Comparison

The Vee vs Tellytide

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

Head to head
About

The Vee

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Simple YouTube curation for families. The Vee helps parents create a safer, more intentional YouTube experience for their children. Parents choose exactly which channels their child can access. Children enjoy the content their parents have approved in a clean, distraction-free experience. Features • Curate your child’s YouTube experience with approved channels • No recommendations, comments or other unnecessary distractions • Create separate profiles for multiple children • New videos automatically appear as creators you follow publish new content • Designed for families who want more intentional screen time How it works 1. Visit https://inlign.app/the-vee to create your parent account. 2. Create your first profile, then choose channels from either a featured library or your own custom library 3. Install The Vee on your child’s device and enter the login code generated by the parent portal. The Vee does not host videos. Videos are played directly from YouTube while giving parents greater control over how that content is discovered and viewed.

About

Tellytide

Features
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Turn “one more video” into “one more why.” Less doomscrolling. More STEMscrolling. Choose educational YouTube creators you trust. Tellytide brings their videos together for your child to explore science, technology, engineering and math, alongside space, history, nature and other interests. Two ways to watch In Videos mode, swipe through videos, browse your chosen creators, and save discoveries to watch again. Search the channel chooser to jump straight to a favorite creator, even in a large library. Find finished videos in History. When the selected videos run out, the feed ends. Put curiosity on the telly Not every book is a choose-your-own-adventure. Sometimes, you just want to turn the page. With GOFT (Good Old Fashioned Telly), parents choose the channels and programmes play back to back. There’s no need to choose a new video after each one. Open the remote control to change channels, pause or play, skip to the next video, or restart the current one. Clear channel icons help children recognize what they want to watch. Parents can choose an icon for each TV channel on the web. Parents choose Videos, GOFT, or both modes. When both are allowed, viewers can switch using Change viewing mode in Settings or the GOFT viewing options. Start with a preview Try the sample feed in the app before creating your own. Set up your family feed: - Choose creators and viewing settings at tellytide.com. - Pair an iPhone or iPad with a six-character code. - Watch videos from your chosen creators, with settings managed by a parent. Parents can set a daily limit, add limits to individual creators, and decide whether Shorts appear. The parent dashboard shows watch activity. Search, comments and links out to the rest of YouTube are blocked in the player. No behavioral advertising or analytics SDKs are included in the child-facing app. We store pairing and watch time so the feed, history and limits work. We do not sell your data. Videos play through YouTube's official embedded player, so YouTube ads may still play. Tellytide is independent and is not affiliated with YouTube.

Screenshots

The Vee2 screens
Tellytide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tellytide at every 9 days against The Vee's every 2 months. The Vee's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Vee ships an update every 2 months, Tellytide every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
The Vee versus Tellytide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe VeeTellytide
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInLign, LLCAUGE XR AG

In-app purchases

None

The Vee

No in-app purchases

None

Tellytide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Vee free?
The Vee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tellytide free?
Tellytide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Vee or Tellytide have ads?
Neither The Vee nor Tellytide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Vee or Tellytide?
The Vee ships an update every 2 months, and Tellytide every 9 days. Most recently, The Vee was updated on October 25, 2026 and Tellytide on October 25, 2026.

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