Less Screen Time, More Learning, Zero Tantrums

Put an end to screen time tantrums and hours wasted streaming and gaming. Now kids learn first and play later.

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The parental control app your kids...your kids won’t hate

Set boundaries

Block adult content

Get updates on child’s progress

Nurture digital responsibility

The parental control your kids won’t hate

Set boundaries

Block adult content

Get updates on child’s progress

Nurture digital responsibility

Patent pending technology

With Carrots&Cake it's about connection not control

Parents using Carrots&Cake have reported their kids’ time on learning apps tripled while overall screen time was cut in half

Set healthy screen time limits

Daily learning activities are completed before games and apps unlock.

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Replace junk streaming with interactive learning

Trade streamers on continuous play that reduce focus with enriching, curated content.

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Childproof kids’ devices in seconds

Block adult content & unwanted app installs. Trusted by the KidSAFE Seal Program

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Foster digital literacy for a bright future

Enjoy our groundbreaking, kid-led learning series that empowers kids to surf the web safely.

Learn First

Play Later

Carrots&Cake applies the oldest parenting technique to screen time:

“Do your homework before you play.”
In other words,
“Eat your Carrots before your Cake.”

Our app is built by parents, backed by science, and developed with doctors, teachers, and specialists.

Supported by leading professionals and educators

Dr. Adam Pletter, Psy.D.

Child Psychologist, iParent101.com
Featured: Good Morning America, NBC, Chicago Tribune

Carrots&Cake is not just another parental control app. It emphasizes learning over play for young kids. It empowers children by granting them a sense of agency over their screen time, fostering healthy habits and self-regulation practice. For parents, it provides the flexibility to customize controls, blocks adult content, and prevents unsupervised app downloads.

Dr. Clifford Sussman, MD

Child Psychiatrist - Internet Addiction Specialist
Featured: The New York Times, TIME Magazine, ABC News

Carrots&Cake creates a compromise between parents having full control of their child’s device and kids having full control. Kids have agency, but parents decide which apps kids use.

Theresa Alexander Inman

Infant Toddler Developmental Specialist and Parent Coach

Setting screen time limits can be tricky during a busy day. I have had parents set timers, which does not always work. Either they forget to set them or miss when they go off.”

Carrots&Cake, on the other hand, has taken the guesswork out of setting limits, and you’re not the ‘villain’ telling your child funtime is up. I recommend this to the parents I work with who struggle with managing screen time, and they love it.

Dr. Gwenyth Jackaway, Ph.D.

Leader in Digital Wellness, Media Scholar, and Educator

Parents aren‘t just battling screen time with their kids: they‘re up against Silicon Valley, Madison Avenue and Wall Street. Navigating this on your own is a daunting task. Carrots&Cake helps level that playing field.

Chananya Abraham

Psychotherapist and Addiction Specialist

Carrots&Cake is a new and innovative app that helps children AND parents create a healthy balance with electronic use. In a nutshell, your child can access their "fun" games ONLY after they have completed their "work" games! It’s an amazing idea!

Andy Goldstrom

Certified Parent Coach

As a parent coach, I've witnessed firsthand the effects of excessive screen time on young minds. Carrots & Cake provides a holistic approach that's grounded in science. It addresses not just the quantity but also the quality of screen time. Kids get to learn and have fun, encouraging them to develop essential skills for the digital age. I highly recommend it.

J. Rosemarie Francis

Mentor for Solo Moms & Podcast Host

Now you can relax a little knowing that your child is gaining meaningful experiences even during screen time. Why compromise when you can have the best of both worlds? With Carrots and Cake, you can be assured that your child is utilizing their screen time in the most healthy way possible.

Michael J Schick

TechCrunch

I fell in love with Carrots&Cake, as I believe so many children these days are addicted to their electronic devices. The way Carrots&cake has incorporated an education element into controlling their screen time is simple yet brilliant. You have a supporter here!

Carrots&Cake works with all websites and all apps
in the Apple App Store

Your child will complete your chosen learning tasks before their games, videos, and free time apps unlock.

Get Started with Carrots&Cake

Screen time management made easy:

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Hand over devices
to your kids guilt-free

Enjoy peace of mind knowing your kids benefit
from safe and mindful screen time while you
get quiet time. Carrots&Cake is a listed member
of the UK and US kid safe programs.

Try today for free

Enjoy less tantrums, more
Connection

Carrots&Cake uses a behavioral science
approach to introduce delayed
gratification and develop self-resilience.
When screen time is up, kids ease off their
device through alerts.

