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But if the whole family could share it, they might only buy one instead of four.

Speaking as a father of a 3-year-old, a separate profile for him would save me an immeasurable amount of frustration. "Figure out which folder the program I want is in" becomes really tiring after about the 600th time.

If you're on Android then Famigo Sandbox sort-of solves this.

It only lists a subset of apps (automatically adding child-friendly ones it finds, but then editable) and prevents access to the phone functionality, redirects ad links etc.

My Android phone and I thank you!

Spotlight could save you that frustration already.

Not really. Having to start typing the name of an app that's already somewhere on your homescreen feels incredibly inefficient.

If that were the right solution, why does iOS have homescreen icons at all?

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