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Screenable’s app turns any iPhone into a starter phone for kids


A new app called Screenable wants to help parents introduce their children to technology by turning any iPhone or iPad into a starter phone.

Screenable’s “Screen Trainer” mode is designed for kids who are starting to transition to independent use of an iPhone or iPad, as it uses a collaborative approach to parental controls. While kids will be able to download any social media app that their parents allow them to, Screenable provides a custom install flow for Instagram, Snapchat, Discord, Facebook, BeReal, Tumblr, and Threads. Tom and Stevie, who previously founded a cloud-based video maker startup called Animoto, decided to create a solution themselves alongside their wives.

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