About the app

Your dashboard is where you decide the rules. The Scrintime app on each device collects those rules every couple of minutes and applies them. Rules are stored on the device, so they keep working without an internet connection.

The installer needs administrator rights for two things: to block websites, which it does through the Windows hosts file and firewall, and to run as a background service so it starts with the PC and covers every user account. Uninstalling reverses all of it.

On phones and tablets the app relies on permissions you grant during setup, and it explains each one. On Android, website blocking works through a local VPN connection on the device; your child's browsing is filtered on the device itself. Location is only reported if you switch it on.

The app restarts itself if it is closed, can't be uninstalled without your PIN, and checks the real time so changing the device clock doesn't add screen time. If protection does stop — a permission is revoked, say — your dashboard tells you.

Only what the features need: screen time, app usage and the list of installed apps for app limits, device status, and location if you enable it. Your child can see that the device is managed. Full details are in our Privacy policy.