A first phone number for your child
A first phone shouldn't mean the whole world can reach your child. Set up a nothanumber for them with Trusted contacts on, and only the people you approve - you, grandparents, chosen friends - can make it ring. Add a sleep schedule and the number goes quiet at bedtime and through school, automatically.
The worry isn't the phone - it's who can reach it
Most families reach a moment when a child needs to be reachable: the walk home, the bus, staying at a friend's. The phone solves that - and then quietly opens a door to everyone else too: wrong numbers, marketing calls, and worse. A first number that only rings for approved people closes that door without taking the phone away.
How it works for your family
- You set it up, you stay in charge. A parent or guardian creates the account, adds the number, and puts the app on the child's phone. The wallet, the trusted list and the schedule all stay in your hands.
- Only approved people ring through. You build the trusted list together - family, best friends, the childminder. Anyone not on it can't make the phone ring; they go silently to voicemail you can review.
- It sleeps when they should. Set the number's sleep schedule so it's quiet at bedtime and during school. In quiet time, calls go to voicemail instead of ringing - no willpower required.
- A real UK number, no contract in their name. Calls and texts work like any phone, over the internet through the app. Pay as you go from your wallet; no new SIM, nothing tying your child to a contract.
- It grows with them. Loosen the trusted list as they get older, or switch it off entirely when they're ready. The number stays theirs as the training wheels come off.
Common questions
Can a stranger call my child's number?
Not if you turn Trusted contacts on. Only the people you've approved - parents, grandparents, chosen friends - can make the phone ring. Anyone else goes silently to voicemail, which you can review.
Can the number switch off at bedtime and during school?
Yes. Give the number a sleep schedule and it goes quiet at the times you choose - bedtime, school hours, whatever fits your family. Calls in quiet time go to voicemail instead of ringing.
Does my child need their own contract or SIM?
No contract in their name and no new SIM. You set the number up under your account, pay as you go from your wallet, and the number works through the app on their phone over the internet.
Who is in charge of the settings?
You are. A parent or guardian sets the account up, holds the wallet, and controls the trusted list and sleep schedule. Your child just has a phone that rings when Gran calls.
nothanumber is invite-only for now. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know the moment you can set up their first number.