For schools
A careful note for schools
Guby is for screen time that already happens at home, never for the classroom. Here's the honest version of whether it's worth mentioning to families.
Let's start with the worry, because it's the right one to have. A school recommending a phone app can look like a school encouraging screen time. So we want to be plain about what Guby is for, and where we think it does and doesn't belong.
"We don't want to encourage screen time"
Neither do we, honestly. Guby doesn't add a minute of screen time and it isn't a reward or an activity. It works in the background of the screen time that is already happening at home, on a parent's phone, and its only job is to keep that time a healthier distance from a young child's eyes.
Seen that way, recommending Guby to families isn't promoting screens. It's the same kind of whole-child care as a note about posture, sleep, or time outdoors, a small, practical thing parents can do with the reality they already live in.
Why this tends to come up
Parents of young children ask schools for guidance on screens constantly, and a school is a trusted voice on a topic where there is a lot of noise. Childhood short-sightedness is rising, and viewing distance is one of the few pieces a family can easily influence. A calm, optional suggestion can be genuinely helpful.
What Guby is, in a line
A free Android app for children roughly two to eight, where a gentle owl nudges the phone back when it comes too close to a child's face, working entirely on the device with nothing recorded. There's more on the how it works page.
If you did want to share it
The lightest touch is usually best: a line in a parent circular or class group, or a place on a "useful apps for home" list alongside other resources. No assembly, no push. Families who find it helpful will take it up, and those who don't, won't, which is exactly as it should be.
One thing we'd ask you not to do
Please don't install Guby on school tablets or shared classroom devices. It's built for a parent's personal phone at home, and putting it on school hardware would blur exactly the line we're all trying to keep clear. Its place is home screen time, not the classroom.
Get in touch
If you'd like to talk it through, or want a simple handout for parents, write to us at . We're a small team and we'll reply ourselves.