Comparison

StreamSafe vs ZoyaSafe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StreamSafe

Features
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StreamSafe gives families a more controlled way to watch YouTube channels. Safe Streaming, Made Simple. Built by a parent who wanted a better solution for his own family, StreamSafe creates a simple, kid-friendly viewing experience centered on the channels you approve. DOWNLOAD AND SUBSCRIPTION StreamSafe is free to download. A paid StreamSafe Premium subscription, available as an in-app purchase, is required to watch videos and manage your family’s approved channels. Eligible new subscribers can try StreamSafe Premium free for 7 days. A VIEWING EXPERIENCE BUILT FOR FAMILIES • Parent-approved channels Choose which YouTube channels are available for your child to browse and watch. • Simple, kid-friendly interface Give your child a dedicated place to enjoy videos from your approved channels. • Custom channel lists Build a channel lineup around your family’s interests and preferences. • PIN-protected parental controls Keep channel management and parental settings behind a parent PIN. • Built by a parent Designed to make managing your family’s video viewing simpler. StreamSafe lets parents choose the channels available in the app. Videos within those channels are created by independent creators, and channel content can change over time. STREAMSAFE PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION StreamSafe Premium provides video viewing and channel management through a monthly, auto-renewing subscription. • Eligible new subscribers receive a 7-day free trial. • The subscription price is displayed before you confirm your purchase. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or when your free trial ends, as applicable. • Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current subscription or trial period ends. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. • Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account subscription settings. • Deleting your StreamSafe account does not cancel your Apple subscription. Privacy Policy: https://streamsafe.tv/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://streamsafe.tv/terms.html

About

ZoyaSafe

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Your child taps "just one video." Twenty minutes later, autoplay has carried them three recommendations away from anything you'd have picked, and you have no idea what they're watching now. This isn't bad luck - YouTube®'s algorithm is built to keep playing, not to keep your child safe. ZoyaSafe removes the algorithm from the equation. You choose every channel your child is allowed to see, one at a time. Not a "kids" filter. Not a content category. Not YouTube® deciding what counts as appropriate - you do. Once it's locked in, there's no way out. Your child can't search, can't tap a suggested video, and can't back their way into regular YouTube®. There's no menu that leads anywhere else - just the channels you picked, in a player with everything else stripped away. HOW IT WORKS Build a separate channel whitelist for each child profile. Kids see only videos from those channels - no search bar, no recommendations, no "Up Next" surprises. ZoyaSafe's own player replaces YouTube®'s standard interface, removing search, recommendations, and navigation entirely. To open parent settings or exit the app, a parent solves a math quiz gate. With iOS Guided Access enabled (set up in under a minute on first launch), the phone itself locks to ZoyaSafe - no Home button, no App Store, no browser, until a parent unlocks it. FEATURES Channel whitelist per child profile - add only the channels you trust Full-screen player with search, recommendations, and navigation removed Math quiz parental gate - no PIN to forget, no pattern to spy on Multiple child profiles with custom avatars and colours Organise channels by category - Science, Art, Nature, Math, and more Language-based channel filtering - perfect for bilingual families iOS Guided Access integration for system-level app lockdown GUIDED ACCESS ZoyaSafe uses iOS Guided Access to prevent children from switching apps, using the Home button, or accessing Control Centre. Setup takes under a minute and is guided on first launch. This is the core safety layer that keeps your child inside the app. PARENTAL GATE Parent access is protected by a randomised math quiz rather than a PIN - because children watch parents type PINs, but can't easily solve arithmetic on the spot. SUBSCRIPTION ZoyaSafe is free for 30 days. After your trial, a subscription keeps your child's walled garden active. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. PRIVACY ZoyaSafe does not collect personal information from children. There are no accounts, no sign-ups, and no data shared with third parties for advertising. Video playback uses YouTube®'s privacy-enhanced embed mode. ZoyaSafe embeds YouTube® content using Google's official YouTube Data API v3 and IFrame Player API. YouTube® may display pre-roll advertisements within embedded videos. ZoyaSafe does not control or benefit from these advertisements. Privacy Policy: https://zoyasafe.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://zoyasafe.com/terms/

Screenshots

StreamSafe2 screens
ZoyaSafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

StreamSafe and ZoyaSafe are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StreamSafe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and ZoyaSafe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
StreamSafe versus ZoyaSafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamSafeZoyaSafe
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJones GroveWasim Rahman

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StreamSafe

Subscriptions1
  • StreamSafe Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
2 purchases

ZoyaSafe

Subscriptions2
  • Zoyasafe Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Zoyasafe Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is StreamSafe free?
StreamSafe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZoyaSafe free?
ZoyaSafe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StreamSafe or ZoyaSafe have ads?
Neither StreamSafe nor ZoyaSafe shows ads.

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