All the fun of YouTube. None of the nonsense.
A proper kids' streaming app built on the best of YouTube. Filtered for safety, pacing, and sanity.
Launching April 2026
Ages 4-11 · 14-day free trial
· £3.99/month at launch (£1 goes to your school)
We've done the watching so you don't have to.
No ads. No creepy stuff. No rabbit holes. Gaming, giggles, learning, calm. Matched to their mood, not an algorithm.
At its heart, Piko is a safer YouTube alternative for kids. The same kind of videos, just chosen with care.
Every YouTube video on Piko is scored before your child sees it. Safety, pacing, age-appropriateness, and actual learning value. The stuff you'd rather not explain at bedtime doesn't get through. (We reject 45% of 'safe' content for hyper-pacing alone. Yes, we count the seconds.)
No riff-raff on my watch.
Here's one of the
SONIC'S CRAZIEST Shorts COMPILATION!
LittleBigToons · 1.4M subscribers
Looks ok, right? Here's what I found...
"Relentless pacing designed for attention hijacking. AI-generated voices. Contains kidnapping themes, terrorism mentions, and parents threatening scared children."
Your child will never see this on Piko.
This is catfishing for kids.
Familiar characters they recognise, mixed with content that's entirely inappropriate. Designed to fool algorithms and trick children into watching things they're not ready for. Unfortunately, YouTube is full of it.
"More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are AI slop"
The Guardian · Dec 2025
We wake their brain up.
Before you have to.
Endless videos create a 'zombie trance' that leads to meltdowns. Piko uses quick games to break the loop, keeping their brain active, so screen time ends without a fight.
"A Reset Moment is like a Sherbet Lemon. Sharp, sweet, and clears the head marvellously."
A different game for every mood.
Most apps serve the same games to every child. Piko checks their weather first.
30 seconds. No instructions needed. Then back to watching.
We're not anti-screen.
We're anti-zombie.
Regulated and ready
No meltdowns when screen time ends
You're in control
Turn them off in Piko parent
Breaks the loop
The autoplay loop builds a dopamine cycle that crashes hard when interrupted. Reset Moments ease the transition before it peaks.
Active beats passive
Tapping, swiping, choosing. Simple interactions that re-engage the brain without overstimulating.
No cliffhangers
Unlike autoplay, there's no "next episode" hook. The break is built into the experience, not bolted on.
Based on research into Ofcom's children's media research. Last reviewed January 2025.
Screen time that ends well. Every time.
The parental controls that actually tell you something.
What they watched. How long. What mood they were in. Time limits, content filters, sensory settings. Separate from play preferences. All in one place, updated in real time.
Set it up once, check in when you want to. Or don't. We're not here to add to your to-do list.
"Everything's under control, dear. Have a cup of tea."
Watch history
With timestamps
Time limits
Weekday vs weekend
Content boosting
More of what they love, matched to mood
Content restrictions
Categories, channels, videos
PikoStyle profile
See preferences evolve
Reset Moment stats
How many, completion rate
Favourites list
See what they've hearted
Weekly reports
Screen time summaries, trends
Activity log
Full audit trail
Custom controls
Disable what doesn't work
Multi-child support
Different settings per kid, no extra cost
Shared access
Invite carers, grandparents, no extra cost
Piko parent is your companion app for iOS, Android, and web. Invisible to kids.
Available at launch · April 2026
Need records? Export watch history as PDF anytime.
We show you everything. We never share it with anyone else.
No third-party tracking, no selling data, no advertising profiles.
Finally, parental controls that work for you. Not against your sanity.
£1 of your sub goes straight to your child's school.
Pick their school when you sign up. We send £1 every month to the PTA. No forms, no fuss, no chasing.
Your PTA does brilliant work. This just makes supporting them automatic.
per family per year
for your school at 15% uptake
You pick the school when you sign up
We send £1 every month to the PTA
No forms, no fuss, no chasing
"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo!"
The bit where other parents convince you.
(From our testing.)
"The meltdowns when screen time ends have basically stopped. I didn't think that was possible."
"I was cynical about another kids' app. Then I saw the PikoStyles framework and the data in the parent dashboard. Someone's actually thought about this properly."
"Most kids' apps feel like they weren't made with us in mind. This one does."
We made this because we needed it.
Our neurospicy family
(If only real photos went this smoothly)
We're a mum and dad of two boys, 4 and 6 (our eldest has ASD). We built Piko because we were so tired of saying "next video" after school. Every. Single. Day.
All those regulation features? They came from years of learning what works. And what really, really doesn't.
We're not a big company. Just parents who got fed up and made something better.
From our sofa to yours x
Questions you probably have.
(And a few you didn't know you had.)
The Basics
Safety & Content
Privacy & Data
Practical Stuff
Real Life Stuff
The Nerdy Bits
The YouTube Bit
Screen Time & Brain Science
How We Review Content
Trust & Credentials
Content Questions
£3.99/month at launch. 14-day free trial.
£1 goes to your child's school. No contract, no catch, no nonsense.
Try it. If it's not for you, stop anytime in three taps.
No card required · Launching April 2026
"To infinity and beyond!"
Questions? hello@heypiko.co.uk
