PlayDose · Seven minutes a day

Seven minutes.Together.No screens.

Illustration: an analog kitchen timer with a short span marked in coral, next to a stack of books, a cup and an envelope in sunlight.
Fig. 01Timer, books, a cup: the playing happens off-screen.

PlayDose is an iPhone app for parents: open one play card, put the phone away, play with your kid.

PLAYDOSE

Seven minutes a day when nobody looks at a screen. No big program — just a small, reliable moment that brings you closer together.

The idea

Seven minutes belong to you — not to the screen.

The day is full, and your attention even fuller. Between school, work, and a thousand notifications, being together often gets only whatever’s left over. PlayDose flips that around: a fixed, short moment that slips easily into any day.

Seven minutes are short enough that you’ll actually find them every day — and long enough for a laugh, a question, one small thing done together. All without a screen.

How it works

Three small steps, every day.

  1. 01 · Open

    Open a card

    The app shows you one card with one play idea, not a long list. Read it and start, no prep needed.

  2. 02 · Timer

    Set seven minutes

    Exactly seven minutes. Short enough for any evening, long enough for a real moment together.

  3. 03 · Put it down

    Screens stay off

    Phones aside, TV off. For these seven minutes it’s just you — and that’s more than enough.

Why it matters

Closeness doesn’t just happen — you make it.

Seven minutes won’t solve the big questions. But you show each other something: I’m here. Small moments, again and again — over time, that’s what grows into what lasts. PlayDose isn’t a replacement for time together. It’s just a gentle nudge to take that time, every day.

Curious? Seven minutes are enough to start.

PlayDose is live. Take a look at how those seven minutes fit into your days.