Set up once.
Check it together.

1. Have both devices with you.

• Install TenMore on the parent’s and child’s iPhone or iPad, with iOS or iPadOS 18 or later on both.
• Set up Apple Family Sharing first, with the adults and the child in the same family group.[1]
• Keep each device signed in to its own Apple Account for iCloud. Have the Apple Account passwords handy in case iCloud asks you to sign in again.
• Know your Screen Time passcode, and keep the child’s device nearby.

2. Pair each child device.

1. Start on the parent device and show the household QR code.
2. Scan it with Camera on the child device, accept Apple’s invitation, then return to TenMore to finish setup.
3. Approve Screen Time access when prompted.
4. For the next child, generate a new QR code. Each QR code adds one child.

To add or reconnect a device later, open TenMore on the parent device and choose Generate QR code in Household.

3. Choose apps on the child’s device.

Make app choices in TenMore on the child’s device—iOS does not let a parent choose them remotely. Apps and categories you don’t choose stay available in TenMore.

• Start with categories, then fine-tune. Pick whole categories, such as games or entertainment, rather than picking every app separately. Select the category itself, not just individual apps inside it. Select categories one at a time and check which apps are included.
• Keep essentials available. Leave schoolwork, accessibility tools, and ways to contact you outside your choices as needed.
• Lock the child’s settings when you’re done, so changes need your passcode.

4. Schedule when apps are available.

In Routines, choose a window when managed apps can be used—for example, an agreed after-school period. Managed apps are available during that window, not blocked during it. Outside it, TenMore manages them. Schedule the window to end before the time you want to protect, such as bedtime.

Once applied, routines run on the child’s device without anyone needing to open TenMore. Start with one routine and check that its start and end do what you expect.

5. Add Apple’s daily budgets only where you need them.

Use TenMore to decide when your selected categories are available. Add an Apple Screen Time budget only when something needs its own daily allowance. In iOS and iPadOS 27’s upgraded family controls, these are Time Allowances. In older menus, they are App Limits.[3][4] For example, TenMore can provide an after-school games window while Apple sets a shorter daily allowance for games.

After updating to version 27: Apple’s new family setup walks you through Time Allowances for Entertainment, Games, and Social Media and a daily Screen Time Schedule (which replaces Downtime).[2] If an app stays unavailable unexpectedly, check those first. See Apple’s schedule and budget steps.

6. Give more time—and confirm it applied.

From the parent device, use Give more time or Set end time for a one-off exception, or Wind down now to end access right away.

• Check Applies to first. Make sure the change targets the intended child devices.
• Wait for confirmation. Sending or waiting is not the same as applied: a remote change needs to reach the child’s device. If a change stays pending, check connectivity and open TenMore on the child device before relying on it.
• Handle asks. Your child can tap Ask for more time. Approving gives time to the child who asked; Not now declines. Turn on notifications on the parent device so asks reach you.

7. Check it together.

Our suggested check, with both devices online:

• Try a short extra-time allowance. Wait for confirmation, open a managed app on the child device, and check that it becomes unavailable when the allowance ends outside a routine window.
• Watch one routine start and end. Confirm managed apps open during the window and stop after it.
• Send a test ask. Confirm it reaches the parent device and the answer reaches the child.
• Check essentials. Verify that apps you left available, such as school, accessibility, and ways to reach you, still work.
• Explain the rule before using it. Show your child what happens when time ends and how to ask for more. Explain what you will consider, and when the answer will be “Not now.” Be clear that this is a boundary, not secret monitoring.

Next, try a simple family agreement and ideas for calmer transitions. Need help? Contact us.