A simple, tap-to-block rule for families — so screen time stops being a daily fight.
Taking the phone away starts a fight. Complicated parental controls just move the fight to which apps are "fair." There has to be a simpler rule.
Physically taking the phone away means a fight every single time — and it isn't sustainable for parent or kid.
App-by-app parental controls invite negotiation and workarounds. Kids find the gaps, and parents don't find out until later.
When parents choose exactly what's blocked, every choice becomes something to argue about. Nobody wins that fight.
Focal blocks unessential apps the moment a kid taps in — instantly, consistently, and the same way every time. No per-app settings for a kid to argue about.
A parent sets up a Focal Home account on the web dashboard in minutes — no app programming, no per-app configuration.
The kid downloads The Focal App and signs up under the family's Home account. That's the entire setup.
Kid taps their phone to the Focal NFC device. Unessential apps are blocked instantly — plug and play, every time.
Every tap, block, and duration is logged in real time, with reports a parent can check anytime — from a phone or the web.
Focal is built to resist casual workarounds. If a kid does find a way to cheat the system, the dashboard shows it — parents always know.
Because the block is simple and non-negotiable, kids can't argue for more flexibility over what is or isn't blocked. Parents get a built-in excuse — "it's just how Focal works."
Focal collects minimal, non-invasive information — only what's needed to run the block and the dashboard, per our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
The physical tap makes the kid part of the process — building discipline, ownership, and ritual — instead of a remote switch that takes everything away with no involvement from them at all.
Built for families — plug in, tap, done.
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