THE BUSINESS

Study Quest exists to give teenagers a physical, visible reason to put their phone down, and to hand that decision back to them, not their parents.

Meet Study Quest

Study Quest is a desk lock box with a touchscreen and a companion app. A teenager locks their phone inside, picks tasks and starts a session. The box opens when the session is complete. Each session builds streaks, levels up a virtual assistant and earns rewards that parents and teens choose together. Parents follow progress on a dashboard.

Apps ask teenagers to beat their phone with willpower. Study Quest takes the phone out of reach, then makes focus feel like a game worth winning. Rewards help: in one study they made children and adults more accurate and attentive

The Problem
In Numbers

Most students we surveyed spend 3 to 5 hours a day on their phone while the recreational guideline is 2 hours

All students we observed reached for their phone within 20 minutes of starting homework

All parents we interviewed described arguments when they limit phone time

In our survey,43% of students said it is hard and 8% very hard to stop once they start scrolling

Research links heavy screen use with poorer sleep, memory and mood

Vision and Values

Value Proposition

A generation of students who finish their homework without the nightly battle over phones, where "just five more minutes" doesn’t turn into an hour of scrolling, and staying off your phone feels like progress in a game, not a punishment handed down by mum and dad.
What we stand for: progress over punishment, designs built from customer feedback, trust between parents and teens, willingness to pivot, and hardware built to last.

FEATURES

Interactive Screen

Shows the current task, session timer, and a filling progress bar

Smart Lock Compartment

Physically removes the phone for a set study session — no willpower

required

Task List

Add tasks before locking in, so the session has a finish line, not just a

countdown

Virtual Assistant

Levels up the more you focus — prompts and encouragement instead of silence

Small, Desk-Friendly Design

Built to live permanently on a desk, not to be set up each time

Streaks & Achievements

The same habit loop that makes apps like Duolingo hard to quit, applied to studying

Operations

Customer interactions

Mainly through the Study Quest app (order tracking, parent dashboard, support chat)
and the website, plus a planned presence at school wellbeing evenings and study-skills workshops where families can try the box before buying.

Production & Supply

Study Quest’s lock mechanism, screen and electronics are built with a contract
electronics manufacturer, with components sourced internationally and final assembly, quality checks and packaging completed in Adelaide. Core supplies: lockable enclosure, low-power display, microcontroller and
lock motor, recycled-ABS casing, and packaging.