VidCove ships with a curated catalog of kid-safe podcasts bucketed by age (0–4, 5–8, 9–12) plus full PodcastIndex.org search so parents can add any kid-friendly show by name or feed URL. Each child gets their own library — no recommendation feed, no discovery tab, no autoplay rabbit hole.
Audio listening is intentionally excluded from VidCove’s daily screen-time totals: podcasts fill long car rides and quiet play without burning the daily screen budget. Show-level approval, per-child libraries, weekly digest covers it alongside YouTube and Plex. iOS native audio supports background playback and lock-screen controls.