Get a free YouTube channel safety report with age guidance, educational value, Shorts activity, and potential concerns. No signup required.
Most parental controls operate on individual videos. The trouble is that any single video might pass a content filter while the channel as a whole is heavy on Shorts, mixes content not suitable for younger viewers, or is engineered for maximum watch time over learning. The Channel Safety Grader scores the whole channel — the pattern, not just any single upload.
Every report exposes the underlying reasoning: per-dimension headlines, detailed analysis paragraphs, and notable videos flagged as positive, neutral, or concerning. The report is a starting point. Parents make the final call.
Showing 1250 graded channels. Tap any letter to expand the list, then click a channel to read its safety report.
VidCove uses AI to assess titles and descriptions from up to 20 recent videos, along with upload patterns such as Shorts across up to 100 recent uploads. It can miss context or make mistakes. Use the report to help you decide what is right for your child. The grader scores four dimensions on a 0–25 scale, then combines them into a weighted score out of 100: content appropriateness (40%), Shorts patterns (25%), age clarity (25%), and educational value (10%). That overall score determines the letter grade.
A grades cover 90–100, B grades 80–89, C grades 70–79, D grades 60–69, and F scores below 60. Plus and minus grades distinguish scores within each band. Higher scores reflect fewer concerns under the grading criteria; review the age guidance and findings for your child.
Yes. No signup, no credit card. The grader runs as a free public tool. VidCove makes money from its paid YouTube parental-control app, which uses the same safety data to help families enforce what their kids actually watch.
Each report reflects titles and descriptions from up to 20 recent videos and upload patterns across up to 100 recent uploads as of the grading date shown on the report. Reports are re-run when channel content shifts materially, and stale reports refresh automatically every 180 days.
YouTube's own filters operate on individual videos. The Channel Safety Grader scores whole channels. A channel can pass YouTube's filters and still be heavy on Shorts, age-inappropriate, or designed to maximize watch time over learning. The report highlights those patterns.
Start with the age guidance, then read the dimension bars to see where the channel scores well or raises concerns. Use the notable videos as examples to preview, and the parent tip for practical guidance before deciding whether to approve the channel.
Share the report URL with us and tell us what the report missed. Your feedback helps us identify reports that need another look.
Yes — the VidCove parental-control app lets parents approve only the channels they trust and block YouTube Shorts entirely with one toggle. The Channel Safety Grader is the research tool; the VidCove app is the enforcement layer.
The Channel Safety Grader helps parents decide what their kids watch. The VidCove app helps parents enforce that decision — approve only the channels you trust, block YouTube Shorts entirely with one toggle, and stop the algorithm from picking the next video. Free 7-day trial.