NEW · OCTOBER 2026
Phones that wind down overnight
How it works across the day
1 BEFORE
A heads-up, not a surprise
A notification before Bedtime starts, so they have plenty of time to wrap things up.
2 AT BEDTIME
What pauses
We tell them exactly which apps and communications pause, in plain terms.
3 OVERNIGHT
What still works
We're clear about what they can still do - emergency calls, plus anything else that stays on.
4 MORNING
Back to normal
A quiet nudge lets them know everything is back to normal.
Told why, every time
If something is paused at bedtime, the app says so and explains why.
Set it once, adjust when needed
Set schedules and handle one-off changes
Getting started with Bedtime
Do I need to do anything?
No. The platform will update automatically.
FAQ
Will Voop work across our teams and shifts?
Yes. Voop is built for care teams. Any caregiver on the team can manage a child's phone remotely, so children get the same protections from every caregiver, on every shift. Every change is recorded in a shared audit log.
What is Therapeutic Digital Safety?
Therapeutic Digital Safety is Voop’s approach to keeping youth in foster care safe online without surveillance, and without putting caregivers in conflict with them. Protections are agreed with each child and their care team, children can see their settings on their own phone, and Voop never reads their messages or records their calls. It’s digital safety built on trust: in workshops in the UK before launch, all but one of 19 children in care agreed they would be happy to use a Voop phone (Kids Industries, 2025).
How does Voop make homes calmer?
With Bedtime, phones automatically reduce distractions, so caregivers never have to confiscate them. That removes a common source of daily caregiver-youth conflict, and everyone sleeps better.
Can't children just get around it?
Youth in foster care often know how to remove parental control apps. Voop's protections are built into the phone and its connection, so they can't be deleted or switched off, on Wi-Fi or cellular data. No technology can stop a child finding another phone, but because young people are involved in agreeing their protections, they have less reason to look for one.
How is Voop different from parental control apps?
Parental control apps are built for families. Youth in foster care have a whole team around them, and more complex safety needs. Voop is built for that: protections that can’t be switched off, the same care from every caregiver on every shift, a shared record of every change, temporary location sharing if a child is reported missing, and no surveillance. Voop never reads messages or records calls.
