Cocopine

YouTube is where children find both the shows they learn from and a feed that never ends. Cocopine gives the parent a middle option between allowing everything and blocking everything: decide exactly which channels and videos are available, Shorts included.

Since October 2024 we have run development for both platforms, from the backend to store releases.

The problem: a parent wants a say in what a child watches without turning it into constant supervision.

The approach: two modes on the same device — one for the parent, one for the child. The parent curates what is available, and the app reports back rather than requiring them to watch over a shoulder.

What shipped: channel and video selection including Shorts, a library of curated educational videos, custom courses a parent can assemble, and a weekly summary of what was actually watched. Published in the App Store and on Google Play.

Outcome. We took the product over a year after launch, when it was live but failing technically. Today it runs at 99.9% crash-free with a 4.5 rating in the stores and a release every month. The third-party video pipeline the whole product depends on was rebuilt: playback failures dropped to 2-3%, and the audience that had been leaving because of them stayed.