YouTube Kids

Name: YouTube Kids
Rating: 4.1940303 (3036357 reviews)
Author: Google LLC

An app made just for kids

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YouTube Kids is a specially designed app that lets children discover videos tailored to their age and interests while giving parents robust control features. With customizable profiles, it supports different age groups—from preschool to older kids—offering modes that range from learning ABCs to exploring music and gaming content.

Parents can handpick content, set screen time limits through a built-in timer, and review flagged content to ensure a safe viewing experience. The Watch it Again tab promotes bonding by making it easy to rewatch family favorites. This app nurtures children's curiosity and imagination while providing trusted parental tools for a balanced, fun, and secure digital environment.

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By:

Google LLC

Downloads:

772,774,720 2.89M

Rating:

4.19

(3,036,357) 7,918 new ratings

Version:

10.26.0 Last updated: 2025-07-07

Version code:

162600030

Creation date:

2015-02-23

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED

Size:

44.44MB

Email:

yt*****@google.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-08

Ranking

# 184

Other rankings

#2 in Family (Free) ▼ 1

#28 in Entertainment (Free) ▼ 7

#132 in Application (Free) ▼ 26

#135 in Top free ▼ 29

#2 in youtube keyword 87 ▲ 2

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User reviews

YouTube Kids is valued for providing safer, ad-limited content and parental controls suited for children, with an interface young kids can navigate. However, many users report frequent appearance of inappropriate videos despite restrictions, and recent updates have introduced frustrating changes in layout and navigation. Technical issues like app glitches and casting problems also affect user experience. Parents desire enhanced features such as better content blocking, video management options, and improved interface usability, especially on TV platforms. Overall, the app serves its basic purpose but needs improvements in content control and usability.

Pros

Provides kid-friendly content with minimal ads, making it safer for children than regular YouTube.
Allows parental controls including channel blocking and age settings.
User-friendly interface for young children and easy management for parents.
Supports downloading videos for offline viewing (although some users report issues).
Continuous updates to content and channels, keeping fresh material available.

Cons

Parental controls are insufficient; inappropriate content frequently slips through despite blocking efforts.
Recent app updates introduced navigation and layout changes that frustrate users; difficult to find previously available content or channels.
The app has technical issues such as glitches during startup, problems casting to Chromecast, and occasional crashes requiring reinstallation or data deletion.
Lack of features like keyword blocking, search history, playlist creation, and the ability to restart videos easily.
User interface problems, including difficulty switching language settings, non-intuitive controls, and poor use of screen orientation and highlighting on TV devices.

Recent reviews

Bad.... its difficult to switch settings and control the content set within app. I can't even set a default language so my kids aren't getting content that's in Chinese Russian or Spanish. It's frustrating because I'd look for them to be able to watch fun things but I hate that I have to go and manually block every chanel just so my kids don't get confused about language. They need to grasp English before anything else. I wish it was easier to get exactly what I need out of this app...

Gr*****, 2025-02-02

Listen, we've used this app for a long time. My kids are quite upset at the updated setup. It definitely isn't as kid-friendly or inviting by losing some of the fun music and details... and the layout has made it seem to them that they've lost content that was approved for them, and even I cannot find it for them. Please consider adding a feature to use the layout it previously had. Additionally, this would be an opportunity to use a few different formats or themes to make good of it.