Don't limit the phone.
Budget the sites.

Set time budgets for every website on your kids' phones. Unlimited math homework. Fifteen minutes of TikTok. You decide, per site.

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Today's Budgets

Emma's Phone

Khan Academy
No limit
YouTube
18 min
TikTok
4 min
Google Docs
No limit
Reddit
2 min
Instagram
Done

The problem with "screen time limits"

Every parental control app treats all screen time the same. 30 minutes of homework research and 30 minutes of TikTok are not the same thing.

Other apps

  • Block the entire phone after 2 hours
  • Homework and entertainment counted together
  • Kids lose access mid-assignment
  • One blunt limit for everything
vs

ScreenBudget

  • Set time budgets per website
  • Educational sites stay unlimited
  • Entertainment gets its own cap
  • Kids see their own budget and learn to manage it

How it works

Simple controls. Smarter limits. No tech degree required.

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Per-Site Budgets

Assign daily time limits to individual websites. YouTube gets 30 minutes. Khan Academy gets unlimited. You set the rules per site.

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Real-Time Dashboard

See exactly where your kids spend their time online, right now. No end-of-day reports. Live updates from any browser.

Instant Adjustments

Reward good behavior with extra time. Reduce limits when needed. Changes apply in seconds, from your phone or computer.

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Kids See Their Budget

A gentle countdown shows kids how much time they have left. Builds self-regulation instead of surprise lockouts.

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Family Profiles

Different budgets for each child. Your 8-year-old and your 14-year-old don't need the same rules.

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No Workarounds

Budget limits enforce at the browser level. Switching browsers or using incognito doesn't reset the clock.

5-9 hrs
Average daily screen time for kids age 8-17
50%
Of kids have a smartphone by age 11
1 in 5
Teens use TikTok or YouTube "almost constantly"
Chrome Extension

Install the Browser Extension

The Chrome extension is how ScreenBudget actually watches and enforces your kids' site budgets. One click from the Chrome Web Store.

Add to Chrome — Free
Available on the Chrome Web Store · Free · Auto-updates
1

Click "Add to Chrome"

Visit the Chrome Web Store listing and click "Add to Chrome". One click, no setup required.

2

Pin to toolbar

Click the puzzle-piece icon in Chrome, find ScreenBudget, and pin it so the ⏱ icon stays visible in the toolbar.

3

Sign in & pick a child

Click the ⏱ icon, sign in with your parent account, and select which child's budgets to enforce on this browser.

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Install on your kid's browser, not yours. Add the extension to the Chrome profile your child uses. You manage budgets from your dashboard — the extension enforces them automatically.

Screen time isn't the enemy.
Unbudgeted screen time is.

ScreenBudget gives parents the one thing every other app is missing: the ability to treat different websites differently. Because 30 minutes of learning and 30 minutes of scrolling are not the same.

Try ScreenBudget — Free →