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StreamZi - Kid-Safe Streaming App
YouTube-familiar Home and Shorts for kids - locked player, approved channels only, bedtime that actually stops playback.
Kid-safe streaming with curated feeds, locked playback, daily limits, brand-safe ads, and Freemium → Premium growth.
The story
What this platform is really for
Kids already know how YouTube feels. Parents already know how dangerous it is.
StreamZi is Zi SoftTech's kid-safe streaming product: Home and Shorts that look familiar, fed only by parent-approved channels, played inside a locked player that blocks comments, related videos, and YouTube chrome escapes.
When daily minutes or bedtime hit, StreamZi does not nag - it locks the screen until a parent PIN unlocks or grants fifteen more minutes. Operators can run brand-safe in-feed ads with call, WhatsApp, website, and maps actions. Premium unlocks search and deeper family features without ever opening the public recommendation graph.
Pair StreamZi with Zi Tube Hub when you need the parental cockpit, Android app lock, and web Parent panel beside the kids experience.
Client: Family streaming & Zi SoftTech mobile | Industry: Family Apps & Safe Streaming
The challenge
Kids want the YouTube they already understand - Home, Shorts, big thumbnails, swipe energy. Parents want none of the danger that rides along: comments, related-video rabbitholes, surprise creators, and one-tap escapes into the open web. Most “kids video” apps either feel babyish or still leak into full YouTube chrome. Brands that want family-safe inventory also need a feed they can monetize without toxic adjacency.
The Zi SoftTech answer
StreamZi is Zi SoftTech’s kid-safe streaming product: a YouTube-familiar Home + Shorts experience fed only by parent-approved channels, played inside a locked player that blocks YouTube UI escapes, wrapped in bedtime and daily-limit lock screens - with brand-safe in-feed ads operators control.
Built for
Who StreamZi is built to delight
Families who want familiar video UX without open YouTube
Parents pairing StreamZi with Zi Tube Hub for full containment
Educators and tutors shipping curated channel libraries
Operators selling Freemium → Premium family subscriptions
Local brands that need kid-adjacent in-feed ads with call / WhatsApp / maps
Zi SoftTech partners white-labeling a family streaming surface
Inside the product
StreamZi product tour
Shorts grid
Vertical 9:16 energy without opening the public Shorts algorithm.
Locked player
Custom controls + absorb overlay so kids cannot escape into YouTube chrome.
Bedtime / limit locks
Full-screen stops when minutes or bedtime hit - PIN or +15 to continue.
In-feed ads
Image or video creatives with call, WhatsApp, website, and maps actions.
Premium upgrade
Trial and Free banners that push search, history, and deeper entitlements.
Platform pillars
What the kid streaming experience includes
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YouTube-familiar Home experience
Kids recognize the product instantly - red/white energy, logo, Home / Shorts / You tabs - without ever touching open YouTube discovery.
- Long-form feed with thumbnails, avatars, titles, and “time ago”
- Pull-to-refresh and infinite scroll for natural browsing
- Responsive 1–4 column layouts from phone to desktop/Windows
- Active kid profile chip: “Watching as …” with today’s watch time
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Shorts without the open algorithm
Vertical energy kids love - shelf on Home plus a dedicated Shorts grid - still constrained to the approved channel whitelist.
- Home Shorts shelf for discovery inside the safe library
- Dedicated Shorts grid (9:16) for binge-friendly viewing
- Server-side long-form vs Shorts classification
- Free / Premium caps on shorts count when Freemium is on
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Locked player - not just a filter
Playback uses Zi SoftTech custom controls. YouTube chrome sits behind an absorb layer so kids cannot poke into comments, related videos, or ads that leave the app.
- iframe / Windows WebView players with custom chrome only
- Play, pause, scrubber, fullscreen, auto-hiding controls
- Screen lock button so little hands cannot tap through
- Watch history sync on open and play for parental review
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Parent-approved library only
Every video in StreamZi comes from channels parents submitted and Zi SoftTech approved. No surprise creators. No sideways recommendation graph.
