, games are closed on a schedule while study apps keep working.

  2. 14:00

    Per-app limits

    TikTok gets its 10 minutes, Roblox gets its hour. Each app has its own counter.

  3. 19:00

    A “+15 minutes” request

    The child asks for extra time right from the app — the decision arrives on your phone, and you make it.

  4. 22:00

    Bedtime

    Entertainment closes for the night. In the morning the limits start fresh.

If the child tries to switch it off

On Android, Gardion runs as a device administrator: it interrupts an attempt to open the uninstall screen and immediately alerts the parent. Family also includes protection against VPN, Safe Mode and system-file workarounds. We describe the known tricks openly in the removal guides.

On the child’s side

The child sees on screen that protection is on. Gardion has no hidden spying, and we don’t read messages.

Tasks, stars and rewards let the child earn screen time, there is a two-way chat with the parent inside the app, and on Android an SOS button and geofences are there for the way home.

The step-by-step setup with real screenshots is on the installation page. Details by device: Android and Windows. Short answers live in the FAQ.

See it on your own family

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