Lock Equal House
Require a fingerprint, face or device PIN before Equal House opens, so a shared or borrowed phone does not show the family's calendar.
Where to find it
More → Settings → App lock
App lock puts your device’s own unlock — fingerprint, face or PIN — in front of Equal House.
- More → Settings → App lock.
- Turn it on and confirm with your fingerprint or face.
After that, Equal House asks whenever you open it or bring it back from the background, except while a child’s board is handed over (see below).
Why you might want it
The app holds your children’s school runs, your address, your documents and their pocket money. On a phone that gets handed round, or left on a kitchen table, that is more than most people would choose to leave open.
What it does and does not cover
It covers the whole app, including invite links tapped from a message. A deep link cannot be used to slip past the lock.
It does not cover Kid Zone. A child signed in on their own device is in a separate, restricted view that never shows the grown-up side.
A board you have handed to a child comes first. While a child’s board is handed over on your phone, Equal House opens straight onto that board, even when you bring it back from the background or restart it. The board stays locked until you hand it back, and Hand back asks for your phone’s own lock instead. Once you have handed back, Equal House doesn’t ask you again.
It uses your device’s security, not a separate password. If your phone has no fingerprint, face or PIN set up, the option cannot be turned on — set one up in your phone’s settings first.
Updated 29 September 2026. Something here wrong or missing? Tell us — we'd rather fix the page than answer it twice.
