Is YouTube Kids Safe for Kids?
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What YouTube Kids's age rating means
YouTube Kids holds a family-friendly 4+ rating on the App Store. It is broadly appropriate, but a low age rating does not remove every risk: check whether it has chat, ads, or in-app purchases below.
What parents and users report about YouTube Kids
Users complain that YouTube Kids frequently shows inappropriate, scary, or violent content despite parental controls and blocking features. Many report that blocked channels or videos reappear in similar forms, making content filtering ineffective. Parents also express frustration with the app's lack of age-appropriate content and poor parental control options.
Summarized from 170 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with YouTube Kids
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove YouTube Kids if it is above your child's age.
Use Google Family Link to approve installs, set a Play Store content rating limit, require purchase approval, and block or uninstall YouTube Kids on your child's device.
YouTube Kids for kids: frequently asked questions
Is YouTube Kids safe for kids?
YouTube Kids carries a family-friendly official rating (4+) on the App Store. That makes it broadly suitable, but even family-rated apps can include chat, ads, or in-app purchases, so check the factors below.
What age rating does YouTube Kids have?
The App Store rates YouTube Kids as 4+. This is the store's own content rating, set from the app's features and content, not our opinion. Use it as the starting point for whether it fits your child's age.
Can my child use YouTube Kids safely?
If you decide to allow it, use device parental controls: Screen Time and Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone, or Family Link and Play Store parental controls on Android. Turn on purchase approval, set age-appropriate content limits, and keep the account under your family group so you can see activity.
How do I block or remove YouTube Kids from my child's phone?
On iPhone, open Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, then restrict or delete the app and block reinstalling it. On Android, open Family Link, select your child, find YouTube Kids and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.