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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.

Go on then, have a mooch...

Launching April 2026

Ages 4-11 · 14-day free trial
£3.99/month (£1 goes to your school)

We've done the watching so you don't have to.

All the gaming, giggles, learning, and calm. None of the ads, creepy stuff, or rabbit holes. 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.)

Piko Guard character illustrating the 100% human-verified safety curation process

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."
Rejected: Hyper-PacingRejected: Toxic Modelling
Safety
20/100
Brain Rot
High
Pacing
<2s cuts

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.

The Guardian

"More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are AI slop"

The Guardian · Dec 2025

"But is [thing my kid loves]
on there?"

(Probably, yes.)

The Big Characters

Ages 4–6

The Headliners

Bluey, Peppa Pig, Numberblocks, Hey Duggee, and Octonauts.

The Piko Promise

Pure, official episodes from the brands you trust. No AI-generated "knockoffs," no weird voice-overs, and zero junk.

The Big Passions

Ages 7–11

The Headliners

From Pokémon and Sonic Prime to Minecraft builds. From Is It Cake? and MrBeast to Roblox creators, sports highlights, and 'Oddly Satisfying' Art & DIY.

The Piko Promise

The stuff they actually hunt for on YouTube and Netflix, from gaming walkthroughs to 'How It's Made', without the algorithm-driven rabbit holes.

From their first Bluey episode to their 100th Minecraft tutorial.
Everything they want, nothing you don't.

Piko dressed as Paddington Bear

"In my experience, if you look carefully, you usually find what you need."

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.

Piko character demonstrating Reset Moments to break dopamine loops

"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.

Piko Parent Dashboard interface showing AADC-aligned privacy controls and time limits

"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.

£12

per family per year

£350+

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

Piko Godmother character representing the £1 monthly donation sent to local schools

"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."

Mum of one, age 6

"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."

Dad of two, ages 5 and 9

"Most kids' apps feel like they weren't made with us in mind. This one does."

Dad of one, age 5

We made this because we needed it.

The Piko Co-Founders and their two children, the inspiration behind the neuro-adaptive platform

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. 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.

Just launch updates and the odd useful thing. No spam, ever. Unsubscribe anytime.

No card required · Launching April 2026

No ads, ever
UK-based
GDPR compliant
Built for kids
Piko Ranger character representing adventurous but safe content for ages 4-11

"To infinity and beyond!"

Questions? hello@heypiko.co.uk