Overview
- Villa Schöpflin, an addiction-prevention center in Lörrach, developed the app for 11- to 15-year-olds and will offer it at no cost.
- Participants complete daily three- to four-minute tasks, some with parents, guided by videos, quizzes and challenges from four young digital hosts.
- Physician and comedian Eckart von Hirschhausen contributes short explainer videos for parents to support family conversations.
- The initiative responds to OECD data indicating German 15-year-olds average about 48 hours of weekly screen time.
- Developers say the beta will be fully usable from release, with programmers ready to make technical adjustments as needed.