SimpleSentinel fact sheet (2026-11-07)
What it is. A parental control app for iPhone and iPad. The parent's phone holds every rule; each child's phone follows them and reports back what is applied. Released on the App Store 2026-10-12; version 1.0.4 today.
What a parent does with it
- Pause a phone in one tap, from anywhere. It lands in seconds, even mid-game. Calls keep working. Resume when done.
- Downtime windows, as many as you need (bedtime, school hours, church), each on the days you pick, on a clock the child can't change. "Skip tonight" when you choose.
- Tasks that unlock the phone: "Dishes, downtime until done." The child checks it off; the phone frees itself.
- No Ignore messages: "Dinner." covers every screen until each child presses Acknowledged.
- Emergency, both directions: a child's "Come get me" reaches every parent through Silent mode; a parent's Emergency message rings on the child's phone through downtime and a pause.
- Sitter page: a babysitter or grandparent manages the night from any phone's browser, no iPhone and no app needed, with only the permissions you grant.
- Kid Mode: hand a toddler your own phone; only the chosen apps open; your Face ID ends it.
- One iPad, several children: each signs in with a private code to their own rules; it covers itself after five idle minutes.
- Web filter with your own allow and block lists, and the Siri web door closed with it.
- Child alarms that ring through Silent mode with an anti-snooze code, and a daily summary of what changed and what happened.
What it does not do, on purpose
- Never reads messages, browsing or anything a child types. No keyword scanning. No screenshots.
- No location tracking.
- Not an emergency service; it reaches the parents, not 911.
- Does not monitor adults.
Platforms. Parent on iPhone; child on iPhone or iPad; iOS 16 or later (child alarms need iOS 26). Sitter on any phone's browser. Works alongside Apple's Screen Time, Ask to Buy, Find My and Communication Safety.
Price. One plan, every feature, unlimited children and devices. $16.99 a month or $149.99 a year, billed by Apple, 7-day trial. Founding Family price for the first 1,000 families: $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, locked in for as long as the subscription stays active. No per-child pricing. No lifetime plan.
Company. Jubilee Industries LLC dba SimpleSentinel, Montgomery, Texas. Founder Joshua Lindsey. Patent pending (provisional filed 2026-10-05). Trademark applications filed 2026-10-04.
Links. https://simplesentinel.com · https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simplesentinel/id6799535985 · press@simplesentinel.com