Set up CuriOra Kids

What you’ll need

• Parent account — use the Parent app or website (phone or browser).
• A child profile already added on Parent (name and birth year).
• Your child’s Android phone with internet, and the CuriOra Kids app installed.

Step 1 — Parent: get a pairing code

1. Open Parent and select the child who will use this phone.
2. Go to Devices.
3. Tap Add device or Get pairing code.
4. Keep the 6-digit code on screen (it expires after a short time).

You can do this on the Parent website or the Parent mobile app—same family.

Step 2 — Kid phone: install CuriOra Kids

1. On the child’s phone, install CuriOra Kids from the store or your install link.
2. Open the app and follow the short welcome screens.

Step 3 — Allow the permissions that power limits

Kids will ask for a few Android permissions. They are how fair limits and blocking work. None of them are for ads or selling data.

• Accessibility (required for blocking) — lets CuriOra close or block apps when time is up.
• Usage access (required) — lets CuriOra see which apps were used and for how long, so budgets are fair.
• Notifications (recommended) — so the phone can wake up for rule updates and parent-approved extra time.
• Location (optional) — only if you want a last check-in style “last seen” for parents. It is not continuous spy tracking. You can skip this.

More detail: Why we ask for permissions.

Step 4 — Pair with the parent code

1. On Kids, choose to pair or enter a parent code.
2. Type the 6-digit code from Parent.
3. Wait until the app confirms the phone is linked to the child.

On Parent → Devices, you should see the phone listed for that child. Pull to refresh if it does not appear right away.

Step 5 — Set a simple plan for the day

1. In Parent, open the child’s limits or settings for entertainment / daily time.
2. Start with a calm daily budget you can keep (you can adjust later).
3. Optional: turn on study or bedtime windows when you’re ready.

You’re done when…

• The device shows on Parent under the right child.
• Kids has Accessibility and Usage access enabled.
• Opening a limited app after time is up is blocked (test with a short limit if you like).

If something fails

• Code expired — create a new pairing code on Parent.
• Wrong child — select the correct child on Parent before pairing.
• Limits not applying — re-check Accessibility and Usage Access in Android Settings for CuriOra Kids.