Brainy Break
For children aged 2 and up

Little learning breaks, built into screen time.

Choose the apps and set the timer. Brainy Break pauses them for a few questions suited to your child’s age, then lets them carry on.

Get Brainy Break See how it works

Try ten breaks free. Unlock for £14.99, once. No subscription.

  • Free to download
  • No account
  • No adverts
  • Child profiles stay private
  • Works offline

Made for iPhone and iPad.

Time for a
Brainy Break

Screens shown on iOS and iPadOS 26.5 or later. Requires iOS or iPadOS 17.4+. On earlier supported versions, children open Brainy Break themselves when their apps pause.

Three steps, then you can forget about it

Set it up once on the device they use. Brainy Break sits quietly in the background and only ever interrupts when the time you chose has run out.

  1. 1You set the limit and a PIN
  2. 2Time’s up, the screen pauses
  3. 3A few problems, then carry on

A little look inside

Swipe or scroll to explore all 10 screens.

  1. Apps pause. Learning begins. A few age-appropriate problems, then back to what they love. The real Brainy Break start screen, shown on iOS or iPadOS 26.5 or later.
  2. Five little problems. Counting, sums and spelling chosen for Eva’s age. She is counting six apples in the third activity of her break.
  3. Then back to their fun. Five problems finished. The Nice work screen confirms another ten minutes unlocked.
  4. Start with their own profile. Add Eva’s name, birth month and year, and her own colour.
  5. You choose the rhythm. Five problems after ten minutes of app use, with controls to change either any time.
  6. Numbers. Words. A little variety. Real activities show 3 + 4 and spelling APPLE using letter tiles.
  7. A little easier. Or harder. Settings let a parent choose Easier, Default or Harder for each profile.
  8. Make breaks fit your day. The schedule shows weekdays selected from 17:00 to 18:00.
  9. Set a limit for the day. One hour selected for paused apps while Brainy Break is on. The limit applies separately to each device.
  10. Their own pace. Their own profile. Eva and Milo each have their own activities, timing and difficulty.
Get Brainy Break

Screens shown on iOS and iPadOS 26.5 or later. Requires iOS or iPadOS 17.4+. On earlier supported versions, children open Brainy Break themselves when their apps pause.

Grows with them

The right challenge for your child

Over 2,000 activities across five age groups, from matching colours to sums and spelling. Choose your child’s age and Brainy Break picks questions for them.

Informed by England’s early years and primary curriculum.

  • Ages 2–3

    Colours and shapes

    Tap the matching colour. Drag the shape home. No reading needed.

  • Ages 4–5

    Counting

    How many apples? Count them and tap the number. Some breaks are a line to trace instead.

  • Ages 6–7

    Adding and spelling

    Adding to twenty, the 2, 5 and 10 times tables, and words from the Year 1 and 2 spelling lists.

  • Ages 8–9

    Times tables and spelling

    Tables to 12 × 12, and spellings from the Year 3 and 4 list. Answers typed in.

  • Ages 10+

    Harder sums, longer words

    Two-digit multiplying, bigger addition, and spellings from the Year 5 and 6 list.

For grown-ups

Made for the moment you hand it over

Set the boundaries that work for your family, with small chances to think, practise and explore along the way.

  • Not a test

    A wrong answer says Not quite — try again. Nothing is scored, counted or compared.

  • One PIN, chosen by you

    Four digits. The same PIN opens settings, switches child, and waves a break through when the moment calls for it.

  • One profile per child

    Each child gets their own name, age and colour. Profiles stay in sync across iPhones and iPads using the same Apple Account, with iCloud on.

  • All your family’s devices

    One payment covers all your family’s iPhones and iPads. No device limit, and no extra charge for another child.

Fits your family’s routine

Automatic schedules
Choose the days and times for each device. Brainy Break switches on and off when the device is next used after those times. Your PIN lets you change plans.
Adjustable difficulty
Easier, Default or Harder, chosen by you for each child. Start gently, with room to try more when they’re ready.
Brainy Break’s schedule settings, with Monday to Friday selected and times set from 16:00 to 19:00.
A weekday routine, set in the app.

From our family to yours

We’re Allana, Guy and David — two parents and an uncle, and the family behind My Little Lovely Technology.

We built Brainy Break for the children we love, to make room for learning in the screen time they enjoy.

Read our story
Allana, co-founder of Brainy Break
Allana
Guy, co-founder of Brainy Break
Guy
David, co-founder of Brainy Break
David

Our mission

We use technology to enrich the lives of children everywhere, educating and inspiring them to be the best they can be.

Try ten breaks free.

Unlock for £14.99, once. No subscription.

Every child gets their own profile. All your family’s iPhones and iPads are covered, with no device limit.

Download on the App Store What it does, and doesn’t, do

Free to download, with ten free breaks for your family to try. After that, your profiles and settings stay in place. Pay once to keep using Brainy Break for as long as the app is available. No recurring payments. The App Store shows the final price for your region.

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