WeetWoo!

WeetWoo showcases children’s videos from YouTube and it is one of the best kid apps that I have seen. The combination of YouTube and my kids makes me extremely uncomfortable.  The potential for them to stumble upon serious filth is too great for me to give them complete access to it but there’s no denying that YouTube does have some wonderful content for children. This is where WeetWoo! has hit upon a terrific idea. They pull the content from YouTube and give it to you in a kid friendly package on your iPhone. WeetWoo! only features the kid friendly videos and there is nothing even remotely questionable.

The first time you use WeetWoo! you’ll be asked to select an age range, either 3-5, 6-8 or 9+. The age range will determine the videos that show up in the app. You can change this age range at any time by going to the general iTunes settings and finding WeetWoo! on the list of apps. WeetWoo! groups the YouTube videos into the following channels – animals, fun shows, learn, music, people and places. Select a channel and then a list of categories is displayed. Now select a category and a playlist will appear. From here it’s as easy as tapping on the video that you want to watch and off you’ll go. The categories and playlist all feature screenshots from the videos so it’s easy for kids to tell what they are looking at. It’s obvious that WeetWoo! has been designed for use by kids and it’s an app that they will have no trouble navigating by themselves.

So far my son’s favorite channel is fun shows. He has discovered that he can find Tom & Jerry, Spiderman and Phineas & Ferb episodes here. I’ve glanced through the other categories and been very impressed with what I’ve found. These are all videos from the 3-5 age range, the older age ranges will have different content. In the people channel I’ve seen videos about Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Helen Keller and more. The music channel has songs from the Electric Company, Disney songs, Raffi and the Wiggles to name a few. The Learn channel has videos from They Might Be Giants, Schoolhouse Rock and Dr. Seuss videos.

The videos featured in WeetWoo! are hosted on YouTube and it’s recommended that you use a Wi-Fi connection to view them. That’s how we’ve been doing it and we’ve had no problems with the playback. Be prepared though for your battery life to potentially be affected by the Wi-Fi. I did learn the hard way that you must have YouTube enabled on your phone in order for videos to play in WeetWoo!. I had turned it off in my restrictions and am embarrassed to say that at first I thought the app wasn’t working. Turned out to be me who wasn’t working. Once I removed the restriction on YouTube every video worked like a charm.

I highly, highly recommend this app. It’s only $1.99 and you would pay that much to purchase one Phineas & Ferb episode in iTunes. WeetWoo! gives you hours and hours of educational and entertaining videos that your kids will love and is a definite keeper!

Price when Reviewed: $1.99

Seller: Net Junky Research, LLC

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this app for review purposes.