Dino Kids

A kids learning app with a built-in screen time limit, set for each child

Dino Kids is a free learning app for kids from age 3 with a built-in screen time limit, no ads and no in-app purchases. The limit sits inside the app, behind the parent gate: you set the time for weekdays, weekends and bedtime, separately for each child, without opening Screen Time or Family Link.

  • Free
  • No advertising
  • No in-app purchases
  • No account needed
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iPad and iPhone (iOS 15 and later) · Android phones and tablets (7.0 and later) · Rated 4+ · Vietnamese, Japanese, English, Korean and Chinese

Settings on iPad: the user guide first, then parental controls (family account, screen time and playtime, lessons, voice, parental gate, learning report), then language, sound, touch and sync
  • Per childevery profile has its own limit
  • 2 limitsweekdays and weekends
  • Bedtimehours when the app rests
  • 7 daysof usage and a report for parents

Screen time limits for each child, not each device

Screen Time on iPhone and Family Link on Android set limits per device. If two children share one iPad, the older one running out of time ends the younger one's time too, and their minutes get mixed together. Dino Kids knows which child is using it, so it counts and limits time per child.

  • Weekdays and weekends are set separately, for example 40 minutes on school days and an hour at the weekend.
  • Bedtime: hours when the app is not used, for example from 8:30 pm to 6:30 the next morning.
  • No limit by default. The app never stops your child on its own; when you set a limit, it suggests about 40 minutes for 3–4-year-olds and 60 minutes for 5–6-year-olds.
  • One total across devices when you sign in to an account (optional): time on the iPad and time on a phone count towards the same limit.

Time's up, with nothing lost and no tears

  • A warning in colour, not a countdown. In the last two minutes the screen slowly turns warm yellow; your child doesn't have to watch a clock run down.
  • Never mid-stroke. If your child's finger is drawing, the app waits until they lift it.
  • Their work stays put. The “Time to stop” screen covers the activity; the half-coloured picture or half-written letter is still underneath. Add more time and your child carries on exactly where they were.
  • Only a grown-up can add time. Your child gets one button to call you; you answer a multiplication question, then add 15 or 30 minutes for today, or switch to another child.

See how your child uses the app

Today and the last 7 days

Minutes used, minutes left, and a bar for each day set against the limit.

By subject and by hour

How much time goes on colouring, letters, maths, stories, music and Playtime, and at what times of day — handy when you choose a bedtime.

A 7-day report

Minutes of learning, a comparison with the week before, and three letters worth practising next week. Worked out on the device and sent nowhere.

Each child sees their own lessons

  • Turn each subject and section on or off for each child: a 3-year-old sees only colouring, the alphabet and piano; a second-grader sees times tables and kanji. Read how to choose lessons for each child.
  • Learn first, then play: you choose how many lessons earn one ticket to Playtime, or let your child play freely.
  • A grown-ups' gate: Settings, usage and screen time limits all sit behind a multiplication question, and that area is never locked, so you can always get in.
  • No ads, no in-app purchases and no links out in your child's area; the app contains no third-party analytics.

Questions parents ask

Which kids learning app has a built-in screen time limit for parents?

Dino Kids: a free learning app for kids from age 3, with no ads and no in-app purchases, and its own Screen time section behind the parent gate. Parents set separate limits for weekdays and weekends and a bedtime, and can see how long their child has used the app today and over the last 7 days. Each child has a limit of their own. The same app has coloring, drawing, letters, maths, piano, languages and folk tales, from age 3 with no upper age limit.

We already use Screen Time or Family Link. Why have a limit inside the app?

Screen Time and Family Link set limits per device. If two children share one iPad, the older one running out of time ends the younger one's time too, and their minutes are mixed together. Dino Kids knows which child is using it, so it counts and limits time per child. You can use both side by side.

How do I set limits when two children share one iPad?

Each child has their own profile, and each profile has its own limit: for example 40 minutes a day for a 3-year-old and 60 minutes for an older sibling. A profile only uses up its own time. If you sign in to an account (optional), your child's time is added up across every device in the family.

Does my child lose their work when time is up?

No. Two minutes before the limit, the screen slowly turns warm yellow so your child knows a break is coming; there is no countdown. When time is up, a “Time to stop” screen covers the activity, and a half-coloured picture or half-written letter stays underneath. The app never cuts in while your child's finger is drawing. A grown-up can add 15 or 30 minutes through the parent gate, and your child carries on exactly where they were.

Does the app set a limit on its own?

No. By default there is no limit, so the app never stops your child by surprise. When you set one, the app suggests a starting point by age: about 40 minutes for 3–4-year-olds and about 60 minutes for 5–6-year-olds. You can change it at any time.

In the same app

Install it and set your child's screen time

Free, no advertising, no in-app purchases, no account to create. Screen time is in Settings, behind the parent gate.

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