SkieHow do I make a tablet for study during the week and play at weekends?
Use windows. Set a study window on weekdays with only learning apps, and a looser window for weekends and evenings with games or video. Skie switches the allowed apps by day and time on its own, so the same tablet is a study tool at four and a play device on Saturday.
A tablet that is good for both study and play needs different rules at different times. Taking apps off and on by hand is tiring. Windows do it for you.
In the dashboard, create a window with days, a start time, an end time and its allowed apps. For weekdays, a study window from after school until dinner with reading apps, a calculator and a dictionary. For weekends, a play window with games and video. A night window overnight with nothing. The first matching window wins, so order them from most specific to least.
The tablet changes on its own. Your child sees the home screen shift as the hour arrives. Since rules are stored on the device, a dropped Wi-Fi connection does not stop it. Date and time are locked to automatic, so changing the clock does nothing.
Skie does not set daily screen time limits, per-app limits or screen time reports yet. The team is working on them. A window gives a firm end to play, and remote lock gives a stop whenever you want one.
For exams, swap to a stricter list for a few weeks.
Tip: keep the study window short and clear, and make the first play window a reward your child can see coming. A tablet with a predictable rhythm causes fewer arguments than one with a sudden no.