Solve the kid / phone problem with Pinwheel. No need to figure out which parental controls manage which device best! Pinwheel's custom-built system gives you the proper tool to teach your child healthy tech habits from day one.
This Pinwheel app provides access to our Caregiver Portal. The Caregiver Portal give you the power to configure and control a Pinwheel smartphone for your child. The phone and the app work hand-in-hand to let your kid establish a healthy relationship with technology.
In this app, you can:
- **Safelist contacts.** You approve every contact the Pinwheel phone can call or text, and you can schedule when those contacts are available each day. No strangers, no spam calls, no texting friends all night.
- **Enable apps.** No app store on the Pinwheel phone **keeps app choices in your hands**, not your child's. The curated app library makes it easy to choose useful, healthy apps for your child. No social media, no addictive games, not internet browsing, no mindless consumption.
- **Schedule Permissions.** Our Days/Modes calendar lets you choose which contacts and apps are available at what times of day. No texting friends during school, no staying up late using apps. You choose what they can do during different times of day. No need to constantly remind them what is and isn't ok. **Pinwheel helps them develop healthy boundaries around technology use, without the drama**.
- **Create Routines.** Help your child learn to be more independent and responsible with Pinwheel's fully-customizable checklists. A morning routine to make sure they're ready for school on time, with teeth brushed and backpack in hand. A bedtime routine for evening peace. Routines for chores, for music practice, for anything you'd like your kid to do without you telling them for the millionth time. Gold stars and confetti help them celebrate their daily wins and nurture good habits as they *ask* to stay on track.
- **Parent Them Well.** Live Status shows you the location of the phone. Text message monitoring allows you to supervise and coach them on appropriate communication.
Download the Caregiver Portal app today to explore the parental controls for free! Visit our website to purchase a phone for your child, and put the controls to use.
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**Pinwheel Subscription Pricing**
This Pinwheel Caregiver Portal app is a companion app to Pinwheel phones. It does not work with other phones. You are welcome to explore the app for free! To use with a Pinwheel phone, the app is $29.99 per month including Pinwheel Wireless plan (unlimited talk and text with 5GB high speed data), or $17.99 per month if you choose your own cellular carrier. Save 15% if you purchase multiple devices.
See more information and purchase Pinwheel phones on our website: https://www.pinwheel.com
**Cellular Plans**
Pinwheel phones are unlocked devices, which allow you to choose Pinwheel Wireless, or a cellular plan from major networks and providers.
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**Need Help?**
If you have any questions, need help with Pinwheel, or want to provide feedback, please contact our Customer Care Team: support@pinwheel.com
I’m incredibly thankful there’s an option to introduce my kids to cell phones in a way that is safe and manageable. Pinwheel has so many great features that let parents be in control of what their kids can access. They continue to provide new features and listen to customer feedback to make sure the experience is what parents and kids are looking for. The AI feature is a great way for kids to ask the questions they have rather than asking Google and have the whole internet available for an answer. The contact controls and image sharing options are also a great way to help keep kids safe and gradually give them more freedom.
Parents Best Friend!
Momlife_5
I am so happy that I happened across a post about the Pinwheel phone and app. We were looking for a phone for our 8 year old but we did not want any access to social media or adds or any way for creeps to get ahold of him! Pinwheel offers a smart phone that has no adds, no access to social media, no way for creeps or scammers to call your child, and my favorite … the tracker. I am not very technologically savvy so the set up ended up being kind of a hassle for me but for most users I know it will be easy, also the schedule set up on the app has been extremely hard for me to navigate which again … is probably a me problem. With the couple of technical issues I did have I will say that the customer service is great! Very knowledgeable and friendly staff. Also looking into prices… this is an extremely affordable option quite similar to just adding them to your phone plan…. Which was also an option.
This app is horrible
hffjllpfx
The app doesn’t let YOU the parent choose what is ok to have on YOUR child’s phone. The location tracker is absolutely garbage. It never changes. And now that I stopped paying for the app ALL OF A SUDDEN I’m getting notifications of my child’s location that I never got before. Mind you. It’s FALSE notifications. I don’t pay for the app and my child is 10… what do you mean they left at one in the morning and a second later they arrived home. I’ve been getting multiple notifications like this. This is just a tactic to get me to pay for the app and it’s disgusting. What if I had a teenager and I’m getting false notifications of them “leaving” at three in the morning?! I should sue for them doing such a disgusting tactic to get me to pay for the parent app again. There’s multiple reviews about how bad this app is yet they have such a high rating. Most likely are fake reviews it’s frustrating for other parents as well getting this kid safe phone.
Watch for 9 year old
chitowngirl25
We have been using the Pinwheel watch for my daughter for a couple of months. We get to use the Caregiver Portal to control when she is able to utilize certain apps on it, which we like. There are a few fun games on the watch and she enjoys being able to text us after school or from practice when needed. The only downside to the watch is the battery life. By 6pm, the battery is just about dead and we can no longer use it. If we dont remember to charge it everyday, then she doesn't get to wear it for school the next day. Otherwise, for daily use and for being able to locate her via GPS tracking and texting, it is a good and safe watch that she likes being able to see the time on and track her steps.
Bug fixes
Version 1.6.2
The developer, Pinwheel, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
Firepit Inc
Size
17.3 MB
Category
Lifestyle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
