| App | iOS | Android | Chromebook | Smart TV | macOS/Win | Web |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhitelistVideo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| YouTube Kids | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | Limited |
| Google Family Link | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Bark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Qustodio | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Net Nanny | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobicip | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apple Screen Time | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
Key takeaways
- WhitelistVideo is the only third-party tool that offers dedicated YouTube Shorts blocking, comment hiding, and channel-level whitelisting on regular YouTube.
- YouTube Kids and Google Family Link offer free native controls but with less granular YouTube-specific options.
- General parental controls (Bark, Qustodio, Net Nanny) are strong for device management but lack YouTube-specific features like Shorts blocking or channel approval.