One of the iOS 12 features to generate a lot of buzz has been Screen Time – a way to monitor app usage and set limits to reduce the amount of time spent staring at your phone.
You can use it yourself, of course, but parents can also use it to limit the time their kids spend using particular apps, like games or YouTube. One company, though, thinks it has an even better idea: require kids to exercise to earn app time …
The developers say they created the app to use with their own kids initially.
TNW’s Callum Booth had some reservations about the ethos.
I’m not a parent either, so I can’t offer any insight, but I have had experience of being a kid (albeit a while ago), and it doesn’t seem too terrible to me. Indeed, with Apple’s focus on fitness and health, I could even see this as an approach that might have merit as an official iPhone feature.
I can see the logic, but I feel that encouraging children to find an exercise they enjoy on its own merits, rather than defining movement as an anti-app activity is a better way to go.
What do the parents here make of it? Let us know in the comments.
If you want to take the app for a spin, Goya-Move is a free download from the App Store, with in-app purchases of $1.99/month for the first child, and $1/month for each additional one. It offers a 5-day free trial.
