If you share your phone & tablet with your kids then you definitely need to read about this cool new app for Eddy Paddy. We all have instances when our kids accidentally land up on videos or our mailbox and send out random messages. Ofcourse there are enough apps to restrict time on your kids phone/tablet or play phone sheriff but few good ones that create multiple identities on the device and restrict usage and even track progress. We were introduced to Eddy Paddy by their Founders and got 3 dads to review this app, available on Google Play store for us. Top Features:
- Individual profiles for kids and adults where the kids cannot access anything that they should not that includes text messages, answer phone calls, use apps that you use or access apps that you would not want him to
- It also restricts time of usage
- Recommended age appropriate apps and videos to keep the kids entertained
- Healthy and limited usage of device which is monitored by the parents as and when required
- Easy usage making the use more child friendly and easy for them to navigate.
- Helpful Insights are given to parents to know their child's learning progress through games and activities.
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I have to agree that there is no denying that technology for learning is important in today's times and if you do carry your tablets/phones while traveling, or a dinner and cant seem to monitor the phone then this works brilliantly. Eddypaddy aims to educate young minds by bringing out their creativity in a fun and entertaining safe environment. Parents Speak 1. Amit Jhaveri, father to 5 year old Vivaan said, "The advantage is I can switch this on every time I hand him my phone. He can't exit unless I enter the pattern.Their recommendations are also pretty good on the apps and games" 2. Ajay Sharma, father to 6 year old Vihaa said, "Ofcourse the app is great for kids and I am glad that you introduced me to something like this but the biggest advantage I have is that given that me and my wife are both working, it restricts that usage of the device by the nanny too. We often saw her accessing facebook, photos and other apps on our device. Now I know there is no way she can access all that information." 3. Rohit Ghosla, father to 4 year old Shlok said, "My son does not understand the concept of time up and this has helped me tremendously to solve that. Additionally he feels a sense of responsibility when I tell him this Shlok's section and this is Papa's section. Also when my kid plays with the tablet I get so many glares from other parents who probably think that he is not learning anything but the fact is after seeing him progress in so many lateral thinking games I do believe that he is learning something constructive." To understand how it works better, view their demo video below: What we liked:
- Unlike most other apps that create a safe sandbox for kids, this app was more comprehensive and child friendly.
- Its equally easy to use on a phone as well as a tablet
- Parents can monitor which sites their kids are viewing and they can even add some of their favourite sites by just adding the url.
- There is an option to keep the phone unavailable so that kids don't answer your important calls
- All the websites and videos can be categorized into educational, creative and entertainment.
- Kids cannot leave the safe mode as it is protected by an exit pattern set by the parents.
This app is perfect for any android device but is not supported on iOS devices. We hope its only a matter of time that apps like these are available for iOS devices Price: Rs 308.65/- only. To download, go here Website: apps.eddypaddy.
