THEIR SPACE. YOUR PEACE OF MIND.

A focused, simpler
digital space
for your child.

Give your child access to the apps and websites you approve. Kidosk helps keep learning focused and independent.

See how it works

  • macOS

    A focused desktop experience

  • iPad

    Coming soon

  • iPhone

    Coming soon

  • Parent Portal

    Coming soon

Focused by design

Your approved apps and websites, front and center

Starting on Mac

macOS today — iPad and iPhone coming soon

Built for real families

Flexible and simple

Guided setup

A step-by-step install for your child’s Mac

HOW IT WORKS

A focused digital experience in three simple steps.

1

Set it up

Install Kidosk on your child’s Mac and choose the apps and websites you want to allow.

2

They learn

Your child opens a simple, beautiful launcher that shows the apps and websites you’ve approved.

3

You stay in control

Choose your child’s apps, websites, and schedule when you set up. The parent web portal and an iPhone app are on the way, so soon you can approve requests and make changes from anywhere.

BUILT FOR HOW KIDS LEARN TODAY

The right tools.
At the right time.

Give your child access to the resources that help them learn, grow, and explore — with fewer distractions. Kidosk works with the apps and websites your family already uses.

The apps they need, front and center.

FOR PARENTS

Confidence and peace of mind.

  • Choose which apps and websites appear in your child’s launcher
  • Set school-time and free-time schedules
  • Approve access requests (coming soon)
  • View activity and device status (coming soon)
  • macOS today — iPad and iPhone coming soon

FOR CHILDREN

Freedom to learn and explore.

  • A simple, beautiful interface
  • The apps they need, front and center
  • Fewer distractions
  • Builds independence
  • Works at home or on the go

WHERE KIDOSK WORKS TODAY — AND WHAT’S NEXT

Starting on Mac, with more devices on the way.

macOS

Early access

A focused desktop experience for learning at home.

iPad

Coming soon

The same simple, focused experience, built for iPad.

iPhone

Coming soon

A parent app to check in from anywhere.

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Honest by design, not surveillance.

Kidosk works with your Mac’s standard child account — and tells you the truth about what software can and can’t do.

Honest about limits

No software is truly tamper-proof. Instead of pretending otherwise, we tell you plainly what Kidosk does today and what it doesn’t: right now it’s a launcher on a standard child account, and it doesn’t yet block other apps or browsers. We plan to add alerts for workaround attempts so you can have the conversation that matters.

No covert monitoring, ever

No keystroke logging, no message reading, no hidden screen capture, no location tracking. Kidosk is a permission system your child can see and understand.

Data minimization by default

We collect the minimum needed to run your family’s policies. No third-party trackers or analytics SDKs in child-facing apps — or on this website.

PRICING

Simple plans for every family.

Planned pricing for early access. The features below are what we’re building toward — some aren’t available yet. Early-access families aren’t charged today.

Starter

$6.99/mo

billed annually

  • 1 child · up to 5 devices
  • Approved apps & websites launcher
  • School-time & free-time schedules
  • Core web controls (coming soon)
  • Screen time limits (coming soon)
  • Activity reports, 7 days (coming soon)
Best for families

Family

$12.99/mo

billed annually

  • Up to 5 children · 15 devices
  • Everything in Starter
  • Assignments & verification (coming soon)
  • Family calendar & exceptions (coming soon)
  • Activity summaries (coming soon)

Premier

$19.99/mo

billed annually

  • Up to 10 children · 30 devices
  • Everything in Family
  • Advanced reporting (coming soon)

Frequently asked questions

What is Kidosk, exactly?

Kidosk is a parent-managed launcher for your child’s Mac. You choose the apps and websites that appear in your child’s launcher — a friendly full-screen home screen that shows what you’ve approved.

Which devices does Kidosk support today?

Kidosk starts on macOS, in early access with a small group of homeschool families. The parent web portal is in development, followed by iPad, iPhone, and Apple TV experiences — request early access and we’ll let you know as each one ships.

Can my child get around Kidosk?

Kidosk runs on a standard (non-admin) child account that you set up on your Mac, so your child can’t make system-wide changes like installing into Applications or changing System Settings. Kidosk itself is a launcher: it puts your approved apps and websites front and center, but today it doesn’t yet stop a child from switching to other apps or opening other browsers, so it works best for younger kids with a parent nearby. No software is truly tamper-proof, and stronger system-level protections for macOS are planned; we’ll always tell you plainly what each one does and doesn’t cover.

Does Kidosk spy on my child?

No. Kidosk is a permission system, not surveillance software. There is no covert monitoring — no keystroke logging, no message reading, no hidden screen capture, no location tracking. Any activity shown to parents will be minimal — app and website names and durations, never content.

What about my child’s privacy?

Data minimization is a core requirement. We don’t harvest browsing history, we don’t embed third-party trackers or analytics SDKs in child-facing apps, and this website uses zero analytics or trackers.

Can I set schedules, like school hours?

Yes. In the launcher, tiles can appear, lock, or unlock on daily and weekly schedules — for example, School apps from 8am to 1pm on weekdays. Time-boxed free-time sessions you can grant from the parent portal are coming soon.

What happens when the internet goes out?

Kidosk is designed to keep working offline: the last-known policy stays in place in the launcher and schedules keep working locally, so losing the network doesn’t mean losing the rules.

How much does Kidosk cost?

Planned pricing: Starter is $6.99/month (1 child, 5 devices), Family is $12.99/month (5 children, 15 devices), and Premier is $19.99/month (10 children, 30 devices), billed annually. Early-access families aren’t charged today and help shape what ships.

JOIN EARLY ACCESS

Give your child a focused, simpler digital space.

Joining the list is free — you won’t be charged during early access.