The screen-time fight
doesn't have to be yours.
Plug one little box between your router and your Wi-Fi. Text it your house rules. It handles every screen — phones, iPads, the lot — so you don't have to be the bad guy. Email = 10% off when you order.
- 30-day refund
- No app to install
- Cancel any time
You're tired of being the screen-time police.
Every “five more minutes” turns into another argument. Every app you trusted last year is a different one now. Apps to block apps, dashboards that need babysitting, kids who already know three workarounds.
You don't need another control panel. You need the fight to stop.
“The bit that surprised me most: I stopped being the bad guy at bedtime. The device says no. I just say ‘sure, what does Bri want?’”
I built Braintech because nothing else worked at my house.
I’m a parent and a tech person, in San Francisco. After losing three Sunday afternoons in a row to the same screen-time fight, I went looking for a fix and couldn’t find one. Apps kids delete. Routers that only block. Subscriptions that punish instead of teach.
So I built the thing I wanted: a little box on the home Wi-Fi that listens to a text. Network-level, because then it works on every screen and there’s nothing on the kid’s phone to delete. Earn-to-unlock, because saying no over and over is exhausting and saying “yes, after this” just… works.
— Alex, founder
One little box. Set up in 90 seconds.
It sits quietly between your internet and your Wi-Fi and looks after every screen in the house. Nothing to install on your kids' devices. If you can plug in a lamp, you can set this up.
One button to stop brainrot
Press it and every screen in the house goes brainrot-free at once — across all their devices — until you text Braintech to turn it back on. Dinner, homework, bedtime: handled.
The brain glows when a brain's at work
It lights up while your kid is learning or enjoying screen time they earned — and goes dark the rest of the time. A glance from across the room tells you what's happening.
One cable from your internet, one to your Wi-Fi. That's the whole install — your network keeps working exactly as it does today.
Plug it in
Two cables: one from your internet, one to your Wi-Fi (eero, Nest, any router). About 90 seconds — and nothing to install on your kids' phones or tablets.
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 earns it by learning
Braintech serves content that builds curiosity, skills, interests, and real knowledge — what matters most in the age of AI — and checks your kid genuinely engaged before the app opens. The screen becomes something they earn, not a button they tap. 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 for year one.
Device included.
Order today, plug it in when it arrives, and text Bri your house rules. Your subscription starts the day your device ships — 30-day refund, cancel any time before renewal.
Founding batch #1 ships August — 312 spots left.
- The braintech device, shipped to you
- Unlimited rules across every screen in your home
- Up to 6 kids, named and personalised
- Direct line to the team during your first month
- 30-day refund if it’s not for you
Bark Home blocks. Circle limits. Braintech is the only one that turns screen time into learning — and the only one with nothing on their phone to delete.
Order now
Device included. Ships in 4 weeks. Your subscription starts the day it’s in your hands.
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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.
What exactly happens when I order?+
Three things. (1) You pay $249 for year one — or $224 if you grabbed the 10% off code from your inbox. (2) Your device ships in founding batch #1, in August. (3) Your annual subscription starts the day your device is in your hands — not before. Full refund any time before it ships, and 30 days after.
What do you do with my family's data?+
We process your rules so Braintech can enforce them — nothing else. We don't sell browsing data. We don't run ads. Your kids' data is never used for marketing. Read the full privacy policy →
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.