Brainfeed - Educational Videos for Kids

While there is little explicit violence, there are some potentially disturbing videos that include topics such as the physical changes your body undergoes when you die, a list of unusual medical conditions, and natural disasters. Weapons appear in realistic and cartoon form in many of the videos as they talk about gunpowder, historical figures, and current events.

With content on the body and biology, it's hard to avoid all mention of sex and sexuality. For instance, one video briefly discusses procreation and sexuality, while showing a cartoon couple in bed and slowly adding children to the scene.

No vulgar language was observed during the review process, but there's use of words such as "stupid."

There are references to prescription drugs in some medical and biology-related videos. At least one video makes reference to drinking and being drunk (including cartoon glasses of an implied alcoholic beverage), and one shows a character smoking in bed.

Parents need to know that Brainfeed - Educational Videos for Kids is a curated collection of educational videos from sources like TED-Ed, Cloud Biography, YouTube, and Bio.com. Most, if not all, of the videos are available elsewhere for free, so parents will need to decide if it's worth paying to have someone curate the content. While the publisher claims that the content is appropriate for age 7 and up, most of the videos are too advanced for that age, and many families will find some of it to be inappropriate for kids that young. Sensitive older kids could struggle with topics such as what happens when you die and what happens during natural disasters. Also, there are at least a few videos that present opinion as fact. One, "The Trouble with the Electoral College," presents facts about the electoral college with the intent of proving that it's an outdated system. In the end, parents will probably want to preview content to decide if it's appropriate for their kids. After the free weeklong trial, parents can subscribe. The subscription information is behind a parent gate that all but the very youngest of kids will easily pass (it requires swiping with two fingers). Read the app's privacy policy to find out about the types of information collected and shared.