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# Can ScreenCoach Reward Specific App Use, Like Educational Apps?


|| ScreenCoach can encourage your child to use specific apps, including educational apps, with some limitations.

Here's a breakdown of current features and future plans:

**Current Functionality:**

| Educational App Mode: Create a mode specifically for educational apps. This restricts access to only chosen educational apps you approve of.  

Here is an example:  
1. First, Create an App Category named - Educational Apps (Go to Settings - App Categories and create one) 
2. Add all the apps you want under this category.  
3. Go to Settings > Manage Modes, create a mode named: Study Mode/Education Mode  
4. Assign the mode to the users you want this mode to be used by.  
5. Set up the time interval of the mode - From what time to what time in a day the mode is accessible.  
6. Once the mode is created, under Apps - Choose to allow only certain Apps - Choose the App Category you just created for Educational Apps.  

| App Category Mode (For broader use): You can also create a more general App Category mode that restricts access to any chosen category of apps, not just educational ones.  

1. **Time Discounts:** Set either of these modes to be "free" (Time multiplier = 0) so time spent using the apps in that mode doesn't count towards their screen time allowance.  (e.g., 30 minutes in this mode counts as zero time used)  
2. **Rewarding by Setting up Activities for Specific Apps:** Set up activities in ScreenCoach that reward tokens for using specific apps, like educational apps, for a set time.  For example, 30 minutes on a drawing app could earn them tokens.  
3. **Manual or Automatic Token Approval:** Choose whether completing activities automatically awards tokens (for trusted children) or requires your approval.


**Limitations:**

* **ScreenCoach doesn't directly track app activity:**  The App Category modes only limit access to approved apps, it doesn't track what your child does within them.  
* **Potential for "fake" activity:**  A child could leave the approved mode open without actively using the app.

**Future Developments:**

* **Integration with Apps:** ScreenCoach is working on integrating with various apps, including educational apps, to directly recognise achievements and award tokens. However, this feature is still under development.

**Alternative with App Reports:**

* **Track App Reports:** Some apps, including educational apps, send parents usage reports or achievement emails. You can use these reports as a basis for manually rewarding your child with tokens in ScreenCoach.

**Overall:**

While ScreenCoach can't directly track specific app activity yet, there are workarounds and future plans for deeper integration with various apps. This way, you can create a system that rewards your child for using the apps you find most beneficial, like educational apps.