For parents: what Mewstro is

The short version

Mewstro is an app that helps your child track their music practice. They tap a button when they start a session and another one when they stop. The app tracks how often they practise and builds a daily streak, and it has an animated cat mascot who celebrates their sessions. Their teacher can see how much they've been practising between lessons.

Does it cost anything?

Honestly, not a thing. If your child's teacher uses Mewstro, it's included in their subscription. Your child enters the teacher's invite code during setup and gets the full app at no cost. There's no card to enter and no hidden charges along the way.

Is it safe for children?

Yes. Mewstro is rated 4+ on the App Store. Here's the honest picture of what's in the app and what isn't.

• ✓Ad-free, always. There are no banner ads, video ads, or sponsored content anywhere in the app, and that isn't going to change.
• ✓Your child's data is never sold. We don't sell it or share it with advertisers. We use it to show your child their progress and, if they join a studio, to show their teacher their practice.
• ✓Nothing social in the app. Teachers can see practice activity, but they can't message students through Mewstro. There's no chat, no DMs, and no social feed.
• ✓Teachers see practice, not contact details. Once your child joins a studio, their teacher sees their practice sessions, including the notes they write after a session, their mood and focus ratings, their repertoire and their assignment notes. Teachers never see your child's email address. Our privacy policy lists exactly what is shared.
• ✓Data export and account deletion. You can export all practice data as a CSV file, and delete the account at any time from Settings or by emailing us.

What does their teacher see?

The teacher has a web dashboard that shows each student's practice sessions from the last 90 days: when they practised, for how long, on which instrument, what they worked on, their mood and focus ratings, and the notes they write after a session, word for word. It also shows their streak, their repertoire (which the teacher can edit), their assignments and any Milestone Moment videos your child chooses to share with the teacher. The studio leaderboard ranks students by weekly minutes and shows classmates only a display name and minutes. Your child can hide from it at any time, and it's meant as a gentle motivator rather than a competition.

How to set it up

If your child is old enough to manage it themselves, they can follow the getting started guide. For younger children, you might want to set up the account for them. You'll need an email address (yours is fine) and the invite code from their teacher.

The whole thing takes about two minutes.

Questions?

If you have any questions about Mewstro, privacy, or how your child's data is handled, get in touch at support@mewstro.com or visit our privacy policy.