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Kiddle
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Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A kids' search engine with large thumbnails and big type. Results come in layers: the first few are sites written for kids and checked by Kiddle editors, then simpler trusted sites, then adult sites filtered by Google SafeSearch. It has web, image and fact search plus a daily trivia question. There are no accounts. It is still online in October 2026.
Our take: A handy free search page for young kids at home or school; set it as the homepage alongside other filters, not instead of them.
Checked in a browser
A browser check on 2026-10-25: what loads, the ads and trackers we saw, and what a child meets first. Not a hands-on test.
| Child safety: 5 out of 5 | No ads, no chat and no links out on the home page; search results were not tested (the desk record says ads appear there). |
|---|---|
| Data: 5 out of 5 | No third-party hosts were contacted and no cookies were set on the home page. |
| Ease: 5 out of 5 | One big search box and a friendly robot, with Web, Facts and Images tabs. |
| Cost honesty: 5 out of 5 | Free; no price shown. |
What we found
- 0 third-party hosts and 0 cookies on the home page.
- 0 ad frames.
- The check did not type a search, so results pages (where ads may run) were not seen.
From the test: The home page is clean, with no ads or trackers; this check did not test what search results show.
| Ages it suits | young kids who search the web |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | No terms or accounts; no age rule stated. (terms) |
| Price | Free. Free (Oct 2026). |
| Works on | Web |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | Yes |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | No AI; results are handpicked by editors or filtered by Google SafeSearch. |
What's good
- Kid-written results come first
- Big pictures and text for early readers
- No sign-up
- Free
Watch for
- Shows ads with personalization cookies
- Owner not named
- Lower results lean on Google SafeSearch, which can miss things
- Not a substitute for device filters
Data and privacy
Kiddle says it collects no personal information and deletes server logs every 24 hours, but the same policy says it uses cookies to personalize content and ads and shares site-use data with ad and analytics partners, including Google. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
The maker's own claims only; no independent study found. The owner is not named on the site.
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Where these facts come from
- https://www.kiddle.co/
- https://www.kiddle.co/about.php
- https://www.kiddle.co/privacy.php
- https://www.kiddle.co/kidssafesearch.php
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