Free beta · ages 6–12 · parents in control

Kids want to be YouTubers.
Give them their own channel —
without the grown-up internet.

Showbly TV is a cartoon channel of your own: live streams with a cartoon chat, mystery boxes, crazy experiments, games and music videos — in your own voice, and the character even copies your face (with a grown-up’s OK). Subscribers, trophies and comments, with no strangers and no ads. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.

Start your channel — free See what’s inside

Runs in the browser on tablets, phones and computers. No download, no account, no ads.

🔴 LIVE on Showbly TV
📺 Showbly TV

Now it’s a real channel of your own

Kids asked, we built it. Pick a star and a video type, record, and watch the channel grow with every video.

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10 video types

🔴 live stream with chat, unboxing, reaction, gaming, lab, taste test, top 5, music, news and dubbing — and 🎲 rolls a new scenario every time.

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A channel that grows

Subscribers, super-fans, sweet comments, trend of the week, trophies and a studio that levels up with every video. Every video also becomes a Short — and you can record your own opening line!

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8 funny voices

Chipmunk, deep, robot, alien, echo, radio and cave — and you can switch the voice after filming.

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The character copies your face

Parent opt-in only: the camera moves the cartoon — mouth, eyes, smile and head. No picture is ever saved or sent.

Try it now →

3 ways to play

All in one app

Three tabs at the bottom of the app — each one its own world.

📺 My channel

10 kinds of videos, live streams, Shorts, subscribers and trophies. Pick, film and “upload” — it all stays on the device.

Open my channel

🎬 Studio

Build a show scene by scene: characters, backgrounds, effects, voices and music — and save a real video file.

Open the studio

🎮 Games

Three arcade games — and every round becomes a gaming video for your channel.

Play
SHOWBLY STUDIO on YouTube

Our cartoon series

Short, silly episodes with no words — all made in Showbly. Subscribe so you don’t miss one!

▶LIVE! 🔴 ▶Copy Me! 📷

▶ Subscribe on YouTube

Opens YouTube (a channel marked “made for kids”).

For parents

Built for parents who said “not yet” to a real channel

A third of kids say they want to be YouTubers. The apps they reach for were built for adults — feeds, comments, strangers, ads. Showbly keeps the creative part and leaves the rest out. You can verify it: open the network tab.

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    No face required, no voice requiredKids appear as cartoons. Photos and voice recordings are optional and stay on the device. Photo faces are off until a parent turns them on.
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    No accounts, no personal dataThere is no sign-up for children and nothing is collected from them. Designed with COPPA and GDPR-K in mind.
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    Nothing shared without you — no feed, no commentsVideos are saved as files on your device. Sharing is a decision you make, not a button a child taps.
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    Parent ZonePurchases, data deletion and settings sit behind a grown-up gate and an optional PIN.

Read our privacy promise

Open beta

Everything is free while we test

Showbly is brand new and we want to learn from you. During the beta every feature is open to everyone — no payment, no credit card, no sign-up.

Beta

Showbly — everything

$0
  • Unlimited shows, up to 40 scenes each
  • All 10 show formats and all 12 characters
  • All backgrounds, sounds and music, up to 6 friends you draw
  • 1080p video to keep
  • Arcade games and My Circle for the family

Later on, some advanced features may become paid. We will tell you well in advance, and everything you have already made stays yours.

Make a show now

Tried it? We would love to hear what worked and what did not: hello@showbly.app

FAQ

Questions parents ask

Is Showbly really safe for young kids?

Yes. There is no account, no ads, no feed, no comments and no chat with real people — the chat in live streams is a cartoon. Videos show cartoon characters, never your child’s picture. A parent may turn on “the character copies the face”: the camera only moves the cartoon, and no image is ever saved or sent. Everything a child makes stays on your device. Showbly goes online only when a parent turns something on: My Circle (family sharing, approved from the parent’s phone), the feedback form, or a PRO key.

Can my child post their video to YouTube?

Only if you do it. Showbly saves a normal video file to your device. Posting it anywhere is a separate step that a parent takes from their own account. Showbly never posts anything publicly; the optional My Circle shares a video only with the family viewers a parent invited, and only after that parent approved it.

Can friends see my child’s channel?

Only in a closed pilot, and only friends your child knows in real life. Everything is approved from the parent’s phone: opening the channel, each friend (the friend’s parent approves first) and every video. A friend joins with a one-time code your child shows them in person. No free text, no search, no strangers — and 🚩 removes a channel at once and tells the parent.

What about the photo-face feature?

It's optional and under a parent's control: kids can put a real photo (their face, a sibling, the dog) inside a cartoon body. The photo is stored only on your device and appears in exported videos — review before sharing. It is off by default; a parent turns it on in the Parent Zone.

Which devices work?

Any modern browser: Chrome, Edge and Safari on iPad, iPhone, Android tablets and phones, Windows, Mac and Chromebooks. Add it to the home screen for a full-screen app that works offline.

Does my child need to read?

Mostly no. Every control is a picture, and show formats come pre-written so kids can start by swapping characters and stickers. Typing lines for Toon Talk is where readers shine.

Is Showbly really free?

Yes. During the beta everything is free: no payment, no credit card, no account. Later on, some advanced features may become paid — we will announce it in advance, nothing will be charged without a parent choosing it, and everything you have already made stays on your device.

Where do the music and sounds come from?

Showbly generates every sound and music loop itself — nothing is sampled or licensed, so videos never get copyright claims.

Launch news and free show ideas

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