Why I built it
My niece is four. One day I heard the video playing on her iPad, and it was pushing adult propaganda at her.
Nobody in our family picked that video. YouTube did. When one video ends, it chooses the next, and it has no idea the person holding the iPad is four.
No parent can sit next to their kid for every minute of every video. What I wanted for her was simple: a YouTube where the grown-ups choose the channels, and nothing else gets in.
So I built ChannelKeep. On your phone, you pick the channels. On your kid’s iPad or iPhone, those channels are all they see: nothing recommended, no Shorts feed, no autoplay into channels you didn’t choose.
You can set how long they watch each day, too. When the time is up, the videos stop, and you don’t have to be the one who says so.
I’d love for you to try it. The first month is free. If it isn’t for you, cancel in your iPhone’s Settings before it renews and you won’t pay anything.