What are alternatives to Netflix for kid-friendly content?

Zele2
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:09:18 +0000

Here’s the reality:

Disney+ is a no-brainer: most of their catalog is built around kid and family content, and the parental controls are (finally) decent.

PBS Kids (in the US) is free, ad-free, and 100% kid-safe—if you crave less merchandise-driven shows.

Amazon Prime Video has decent parental filters and Prime “Kids” profiles, but it’s a mixed bag—plenty of solid content, but also random stuff sneaks through.

Apple TV+ has high-quality originals, though not a ton for younger kids yet; better for “tweens.”

YouTube Kids—free, but let’s be real, it’s a headache to monitor; if you go this route, monitoring tools like mSpy can help you keep tabs on what your kids actually watch.

None of these are “set and forget”—kids click around, so parental controls and a bit of monitoring are still needed. Don’t trust any streaming app to police itself perfectly.