Screen time that's earned by reading.
The Emetli app keeps the apps you choose blocked on your kid's iPhone or iPad until they've read. This website is where you set the rules and see how the reading is going.
You set the exchange
Try a ratio. You can change it for each kid whenever you like.
30 min of reading earns 30 min of screen time.
Apps unlock after the first 1 min of reading.
30 min of reading earns 15 min of screen time.
Apps unlock after the first 2 min of reading.
30 min of reading earns 10 min of screen time.
Apps unlock after the first 3 min of reading.
30 min of reading earns 60 min of screen time.
Apps unlock after the first under 1 min of reading.
How it works
Add your kid
A first name or nickname, a ratio, and the topics they can read about. We don't ask for age, birthday or photos.
Link their iPhone or iPad
Open Emetli on the device and type a one-time link code. Your password never goes on your kid's device.
They read, the minutes add up
Reading in Emetli earns screen time at your ratio. You see reading per day, minutes earned and used, and whether blocking is still working.
What to expect
- Changes arrive when the app is opened
- A new ratio, a topic or bonus minutes reach the device the next time Emetli is opened on it. Emetli shows you when each change has arrived.
- Little is stored about your kid
- A first name or nickname, reading sessions, and totals of screen time. Not which apps they use, not where they are, no photos.
- You can delete everything
- Remove a kid or delete your account at any time. The data is deleted for good, not archived.
Set it up in a few minutes
You need Emetli on your kid's iPhone or iPad and an email address for yourself.