YouTube Parental Controls
Built by parents for parents
Why Cocopine?
Does your child watch age-inappropriate or mindless videos that YouTube algorithm suggests and there's nothing you can do about it?
Is your child addicted to Shorts and gets pulled into a never ending rabbit hole of recommended videos?
Do you want to create an enriching experience full of educational and thought provoking videos but don't know how?
What our users say about Cocopine
Curated and time boxed to protect kids
In addition to the great kids features already mentioned in other reviews: This app makes money with subscriptions. Which means it will not be in business of selling the kids video activity information to the highest bidder.
husaindalal
Peace of mind for parents!
Really happy with Cocopine! It's given me much better control over what my 5 and 8-year-old watch on YouTube. Now I can relax knowing they're not seeing anything they shouldn't, and the time management feature is a godsend. Definitely recommend it for parents!
Vovkaermakov
Must have app for parents!
I love the granular control for my kids’ videos! Especially, adding channels but having the ability to block specific videos in them. It is so refreshing not having algorithm-suggested videos, only the videos I approve. It helps me have a peace of mind about what my kids watch.
ben3353
Exactly what I needed
With this app I can now ensure my child is not exposed to inappropriate videos. I like that my child now has a separate account and their view history is separate from mine.
Itomatik
Cocopine's features
No unapproved content or ads!
* Unlike with YouTube Kids you can search and add any channel or video
* Pick recommended pre-screened educational content
* No ads, suggested videos, comments. You can enable or disable Shorts for channels you added
* Your child will only be able to watch the content you added
Courses
Create a personalized learning experience with Courses! Turn any YouTube playlist into a Course!
Channel reviews
Often when looking at a YouTube channel parents don't know if it's appropriate for their child to watch. Let's help each other find the best content by leaving meaningful channel reviews!
Receive weekly watch history summary
Cocopine sends weekly summaries about videos seen by a child, grouped by channel. You can see what your child watched at a glance without having to go through a watch history of every single video.
Send a video
If there are videos you think your child should absolutely see, send it to them! These videos will autoplay before the child's own videos. These are typically educational, or safety related videos that parents want their children to see.
Remotely control child’s app from your own device
Cocopine works in two modes: parent and child. Install it on your own and child’s devices - iOS or Android. You can now control the child’s app from your own: curate the content, update the time limit, send videos to your child - all from your device!
Create separate profiles for each child
Create separate profiles for your children to control which videos each of them should be able to see, based on their age and preferences.
Set a time limit inside the app
OS level time limits can be confusing, and they don’t always work. Instead you can use Cocopine built-in daily time limit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I use Cocopine instead of YouTube Kids?
Fair question! First of all, Cocopine is so much more than YouTube Kids or anything else out there: pre-screened educational content, courses, weekly summaries, and other unique features cannot be found elsewhere!
As far as YouTube Kids goes, there are multiple issues we found with YouTube Kids that Cocopine addresses:
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Many channels and videos are not available on YouTube Kids, even though parents might consider them to be totally safe for their kids to watch.
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Some channels or videos that are available on YouTube Kids may not be considered safe by parents. For example, a Lego video depicting a plane crash with characters in panic and saying all kinds of strange things. Videos like this may seem harmless at first glance, but they can be traumatizing to a child.
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As children grow older, they don’t want to use YouTube Kids because it’s meant for smaller kids.
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YouTube / YouTube Kids doesn’t guarantee that a child safe video doesn’t show inappropriate ads.
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User experience of figuring out how to configure YouTube Kids to minimize harm to children is non-trivial. You can access more sophisticated controls in YouTube Kids, but you’ll need to spend a lot of time researching that.
Doesn't YouTube already have parental controls?
YouTube does have something called “supervised experience”, but it does not guarantee absence of unwanted content, e.g. YouTube itself says, “our systems are not perfect and will make mistakes” about it. This makes YouTube’s parental controls unsuitable for families.
Why should I use Cocopine as opposed to some other solution?
Cocopine’s set of features is unique and we are constantly improving the app. There’s nothing else like Cocopine out there! In addition, Cocopine’s look-and-feel is superior because we built Cocopine with mobile-first technologies. We don’t show ads, and are not incentivized by metrics like video views, or engagement, like YouTube or other apps. We will be happy if your child uses Cocopine minimally!
