PBS Kids
Tied for most recommended of 3 kids video apps
People recommend it as a good, not preachy place for young kids to spend light screen time, with well-cast role-model shows and strong privacy design. Critics raise no caveats.
People recommend it as a good, not preachy place for young kids to spend light screen time, with well-cast role-model shows and strong privacy design. Critics raise no caveats.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Light, safe screen time for kids
“Strongly recommend for folks looking for a little light screen time for young kids.”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids” “PBS Kids is a good app to leave your child alone with”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos”
Other kids video apps people recommend
The two most recommended other kids video apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBS KidsThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| KidScreen | 7 | 5 | 58% | 2 | — | — |
| YouTube Kids | 6 | 25 | 19% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“PBS Kids in particular I think has a very good reason to exist”
“PBS Kids is a good app to leave your child alone with”
“the highest level of our kids' privacy ever designed”
“Strongly recommend for folks looking for a little light screen time for young kids.”
“Great recommendation! I can definitely see the difference”
“The shows are consistently cast with good role-model children and adults, without being preachy.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.