Brain-feedChoose science, engineering, history, nature, or any channels you trust. Brain-feed puts their videos in a familiar feed and stops when they run out.
Free for iPhone & iPad.
The paired device does not need a Google or YouTube account.
What appears in the feed
Watched videos leave the feed. Videos from other channels do not enter it.
See how it works
Brain-feed turns the channels you follow into a vertical feed. Watch one, swipe up for the next, and find finished videos in History.
Pick science, engineering, history, nature, or any channels you trust. Brain-feed keeps the feed to that list.
The good stuff is still there
That kind of video never disappeared. It got buried in a feed that never ends.
Brain-feed puts the channels you choose in one simple, swipeable feed. When those videos are done, the feed is done.
What counts as worth watching is your call.
Choose channels from any browser. Brain-feed shows their unwatched videos on the paired device.
Set a daily limit, add limits to individual channels, and choose whether Shorts appear.
Finished videos move to History, so you can get back to one without scrolling through the feed.
See how Brain-feed, YouTube Kids, and Apple Screen Time handle channels, limits, Shorts, and feed controls.
| Brain-feed | YouTube Kids | Apple Screen Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who picks what shows up | You do, channel by channel | The algorithm, unless you hand-approve on the kid's device | Blocks apps, not what's inside them |
| Recommended & autoplay | Only selected channels; watched videos leave the feed | Yes, except in its strictest mode | Can't see inside YouTube |
| Per-channel time limits | Yes, plus a daily total | No, one on-device timer for everything | App-level only |
| Shorts | Block them per channel | Shows them | Can't target Shorts |
| Price | Free | Free, with ads | Built into iOS |
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YouTube Kids recommends from its own catalog unless you approve content on the child's device. Brain-feed shows videos from the channels you add on the web.
The paired iPhone or iPad does not use a Google or YouTube login. You manage channels on the web and pair the app with a six-character code.
Brain-feed does not add its own ads, but it uses YouTube's official embedded player, so ads served by YouTube may still play. Brain-feed controls the feed, not the ads YouTube serves.
Yes, per channel and as a daily total. When the daily time is up, the feed locks until the next day.
You can block Shorts by default and adjust that choice per channel.
Yes. It pairs to an existing iPhone or iPad with a six-character code.
Brain-feed is free on iPhone and iPad.