An app called Young Minds wants to control parents on what they do on the Internet, as well as protect their children ‘privacy and teach them good online habits.
The startup was founded by Nino DivalidJ (illustrated), an entrepreneur and the mother of both the UK. DivalidJ told TechCrunch that the idea of young mind came from a conversation with colleagues, who also concerned about how they could protect their children, as well as allowing them to get access to the Internet, which he acknowledged, “You are very helpful in learning and searching with many people outside your communication zone.”
DivalidJ explained that the Young Minds, which would present the startup battlefield in TechCrunch disrupted 2025, has two versions: The Parent App and The Children App. The former subsequently gives specific control, to set up the screen time limit, reduce specific materials, but not the ability to monitor all communication on their children’s devices. San Francisco was disrupted from 27 to 29 October.
“We’re protected as a minimum basis,” said DivalidJ a phone call. “We need to make sure that anything for the young eye can reach them.”
However, the application is also designed to teach children why specific content is blocked or why something is identified as risky. DivalidJ said that the app detected potential harmful content and scan the use of their tablet or phone with AI as a flag, but the company does not save any user data. He said that parents can also use an application chatbot to educate themselves about the potential risks of certain sites or applications, he said.
Young Minds is available on Android. The iOS version will be launched next week, but DivalidJ admitted that due to iOS restrictions about what data applications can access from other applications, the version of Apple devices is somewhat different, though “Worksticks”.
“We store some information with the consent of the parents and analyze it,” he mentioned a job they use in iOS.
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In the case of the time control of the screen, the young minds can be set up to turn certain routines, as well as specific modes such as “Study Mode” allow only education applications such as Doolingo or “Wind Down Mode” that limit applications and usage that can interfere with their sleep. Parents can customize these modes depending on the needs of them and their kids.
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