Let someone you trust hold the key

How it works

• In Settings, hand your iPhone to someone you trust. They choose a password of at least 6 characters that you don't know.
• You confirm with Face ID or your passcode, so nobody can set it without you.
• Choose what it protects: Bedtime lock, Quiet time, or both.
• While a protected lock is on, End early asks for the password.

What it doesn't do

Locks still end on time on their own, and calls always work. The password never stops your alarm ringing and never replaces your tag: it only guards ending a lock early.

You can't change or remove the password while a protected lock is on.

Wrong guesses

After three wrong tries, Scamper makes you wait 30 seconds, then longer after each miss, up to 15 minutes.

If it can't be read

If the stored password can't be read, for example after moving to a new iPhone, End early falls back to the three steps, so you're never stuck.

Stored safely

Scamper never stores the password itself, only a salted PBKDF2 hash, kept in this iPhone's Keychain. It isn't synced to iCloud or sent anywhere, and we never see it.

The honest bit

You can always take Screen Time access away from Scamper in the iPhone Settings app, which switches every lock off at once, and changing your iPhone's clock can end a lock early. This is a promise to someone you trust, not a cage.