For families

The social network where parents run the show.

Helm is interest media built for the whole household: social media you actually own. Approve every connection. Set screen time. Turn real chores into real rewards. Go Live as a family. All in one home, with no ads and no data sales.

Iris reviewing the Helm family dashboard with Pip and Rio on the couch
One app, one household

Everything a family needs, in one place.

Stop stitching together a parental-controls app, a chore chart, a family calendar, and five social apps you cannot see into. Helm brings them together, with you in charge.

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You approve everything

Every follow, DM, post, and Live invite waits for a parent's yes. Nothing creeps in.

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One shared calendar

Practices, lessons, trips, and game night. Color-coded per kid and synced to their app.

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Chores that pay

Real chores become stars kids redeem for screen time, treats, or real cash you set.

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Family-only Live

Kids and teens stream to family and approved friends only. No strangers, ever.

A parent reviewing the Helm family dashboard with two kids
You are actually in charge.

A parent dashboard that earns its name.

Every kid post, every new friend, every DM, every Live invite. You see it, you approve it, you can pause it. One screen, built by parents, for parents.

  • Approve every kid follow, DM, and Live invite
  • Set screen-time windows by day
  • Require post approval for kids under 13
  • One-tap pause on the whole account
Shared family calendar

One calendar the whole family actually checks.

Soccer practice, piano, a parent's work trip, family game night. Color-coded per kid, synced to the kid app, and visible on the home screen as a wall calendar when you cast it. Give a chore a time and it lands on the calendar automatically.

Pip • Soccer practice • Mon 4pm
Rio • Piano • Tue 5pm
Dad • Work trip • Thu to Fri
Family game night • Fri 7pm
Allowance, but better.

Chores in. Stars out.

Set up chores once. Kids check them off in the app. Stars roll up automatically. Redeem for screen time, treats, real money, or whatever you set. The cleanest allowance system you have ever run.

Pip and Rio walking the dog and doing chores
Stars become real things

You set the rewards. They do the work.

Stars unlock anything you decide. Extra screen time. A movie pick. A trip to the park. A real cash payout. Helm tracks it, the kid sees the goal, and the household stops arguing.

πŸ• Pick dinner tonight★ 25
πŸ“Ί +1 hour screen time★ 40
πŸ’΅ $5 payout★ 100
Family Live

Go Live with the people you actually love.

Kids and teens can stream Live to family and parent-approved friends only. No randoms, no strangers, no creeps. Same fun as public Live, with the door locked.

  • Audience locked to family and approved contacts
  • Parent gets a notification when a kid goes Live
  • Recordings saved to the family library by default
  • One-tap end-stream from any parent device
How the star economy works

Three steps to a calmer household.

Kids do the work, earn stars, and redeem them for rewards you approve. No spreadsheets. No arguing about allowance. No forgetting who did what.

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Set the chores

Add a chore once and give it a star value. Assign it to a kid, set how often it repeats, and optionally give it a time so it shows up on the family calendar.

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Kids earn stars

Your kid checks the chore off in their app. You get it in your approval queue, confirm it, and stars are added to their balance automatically.

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They redeem for real

Stars turn into the rewards you defined: extra screen time, a movie pick, a park trip, or a real cash payout. The kid watches the goal fill up and stays motivated.

Safe by default

Every account is a real person.

Two-factor verification on every account keeps bots and strangers out. Kid and teen accounts get age-appropriate feeds, parent-approved contacts, and family-only Live. Your family's data lives in the United States and is never sold.

πŸ”’ 2FA on every account πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ Parent-approved contacts πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ American data, never sold
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Right home for every age

An account type for everyone under your roof.

Set up the parent account, then link a kid or a teen. Each one gets the right feed, the right tools, and the right safety.

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Parent

The household admin. Approve every connection, manage every kid account, run the calendar and the chores.

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Teen · 13 to 17

An age-appropriate feed and DMs with safer defaults. Parents stay in the loop without hovering.

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Kid · Under 13

Safe, curated, and parent-linked. The internet without the trash, with COPPA-compliant consent.

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Parent questions

Answers before you even ask.

Is Helm safe for kids?
Yes. Helm was designed for families. Parents approve every post, message, follow, and Live invite before it happens. Kids only see kid-approved content and can only message approved contacts. Live streaming for kids and teens is family-only by default, and every account requires two-factor verification so there are no anonymous bots.
How do parental controls work on Helm?
Parents get a single dashboard for every linked child. You approve each new follow, DM, and Live invite, set screen-time windows by day, require post approval for kids under 13, and can pause a child's entire account with one tap.
What is the Helm family calendar?
Helm includes a shared family calendar built into the app. Events are color-coded per family member, sync to each kid's app, and can be cast to a screen as a wall calendar. You can schedule a chore with a time so it appears on the calendar automatically.
How does the chores and stars system work?
Parents set up chores once. Kids check them off in the app and earn stars automatically after you confirm them. Stars are redeemed for rewards the parent defines, such as extra screen time, a movie pick, a trip to the park, or a real cash payout. Helm tracks every star and every redemption.
Can kids go Live on Helm?
Yes, but safely. Kids and teens can stream Live only to family and parent-approved contacts. Parents get a notification when a child goes Live, recordings are saved to the family library by default, and any parent can end the stream from their device with one tap.
Does Helm cost money for families?
Helm is free to join and free for the everyday family features. There is no ad tracking and no sale of your family's data. The platform is funded by creator monetization and sponsorship fees, not by your attention.
Your family, one home

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The Helm family crew