WatchingWatching app: frequently asked questions
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How does Watching work?
You install Watching on your phone, create your family and add your child. You choose the apps, daily limits and quiz rules. Then you install Watching on your child’s phone and pair it with a QR code or a short code. When play time ends, your child answers a few quick questions or activities to earn more time.
What ages is it for?
Watching is made for children aged 3 to 12. Questions and activities match your child’s age group, and there is an early learner mode with songs and simple teach cards for little ones.
Does my child need an account?
No. Children do not create accounts, get an email address or sign in. The child’s phone is simply a device you pair with a QR code or short code.
What will my child actually do?
A short learning check mixes quick questions, short learning videos and hands-on activities such as memory games, spot the difference, jigsaw puzzles, interactive stories, brain teasers, drawing, music and coding. You can switch any activity off for each child.
What happens if they get an answer wrong?
A short lesson explains the idea with tips, memory tricks and learning videos, so children understand instead of guessing. You decide what happens after a missed quiz, such as a short rest period.
Can my child still call me?
Yes. Phone calls to Mom and Dad always stay available, even when other apps are locked.
Which phones does it work on?
Watching is built for Android and iPhone. Parents manage everything from their own phone, and each child’s phone is paired to your family.
Does Watching show ads or sell data?
No. There are no ads and no sale of personal information. Watching does not use GPS location, contacts, SMS, call logs, your photo library or microphone recording. Read the full privacy policy for details.
Can I delete my family’s data?
Yes. You can delete your family in the app, or ask us by email. See the delete account page for the steps.
Can I set different limits on weekends?
Yes. Daily screen time limits have separate weekday and weekend schedules, and you can add break reminders and a bedtime that pauses play and video apps overnight.
Can I add more than one child?
Yes. Add each child with their own age group and rules, and see every child and every paired phone on one dashboard.
Can my child skip an activity?
Every activity has a “Play a quiz instead” option, so a child can swap it for a regular question. Activities have a short timer of about 2 to 3 minutes; if time runs out, the child taps Continue and it counts as not completed.
Do the activities need internet?
The hands-on activities, such as memory games, jigsaw puzzles and coding puzzles, run on the phone itself, so they keep working on a weak connection.
How do I give extra time?
From your phone you can pause a device or give bonus time with one tap. You also choose how much bonus time a passed quiz gives.
Is Watching the same as the Watching app on Google Play?
Yes. Watching – Parental Control on Google Play (package com.watching.app) and the Watching app for iPhone (coming soon to the App Store) are the apps described on watching.kids.