# StarterPhone

> Lock a phone to calls & texts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6785151229](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6785151229)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6785151229`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vikram Joshi
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Version:** 1.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29
- **First published:** 2026-06-29
- **Size:** 1.48 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/starterphone/id6785151229)
- **Website:** [https://starterphone.vercel.app](https://starterphone.vercel.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://starterphone.vercel.app/privacy](https://starterphone.vercel.app/privacy)

## Description

Turn the iPhone your child already has into a simple starter phone: calling and texting, without the apps, social media, and browsing they are not ready for. No new device, no extra phone plan, no Apple ID for your kid.

HOW IT WORKS
- Set it up right on your child's phone in a few minutes.
- Choose which apps stay allowed. Everything else is shielded.
- Phone and Messages keep working so they can always reach you.
- Protect it with a parent passcode so it cannot be switched off.

BUILT TO BE HONEST
- It tells you the moment protection ever stops, instead of failing silently.
- Nothing leaves the device. No account. No tracking. No ads.
- A guided walkthrough helps you turn on Apple's built-in Assistive Access for an even simpler home screen, if you want it.

FREE FOREVER
- The starter-phone lock, the parent passcode, and the status alerts are free.

PRO
- Scheduled modes like School and Bedtime, approved-contacts-only, an activity log, and multiple children.

StarterPhone is a parental wellbeing tool. It limits apps using Apple's Screen Time technology; it does not collect or transmit your child's data. A determined teenager with the device can still factory-reset it, so StarterPhone is commitment help, not a guarantee.

Privacy Policy: https://starterphone.vercel.app/privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (a one-time lifetime option is also available). Your subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.

## Rankings

- #1,311,204 — Overall

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6785151229)