Say goodbye to tantrums

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Boost learning in a fun,
interactive way

Children micro-learn allowing them to build knowledge exponentially over time.
Carrots&Cake works with all websites and apps so it can be tailored to your child’s learning needs.

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Why it's great for 3-12 year olds

Replace screens with dreams

Our free audio player offers soothing stories, perfect for winding down after screen time. Audio players develop kids' imagination and promote a better vocabulary.

Personalized & flexible

Tailor screen time schedules to fit your family's routine, balancing education and free playtime.

Focused Learning Time

Block distractions during Carrot Time so kids can concentrate

Digital literacy lessons

Introduce digital life skills with our fun, kid-friendly literacy series

AI Learning companion

Introduce your kids to AI with Nibbles, our friendly AI bunny, who motivates and guides kids with interactive quizzes & activities

How we teach kids healthy screen time habits

Use your favorite websites and apps or we’ll create a learning plan tailored to your child.

How it works?

Select your favorite websites and apps or we’ll create a learning plan tailored to your child.

1.
Connect your Carrots

Link any educational app  (e.g. Khan Academy, Duolingo) or any website to Carrots&Cake. We can recommend apps to get you started!

2.
Set your daily Cake Time

Cake is the free time kids unlock by completing their Carrots. Set the appropriate time for your child. You can even tailor different days of the week.

3.
Customize settings & restrictions

Set screen time controls and restrictions to fit your family's needs, balancing educational time and free playtime.

4.
Complete Carrots to unlock Cake

Kid devices are locked down until learning activities are complete. When Cake Time begins, devices are unlocked.

Backed by Science

Behavioral Neuroscience

Carrots&Cake's patent-pending technology promotes healthy screen use by reducing the firing of the brain’s reward pathway. This helps kids stay in control of screens.

Behavioral
Psychology

By managing the order kids interact with apps, Carrots&Cake introduces delayed gratification which builds resilience & grit.

Cognitive
Science

Kids focus on learning without distractions. Through micro-learning kids compound knowledge with small but consistent daily effort.

Kid-led digital literacy series: Unlocked.

Kids teach kids in our groundbreaking series of videos that teach children to safely navigate the online world while becoming responsible digital citizens.

Fun Learning

Kids learn to navigate the digital world in a safe & smart way, understanding digital boundaries.

Adaptive Learning

Each lesson includes fun, engaging videos and dynamically adjusting quizzes, to foster digital literacy.

Swap junk streaming with interactive learning

The Carrots&Cake video player

Our kid-safe video player provides a range of engaging videos, eliminating mindless streaming of rapid-fire videos that contribute to shorter attention spans and reduced focus in children.

The Carrots&Cake audio player

Our kid-safe audio player allows little ones to listen to stories that help them unwind. Audio players develop kids' imagination and promote a better vocabulary.

Every family can benefit from Carrots&Cake

Leroy Father of three

I used Carrots&Cake to make my kids stop watching YouTube and non-educational stuff. They spend too much time watching videos and wanted an app to stop that. It’s been really good I like the fact that kids can go on the app while others are locked and do productive stuff. It stops them from spending all day watching Youtube.

Rose Mother of two

So far I am really impressed with the Carrots&Cake being a mom of two Autistic children one 18yrs and one 5 and this is what makes more sense for our youngest.

Qutayba Father of two

It was tough for me to control the learning and gaming time for my kids as my wife would get busy with housework and could not monitor them all the time. So this was the perfect solution to automate it and make them work to get rewarded.

Haiden Father

I was trying to solve was my daughter spending hours locked in to her shows. I wanted to help her develop a healthy relationship with screen time. Previously I had tried timers and reminders but they weren’t effective. I enjoyed using the app. It was simple and straightforward. I was able to easily program the app for what I wanted. It was user friendly.

Sarah Mother of two

I really like the concept of Carrots&Cake, where she can read something or do exercises to 'unlock' more time. It helps me create a clean and customizable schedule of screen time, balancing her use during weekdays and weekend.

Sebin Father of two

The app is great for parents who want to control how much time their child spends on screens. The daily screen time limits and educational activities before YouTube and games unlock were helpful features. It allowed me to ensure that my child was spending time on educational content while still having fun.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What are Carrots?

Carrots are learning activities your child must complete before they can access Cake Time. You can choose any of your favorite websites and apps or we’ll create a learning plan tailored to your child.