Frequently asked questions

Prompt is designed for parents of teens aged 12–16 who want a practical way to manage part of their teen’s screen time, while also supporting their learning through KS3 towards their GCSEs.

Prompt is set up across a parent’s and teen’s phones. It creates a small interruption in their screen time. That interruption creates a pause. Result? They put the phone down and do something else, or they answer the question and think for a few seconds before continuing. Either way, they stop scrolling.

Prompt is primarily a way for parents to help their teens improve their phone habits. Frequent interruptions encourage teens to reconsider their phone use. If they want to continue online, Prompt weaves in GCSE and KS3 learning moments as they go.

Not in the traditional sense. Prompt gives parents a practical way to manage part of their teen’s screen time, but it isn’t a blocking or surveillance app. It introduces brief learning interruptions into selected phone use, creating a pause rather than simply taking access away. It’s about reducing friction, giving parents and teens back control, and improving learning outcomes.

Families can agree a rhythm that works for them, of 1–5 questions every 5–15 minutes.

GCSE (ages 14–16): Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, English Literature, French, Spanish, Latin

KS3/Common Entrance (ages 12–14): Science, History, Geography, French, Spanish

Yes – subjects are chosen together with your teen (or you choose for them), and can be updated at any time.

Prompt’s content is created by qualified teachers and aligned with GCSE and KS3 learning.

They’ll see the correct answer, pause for a few seconds, then carry on with what they were doing.

It means questions come back around over time, rather than being asked once and forgotten, so knowledge has a chance to stick.

No – a parent downloads Prompt and activates on their teen’s phone, following simple in-app instructions in under 2 minutes.

Yes – that’s the recommended approach. Parents provide the framework, but choosing subjects and agreeing settings together with your teen gives them a say in how Prompt works for them. Parents can also set it up solo, but will need access to their teen’s device (unlocked).

Prompt currently works on iPhone.

Prompt is designed so that, once it’s set up, your teen can’t remove it without parental agreement.

As a parent, you choose which recreational apps to include. Prompt doesn’t interrupt essential apps like the phone – only the apps you select.

Yes – parents can see how often their child is answering a question, and their progress on their school work building up over time.

No. Prompt isn’t a traditional screen-time blocker. It creates interruptions during screen time to provide regular learning moments, rather than imposing a daily limit or switching the phone off.

Plenty of our teenage users have said that they use their phone less as a result of Prompt. Teenagers will inevitably spend less time scrolling as Prompt interrupts on a 5–15 minute basis. Almost all of our teen users have said they scroll less and know more as a result of using Prompt.

Possibly to begin with – it is an interruption, after all. But Prompt is designed as a small nudge, not a punishment, and agreeing the rhythm together can help it feel like something done with your teen, rather than to them. Our teens began to ask for new subjects and genuinely found it helpful when sitting their GCSEs.

Yes – one parent can have as many on their account as they wish.

Prompt is designed to support learning through quick, repeated questions that reinforce things your teen is already learning at school. Grades depend on many factors, including teaching, understanding, effort and exam technique, so we can’t promise a particular academic outcome. What Prompt can do is help make the most of the time a teen already spends on their phone.

7-day free trial, then £4.99/month or £50.00/year.

About the same as a bubble tea. But better for your teen.