Screen time they earn by reading.
Kids read a real book, snap a page, answer a quick quiz and earn minutes for their tablet, console or TV. You set the rates. BookHero keeps score.
Four steps. Zero arguments.
Read
Pick any book from the shelf and tap start. Real paper, no distractions.
Snap
When they finish, they photograph the last page. We use it for the quiz, then it’s gone.
Quiz
Three quick questions about what they just read. Getting them right earns bonus tokens.
Play
Tokens turn into minutes of screen time. The countdown warns them before it ends.
Big buttons. Loud wins.
- Tokens, streaks and celebrations that feel earned
- Read or play: one tap, that’s it
- Works for a 6-year-old, no instructions to read
A calm window, not a watchtower.
- See who’s reading or playing right now
- You decide what a minute of screen time costs
- Give or deduct tokens, and review odd sessions before they credit
Made for kids. Built with care.
We ask for the minimum and keep even less. Page photos exist only to make the quiz.
How we handle dataNo personal data from kids
Just a name, birth year, avatar and an optional PIN.
Photos aren’t kept
Pages are used for the quiz and discarded when the session ends.
PIN-locked parent mode
Parents switch in with a PIN or fingerprint. Kids can’t change the rules.
Supervised or trusted
Review each session before tokens land, or let them credit straight away.
Free to start.
Download BookHero on Google Play and set up your family in two minutes. iPhone version coming soon.
See what’s included- Whole family, up to four kids
- Kid mode and parent mode
- English, Spanish and Catalan
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Screen time as a reading reward, without the nightly fight
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