StoreGate
The Play Store switch Family Link is missing.
StoreGate keeps the Google Play Store closed on a kid's Android tablet during the times you choose, and lets you lock or unlock it from your own phone.
Set the lock times
School hours, homework, bedtime. Several blocks per day, behind a parent PIN.
Link your phone
Sign in with Google on your phone, then join the tablet with a short code.
Lock or unlock anytime
One tap on your phone. The tablet follows within seconds and goes back to the schedule when you say so.
Works alongside Family Link
Family Link handles screen time and app approvals, but it cannot close the Play Store itself, so kids can still browse it during school time. StoreGate does just that one thing. It uses an Android accessibility service that only watches the Play Store: when the store opens during a lock time, the tablet goes back to the home screen.
Private by design
No ads, no analytics, nothing sold. The schedule and PIN stay on the tablet. If you link a parent phone, only what is needed to show the tablet's lock state is synced. Read the privacy policy.