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First smartphone

Their first phone is a big step.

FirstPhone helps you set the rules, configure the phone, and give your child more independence as they're ready for it.

Is My Child Ready?See How FirstPhone Works

A plan, not a monitor.

FirstPhone does not read messages, track location history, or watch social media. It helps your family decide what the phone is for, then shows you how to set it up.

  1. 1Readiness check
  2. 2Family agreement
  3. 3iPhone setup
  4. 430- and 90-day reviews

A phone contract isn't enough.

Are they ready?

Understand where your child may need guidance before the phone arrives.

Set the rules.

Create expectations that fit your family, including what you will do as parents.

Configure the phone.

Match iPhone settings to the choices you already made.

Let them grow.

Increase independence as responsibility grows, on a date you choose.

Meet the Independence Ladder

Every family starts at a level. The level suggests defaults. You can change any of them.

  1. 1

    Level 1: Starter

    Communication and safety

    The phone is mainly for reaching family, getting home, and learning how to take care of a device.

  2. 2

    Level 2: Connected

    Basic digital participation

    A few approved ways to talk with friends, plus music and selected games, with social media still off.

  3. 3

    Level 3: Explorer

    More room to practice judgment

    Browser, YouTube, and more app categories can open up after the first responsibilities are going well.

  4. 4

    Level 4: Social

    Selected social platforms

    Social apps are considered one at a time. Allowing one platform does not allow the rest.

  5. 5

    Level 5: Independent

    The teen manages more of the phone

    Family expectations remain. Technical restrictions do less of the work, and the teen practices running their own digital life.

Built around trust, not surveillance.

Digital independence should be earned progressively rather than granted all at once or controlled indefinitely. Parents explain rules. Children are not punished simply for coming forward with a safety concern.

Rules should evolve. A starting setup can be narrow. The 30- and 90-day reviews ask whether it still fits. FirstPhone will not change a restriction unless you do.

FirstPhone Complete

$49

One-time purchase. One family. More than one child.

  • Detailed readiness report and family rules
  • Agreement you can edit, sign, and download
  • iPhone setup checklist matched to your plan
  • 30-day plan, plus 30- and 90-day reviews

Coming soon: ongoing Digital Independence Reviews.

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