- Feed sourced only from the moderated channel whitelist
- Cached server-side so the mobile app never hits YouTube API directly
- Channel branding (title + logo) carried into the kids UI
- Remove a channel upstream and it disappears from the kids world
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Bedtime and daily-limit lock screens
When time is up, StreamZi does not nag - it locks. Full overlays for bedtime and daily limits, with parent PIN unlock or a controlled +15 minutes.
- Full-screen “Bedtime” overlay when the window hits
- “Time is up” when the daily minute budget is spent
- Parent PIN to unlock or grant +15 minutes
- Parental lock from You menu to re-PIN the whole feed
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Search when Premium says yes
Free families browse the curated shelves. Premium unlocks search across approved video and channel titles - still inside the safe catalog.
- Premium-gated search entry points
- Filter by video or channel title
- Never searches the open YouTube graph
- Clear upgrade banners on trial countdown and Free plan
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Brand-safe in-feed ads operators control
Monetize the kids feed without toxic adjacency. Image or YouTube video ads with phone, WhatsApp, website, maps location, schedule windows, and an honest “Ad” badge.
- Image and YouTube video creative types
- Click-through to call, WhatsApp, website, or maps
- Schedule windows and priority for campaigns
- Clear Ad labeling so trust stays intact
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Family extras kids (and parents) notice
About Us from CMS, suggest-a-feature into the admin queue, and subscription journeys that make Freemium → Premium feel obvious.
- CMS-driven About Us (title, body, email, phone, website)
- Suggest a feature (Premium-gated) into admin inbox
- Trial countdown and Free upgrade prompts
- Android-first with iOS, Windows, and web-capable players
Customer journey
From tap to locked playback
01
Parent unlocks the household
Login, parental PIN, kid profiles - then StreamZi opens on the active child’s safe Home.
02
Browse a familiar feed
Kids swipe Home and Shorts like YouTube - but every card comes from approved channels only.
03
Play inside the locked player
Custom controls, absorb overlay, optional screen lock. No comments. No related-video escape hatch.
04
Hit a healthy stop
Daily limit or bedtime triggers a full lock screen. Parents PIN-unlock or grant +15 when it makes sense.
05
Grow into Premium
Search, deeper history, more channels and suggestions unlock when the family outgrows Free - via WhatsApp / email / phone handoff Zi SoftTech operators already run.
Instead of tool sprawl
What StreamZi replaces
Open YouTube on a shared tablet
becomes
StreamZi Home + Shorts on a parent-approved whitelist
YouTube Kids algorithm discovery
becomes
Locked player + curated channels only - no related-video rabbit hole
Browser bookmarks to “safe” channels
becomes
Native feed with infinite scroll, Shorts, and profile switcher
Hope bedtime happens
becomes
Hard bedtime and daily-limit lock screens with parent override
Random ads next to kids content
becomes
Operator-scheduled, brand-safe in-feed ads with Ad badges
Capability checklist
Full StreamZi feature stack
- YouTube-style Home feed with thumbnails, avatars, titles, and infinite scroll
- Shorts shelf on Home plus dedicated 9:16 Shorts grid
- Responsive layouts from phone to tablet to Windows/desktop
- Locked player with custom controls and AbsorbPointer over YouTube chrome
- Screen lock button during playback for little hands
- Watch history sync on open and play
- Active kid profile switcher with today’s watch time
- Full bedtime and daily-limit lock overlays with PIN / +15 override
- Parental re-lock of the entire kids feed from You menu
- Premium-gated search across approved video and channel titles
- Operator-controlled in-feed ads (image or YouTube) with schedule and priority
- Ad actions: phone, WhatsApp, website, maps + honest Ad badge
- CMS About Us and Premium-gated feature suggestions
- Trial / Free / Premium subscription banners and upgrade handoff
Business outcomes
What changes for kids and brands
- Kids get familiar streaming UX without open YouTube discovery
- Parents keep a curated library instead of fighting the algorithm
- Locked playback closes comments, related videos, and chrome escapes
- Bedtime and limits become hard stops, not soft reminders
- Operators monetize with brand-safe ads and Freemium upgrades
- Same Zi SoftTech stack powers StreamZi + Zi Tube Hub as a family pair
Services delivered
Kid-safe streaming product design
Flutter Home / Shorts / player UX