Features
What Rooted Reality helps you see and practice.
From new and unknown apps and sites to practice drills for real-life scenarios, Rooted Reality turns local activity into signals parents can actually use — patterns, not just minutes.
What Others Miss
Illustrative coverage comparison.
Behavioral posture signals (not just totals)
Partial
Control-first
Behavior-first
Readiness simulation before real exposure
Partial
Control-first
Behavior-first
Evidence-based guardian permit flow
Partial
Control-first
Behavior-first
Local diffusion and loop detection
Partial
Control-first
Behavior-first
Local-first — no behavioral cloud mirror
Partial
Control-first
Behavior-first
Companion Signals
See what is changing — not just how long they were online.
Checking loops
Repeated short returns to the same app or domain inside a session - the pattern that precedes compulsion, not just habit.
Social drift
Time inside social surfaces rising across weeks even when individual sessions look acceptable.
Context switching pressure
When app-switching rate climbs, focus is already broken - even if no single app looks bad in isolation.
Late-night pressure
Sessions that extend past a user-defined wind-down window, flagged without shaming.
Directed vs. diffused
Separates focused work windows from lower-intent diffusion - without reading any content.
Hosts-file enforcement
Durable block rules survive browser restarts and extension removal. Requires one-time elevation.
Simulation Layer
Practice drills for real-life digital pressure.
Screen time tools and blockers assume awareness already exists. It often does not. Practice drills build it through interactive scenarios — scams, impersonation, manipulative AI — before the real-world version arrives.
Scenario categories
- Manipulative AI companion conversations
- Social pressure and group identity dynamics
- Financial and risk-trap decision patterns
- Online relationship boundary scenarios
How it works
- Hosted - no app install required for Level 1
- Branching based on user choices, not scripted responses
- No real consequences - safe conditions by design
- Produces a readiness record for guardian review
Guardian Permit
Parent-approved access that connects practice to real-world conditions.
Review, not just control
Guardian-facing surfaces show what happened in simulation - which scenario categories were navigated, where friction was applied - not just whether rules are on or off.
Permit conditions map to real rules
The permit translates directly into Desktop Companion block rules and oversight settings. No manual translation needed between guardian intent and enforced conditions.
Visible to everyone in the household
The person under a permit sees what it covers. Oversight is disclosed and bounded - it is not designed to feel like covert monitoring.
Adjustable as readiness improves
Permit conditions can be loosened as the readiness record grows. The goal is graduated independence, not permanent restriction.