TVGuard Parent: TV Screen Time

TVGuard is a parental control app for Android TV and Google TV. Pair your phone with the TVGuard app on your TV to manage kids' screen time, lock apps with a parent PIN, set bedtime schedules, create daily limits, and see app usage from your phone.

Built for families, TVGuard helps parents manage YouTube, games, streaming apps, the Play Store, and TV settings on a shared family TV.

How TVGuard works:
Install TVGuard on your phone, install TVGuard for TV on your Android TV or Google TV, then pair both devices. The TV app enforces the rules. The parent app lets you manage everything from your phone.

Features:
• App lock with parent PIN
• Full app blocking
• Bedtime schedules for the whole TV
• Per-app daily screen time limits
• Screen-time reports by app
• Live controls to lock, unlock, grant extra time, or re-lock one app
• Settings and Play Store guard
• Remote-friendly PIN screen on the TV
• Optional online access for control away from home

Local by default. No account required.
TVGuard does not require registration or a parent account. Local control works directly over your home Wi-Fi. If you enable online access with Pro, TVGuard uses an encrypted relay to pass commands and status between your own paired devices.

Private by design:
• No account or registration required
• Local control over home Wi-Fi by default
• Optional encrypted online access only when enabled
• No screen contents, messages, passwords, or personal files are read
• App usage is shown by app name only
• Parent PIN is protected on the TV

Free plan:
• 1 paired TV
• Lock up to 5 apps
• 1 bedtime schedule
• Today's screen time
• Supported by a small banner ad

TVGuard Pro:
• Unlimited paired TVs
• Unlimited locked apps
• Unlimited bedtime schedules
• Per-day schedules for weekdays and weekends
• Per-app daily screen time limits
• Full app blocking
• Week and month usage history
• Live controls
• Settings and Play Store guard
• Optional online access
• No ads

Perfect for:
• Parents managing kids' screen time
• Families with a shared Android TV or Google TV
• Locking YouTube, games, and streaming apps behind a PIN
• Enforcing bedtime, homework time, and family TV rules

TVGuard gives parents simple, practical control of the family TV without creating an account.