Stop fighting about screen time
Same Rules is the screen-time app where parents and kids both earn their minutes. Same deal, same effort, no asterisks.
How it works
Download Same Rules together
You and your child both download the Same Rules app.
Earn minutes with push-ups
The camera verifies push-ups, which translate to screen time.
Earn time before you scroll
The app blocks you from scrolling social media until you earn the time.
The science backs it up
Fair rules work better when everyone follows them.
Screen-time plans are easier to stand behind when adults follow them too. A parent's own device use around their child is associated with the child's screen use - modeling appears to matter.¹
Kids who help shape household rules - rather than just receive them - show stronger prosocial functioning at every age group studied.²
How rules are communicated matters as much as what they say. Framing screen time as something earned - rather than taken away - is associated with less controlling-feeling parenting.³
1 Nagata JM et al. (2025). Parental screen use and adolescent screen use: findings from the ABCD Study. Pediatric Research. Cross-sectional; association only.
2 Kroshus-Havril E, Steiner RJ, Christakis DA. (2024). Child involvement in screen-time rule-making and prosocial functioning. Preventive Medicine Reports.
3 Young KS, Tully M. (2022). Autonomy-supportive versus controlling parental screen-time communication. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.
None of these studies test Same Rules specifically. Citing them is honest context, not proof of outcome.
Lifetime access for $5
A one-time founding offer for early supporters. If Same Rules ships, your pair is covered - no subscriptions, no surprise charges.
Founding memberships: - of 50 claimed
Capped at 50 completed purchases or public launch, whichever comes first.
- One-time purchase, no renewal, no recurring charge.
- Covers one nontransferable parent–kid pair.
- Valid for the app's commercial operating lifetime.
- Parent or legal guardian must complete checkout and attest they are 18 or older.
- A teen cannot complete checkout - this purchase is adult-only.
Checkout (Stripe, age verification, entitlement) coming soon. Submitting will be live before memberships close.
This is a one-time founding offer distinct from how Same Rules will eventually be priced. Regular pricing has not been set - we won't invent a number. If you buy a Founding membership now, you are not owed a discount against future pricing; you're covered for the app's operating lifetime.
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