Art Gate locks the apps you choose until your child answers a few quick, age‑perfect art questions. Color, shape and craft first — screen time second.
Iris the penguin cheers kids on through every challenge — celebrating wins, encouraging the tricky ones, and making practice feel like play, not a chore.
Pick the exact apps and categories that stay blocked until the art challenge is complete. The lock holds even when Art Gate is closed.
Set how long screen time lasts. Apps unlock when the challenge is done and re‑lock automatically when the timer runs out.
See accuracy by topic, daily streaks, most‑missed questions, and earned reward badges — all in the parent dashboard.
Five tiers from ages 5 to 13+. Color mixing and shapes come first; the elements of art, composition and art history unlock as your child grows.
No ads, no trackers, no accounts. Everything stays on your device. We never collect or sell your family's data.
Create a profile for each child with their own difficulty, time limits, and progress — switch in a tap.
Every question is written for the age that gets it. Five‑year‑olds are asked what two paints make green; teenagers are asked about negative space and Hokusai.
Primaries, secondaries, warm and cool, tints and shades.
Line, shape, form, texture, value and space.
Brushes, clay, collage, printmaking and how to care for them.
Balance, pattern, focal points and leading lines.
From Hokusai and the Benin bronzes to Gutai and Wifredo Lam.
Art History opens at age 9 — recognizing that blue and yellow make green comes first.
Create your child's profile, choose the apps to lock, and set the difficulty and unlock time. Settings are protected by Face ID.
When your child wants their apps, Iris gives them a short set of art questions. Get them right, earn the screen time.
When the timer ends, apps re‑lock automatically. A quick new challenge unlocks them again. Practice becomes a daily habit.
Art Gate is free to set up. Pick the plan that suits your family — cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time purchase.
Art Gate is coming to the App Store. Built for iPhone & iPad.
Requires iOS 16.4 or later · Screen Time permission