Your kid wants TikTok.
Make them earn it.
A small device plugs between your router and your Wi-Fi. You text it like a friend. It turns every screen in your house into something your kid has to earn.
Founding price $249/year — locked in for life. Ships when your batch is ready.
By age 12, your kid will have spent more hours on short-form video than in a classroom.
The platforms aren't fighting for your kid's attention. They already have it. They're fighting for the next hour.
One device. One text thread. Every screen in your house.
Plug it in
A small device sits between your ISP box and your Wi-Fi (eero, Nest, Orbi, anything). 90 seconds. No app to install on your kid's devices.
Text it like a friend
Send rules in plain English. Braintech understands the kid, the device, the app, and what counts as "earning it."
Your kid learns to unlock screens
Braintech serves the lesson, grades the answer, and only unlocks the app when your kid actually engaged. No timers. No nagging.
Screen time becomes time with the world's best teachers.
Braintech turns the apps your kids beg for into a doorway. To unlock them, they spend a few minutes with world-class learning — a TED talk, a Khan Academy lesson, a National Geographic documentary. Curiosity in, brainrot out.
Braintech directs kids to publicly available educational content. Names and marks belong to their respective owners and don't imply endorsement.
Real rules from real parents.
No dashboards. No checkboxes. Just text the rule you wish you could enforce.
“Prevent Maya's iPad from opening TikTok until she watches a TED talk and answers a few questions about it.”
“Liam can play Roblox tonight only after he reads 20 minutes of any book and tells me what happened.”
“Every YouTube session for the kids must start with one Khan Academy problem in their grade level.”
“Sofia wants Netflix. Make her practice 5 minutes of Spanish on Duolingo first. Spanish, not French.”
“Bedtime mode 9pm–7am for everyone except parents. Emergency calls still get through.”
“Saturday morning: cartoons OK until they finish their chores list. Ask them what they did.”
$249/year. Locked in for life.
We're building the first 1,000 devices in a single batch. Founding members get the device, the membership, and the price they join at — forever.
- The braintech device, shipped to you
- Unlimited rules across every screen in your home
- Up to 6 kids, named and personalized
- Direct line to the founders during the beta
- Founding price locked in at every renewal
After the first 1,000, pricing goes to $349/year.
What parents ask first.
Does this replace eero / Nest / my router?+
No. Braintech sits between your ISP box and your existing Wi-Fi router. Your network keeps working exactly as it does today — Braintech just supervises it.
Do I have to install anything on my kid's phone or iPad?+
No. Braintech works at the network level, so it covers every device that uses your home Wi-Fi — including your kid's friend's iPad when they come over.
What about cellular data?+
For phones with cellular plans, Braintech pairs with a lightweight profile (no app icon to delete). For tablets and consoles, the network layer is enough.
What does "earning it" actually look like?+
Whatever you text us. A TED talk + quiz. A Duolingo streak. A Khan Academy problem. Reading 20 minutes and summarizing it. We grade the engagement, not just the time.
When does it ship?+
We're taking founding reservations now. First batch ships when the first 1,000 spots are claimed. We'll text you with your batch date before charging anything.
Is this just screen time with extra steps?+
Screen time tells your kid "no." Braintech tells them "yes, after this." The fight stops being about the screen and starts being about whether they want it badly enough to do something smart for it. Different psychology.