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Kid Mode

Kid Mode is a safe, simplified view for children ages 4-8.

For Parents And Guardians​

How To Enable Kid Mode​

  1. Open the mode selector pill in the header (or Profile → Experience).
  2. Choose Kid Mode.
  3. The first time you activate it, you'll be asked to set a PIN — see PIN Best Practices below.

Kid Mode shows a small lock icon next to it in the mode selector, since exiting requires the PIN once it's set.

What Your Child Can See​

  • Today's calendar events, in a simplified week strip with large, colorful cards. The week starts on the day you chose in your profile, and times follow your 12-hour or 24-hour setting.
  • Events that run over several days, shown on every one of those days and not just the first.
  • A short list of upcoming events, described in friendly terms ("Tomorrow!", "In 2 days") instead of raw dates.
  • A simple to-do list — task titles, a due date if there is one, and a checkbox.

Your child only sees events from the calendars you have switched on in your own calendar view. A calendar you have hidden there stays hidden in Kid Mode — including one that was created or shared after you last changed the selection. If PrimeCal cannot read your calendar selection when it opens, Kid Mode shows every calendar instead of none.

What Your Child Cannot Do​

  • Create, edit, or delete events or calendars.
  • Create or edit tasks — only mark an existing task as done.
  • See event descriptions, notes, or other event details beyond the title, time, and calendar.
  • Reach Search, notifications, the More menu, Settings, or any other part of PrimeCal — the Kid Mode shell replaces the normal navigation entirely.
  • Follow external links — none are rendered in Kid Mode.

How To Exit Kid Mode​

Tap Back to grown-up view at the bottom of the Kid Mode shell and enter the PIN. A correct PIN returns you to Production Mode immediately, and the bright Kid look is switched off with it.

If Something Goes Wrong​

  • If PrimeCal cannot reach the server while it opens on a device that was in Kid Mode, the device stays in Kid Mode instead of showing the normal app.
  • If the Kid calendar or to-do list hits an unexpected error, your child sees a small error note in its place. Back to grown-up view keeps working, so you can still leave Kid Mode with the PIN.

PIN Best Practices​

  • Use a PIN your child cannot guess. Avoid birthdays or the same digits repeated.
  • Change it if your child learns it.
  • Treat it as "hard for a small child to guess," not as a secret from every adult — anyone holding the device could see you type it.

What Happens On Too Many Wrong PIN Attempts​

PrimeCal slows down repeated incorrect attempts automatically, and locks PIN entry for 5 minutes after 5 wrong attempts in a row. You'll also get an email at your account's address so you know it happened.

For Kids (Read This Together)​

What you will see: your calendar with today's events, and your to-do list.

You can see events, but you can't change them. A grown-up needs to do that.

Checking off a task is the fun part — tap the circle next to a task when you finish it, and it moves down to "Things I did."

Best Practices​

  • Enable Kid Mode on a shared family device, not on a child's own device with a separate account.
  • Check which calendars are switched on in your calendar view before handing your child the device — Kid Mode follows that selection.
  • Kid Mode is a UI restriction. It does not create a separate account or separate data space — your child sees a simplified view of the same calendar and tasks you do.