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KidzSearch
By KidzSearch. Visit KidzSearch
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A filtered search engine for students that always runs Google SafeSearch on strict and adds its own blocked-word list. Around the search box are a kids' wiki, image search, videos (KidzTube), games, news, music and a search-skills trainer. It also has community areas: KidzTalk for asking and answering questions and KidzNet with groups and a wall, where staff moderate posts before they appear. An app adds a filtered browser.
Our take: A reasonable filtered search page for younger students; parents may want to block the community sections.
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: 1 out of 5 | Programmatic Google ads (7 ad frames) plus 'KidzTalk: Talk About Anything' Q&A, and the video list shows titles like '100% VIRUS' and 'This Woman Cured Her Ca...'. |
|---|---|
| Data: 2 out of 5 | Google's ad servers (googlesyndication, googleads.g.doubleclick.net) set ad cookies (__gads, __gpi) before the cookie banner was answered. |
| Ease: 3 out of 5 | A long list of small rows (search, videos, wiki, games, news); usable, but crowded and text-heavy on a phone. |
| Cost honesty: 5 out of 5 | Free; no price or upgrade shown. |
What we found
- 17 third-party hosts on 10 sites; 10 cookies, 1 set by doubleclick.net.
- 7 AdSense ad frames on the mobile home page.
- A 'KidzTalk / Talk About Anything / Q&A' section is linked from the top of the page.
- KidzTube thumbnails on the first screen include 'NEW TESLA ROADSTER - It Can Fly!!!', '100% VIRUS' and 'This Woman Cured Her Ca...'.
From the test: Sold as a safe search engine, but the first visit shows Google ads, a talk forum and clickbait-style video titles.
| Ages it suits | about 7-14 |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Anyone can use it without registering. Features that need an email or account, like KidzTalk notifications, require users to be 13+ or have verified parental consent. The iOS app is rated 13+. (terms) |
| Price | Free. Free with ads (Oct 2026). |
| Works on | Web, iPhone and iPad |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | Yes |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | It says proprietary AI filters catch spelling tricks and variants of blocked words, on top of Google SafeSearch. |
What's good
- Strict SafeSearch that can't be switched off
- Free and no sign-up
- Human-moderated posts
- Teaches search skills
Watch for
- Ads on the page
- Community areas let kids talk with strangers, even if moderated
- Filters are not perfect
- App store rating is 13+
Data and privacy
Says it follows COPPA, shows only contextual (not interest-based) ads, and collects anonymous search statistics. The App Store label says the app collects email, search and browsing history linked to the user. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
The maker's own claims only; we found no independent test of its filtering.
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Where these facts come from
- https://www.kidzsearch.com/
- https://www.kidzsearch.com/about.html
- https://www.kidzsearch.com/privacy.html
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidzsearch/id1082948567
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