Messages and photos
Review a message together, discuss a reply and cover private details in photos. Safe Keyboard does not read SMS or other chat apps. Safe Camera helps review photos, but cannot detect everything.
Help with messagesView all appsHelp your child online
Find free apps, guides and conversation cards that children and adults can use together. Look through a message and think about how to reply, talk about who should see a photo, or agree when to stop playing. Schools and other education settings can also use our activities and materials on digital literacy and AI. We visit students, parents and staff with talks and workshops too.
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Gaming and screen time
Agree on playtime, plan breaks and find activities away from screens. In the web test, you enter usage yourselves. App Blocker saves rules and schedules, but does not block other apps on the phone.
Help with gamingView all appsProfiles and AI
Compare public profile links and your own observations. A matching username does not verify identity. AI Check highlights clues to investigate, but cannot prove AI use.
About Profile CheckView all appsArticles and guides
Read about children’s and teenagers’ lives online. Find advice for a first profile, the class chat and the agreements you make at home.
Article
Before the first profile
Explore the app and its privacy settings together before your child creates a profile.
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Article
Group chats that include everyone
Talk about the tone in the chat and what to do when someone is left out.
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Guide
Getting started with a first phone
Choose apps, review their settings and agree on who your child can ask for help.
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Digital literacy in the classroom
For schools and institutions
We visit students, parents and staff with talks and workshops about messages, photos, gaming and AI. We plan the content with you and bring examples and activities that suit the group.
- Talks and workshops
- Worksheets and conversation cards
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About our workshops
We bring messages, photos, gaming and AI into the classroom. We adapt the activities to the group’s age and the questions you want to explore.
Digital literacyTeaching materialsAsk about a visitContactAbout Sprout Guard
Sprout Guard makes free apps and guides for children and adults to use together.
The apps help you look at the details, but they cannot determine whether everything online is safe. Talk about which adult your child can turn to when something is difficult.
Get started
- Choose an app that fits what you need.
- Create an account or sign in to My apps, then choose your apps.
- Use a guide for a situation your child recognises.
Try the apps
Try all eleven apps free in your browser. Add them to your device one at a time.
Saved information and parent codes from an earlier test stay at the old address.
Your account saves app shortcuts. Budget messages can be shared with a linked parent account. Parent codes and chat access are separate from the account.
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