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.

VISION

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.

VALUES

PROGRESS OVER PUNISHMENT

Gamify focus, don’t police it (this is why we rejected names like "Study Vault" and "Focus Lock" during testing — they tested as controlling, not motivating).

CUSTOMER-FOCUSED
DESIGN

Built from real interviews and observed study sessions, not assumptions.

TRUST BETWEEN PARENTS AND TEENS

Replace nagging with a shared system.

WILLINGNESS TO PIVIOT

We dropped our original app-only idea once observation showed willpower alone fails.

SUSTAINABLE, BUILD-TO-LAST HARDWARE

Our Product

Value Proposition

What is it? Why does the world need it?

Screen time apps ask teenagers to resist their own phone using willpower — and our research shows that
doesn’t work. 43% of the 62 students we surveyed said it’s hard to stop once they start using their phone, and another 8% said it’s very hard. Study Quest is different because it removes the phone physically, then replaces the urge to check it with something more rewarding: a virtual assistant that levels up, visible streaks, and real rewards parents and teens set together. It’s the only solution that combines a physical barrier with a system teenagers actually want to engage with.

FEATURS

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.