Frequently asked questions

Sit-N-Study is a desktop app for macOS 10.14 and above, Windows 10 and above, and Ubuntu 18.04 and above. Use the Mac, Windows, or Linux button on the home page or the downloads page.

Yes. On the login screen choose Try without registering. Study sessions and rewards stay on that computer. You will not get live progress in the parent portal until you sign in.

Create or sign in to the parent portal on your phone, then on the desktop app enter the parent email and passcode. Do not use Try without registering if you want the phone and computer linked.

Scan it with your phone to open https://parent.sitnstudy.com. The QR code is for parents and teachers. It is not the child app. The child still needs the desktop app installed on the computer.

The QR code opens the parent portal in a phone browser. Sit the child at the computer with the desktop app. Parents use the phone to sign in, watch progress, and set rewards.

Email support@sitnstudy.com from the account you want to use. Say whether you are a parent, school teacher, or private tutor, and the child's age or year level.

You are taken to the downloads page. The installer for the button you clicked should start automatically. If it does not, use the Mac, Windows, or Linux buttons on that page.

That is normal for a first install. In Finder, Control-click the Sit-N-Study app and choose Open, then confirm. You can also allow it under System Settings, Privacy and Security.

Choose More info, then Run anyway. Sit-N-Study is not yet widely signed, so Windows may warn the first time you install it.

The Linux build is an AppImage. After it downloads, make it executable with chmod +x on the file, then run it. Ubuntu 18.04 and above is the baseline we test.

On the awards screen, type the parent PIN on the keyboard. The default PIN is 1010. That opens Parent settings. Change the PIN under Parent PIN, then Save.

In Parent settings, Target and Rewards sets daily exercise targets, coins, fun-time chunk length and price, and custom coin rewards. You can also approve or decline reward requests from the child's wallet.

Open Break time in Parent settings. Set the break length in minutes, then tap Start now or End now. Fun time uses the coin prices you set under Target and Rewards.

Celebration keywords pick the GIF themes shown when the child earns an award. You can add keywords, test them, and optionally turn on surprise stickers.

Parental Control turns kiosk mode and the App Blocker on or off. You can allow or deny specific Mac bundle IDs or Windows .exe names so only chosen apps can run during study.

Open Bookmarks in Parent settings. Add a URL, title, and icon. Those bookmarks appear in the left-hand list for the child to open.

In Parent settings open Login to Parent Portal. Enter the parent email and passcode. After that, the computer is linked and you can use the phone portal for live progress.

The child picks a study bookmark from the left-hand list, completes work to earn coins, then spends coins on fun time or custom rewards. Parents adjust targets and prices in Parent settings or the parent portal.

On https://parent.sitnstudy.com, Settings includes Awards, Timers, App Settings, Notifications, Quiet Mode, and Parental Control. Home shows live progress while the desktop app is running. Use the account menu to switch child, see the passcode, or sign out.

Home is the live session. Dashboard is session history. Apps is the child's study sites. There is also a tab for incomplete or abandoned work. Some accounts also show a lesson planner, skills, chat, or logs.