Media
Animation for small children that does not wind them up.
Deliberately slow animation built on the opposite principles: long shots, gentle pacing, natural sound, limited palettes, real narrative with pauses, and no cliffhangers between episodes so stopping is easy.
No account. No card. No sales call.
- Free screen time check
- No account or card to try it
- Pricing published in full
The problem
Most children's content is engineered for attention capture: rapid cuts, saturated colour, constant stimulation and escalating sound.
Parents observe their child becoming dysregulated afterwards and feel guilty, but the alternative is nothing, and free platforms serve autoplay content of unpredictable quality with advertising aimed at toddlers.
Who this is for
Parents of children aged 1 to 5 who allow some screen time and are uneasy about what it does to their child's behaviour afterwards. Educated, willing to pay, and currently choosing between nothing and something they dislike.
Check screen time before it becomes a habit
Pick your child's age and put in a typical weekday and weekend. See the week against WHO guidance for under-fives, and how close screens run to bedtime. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.
What the guidance says
For two to four year olds, WHO guidance is no more than one hour of sedentary screen time a day, and less is better.
Screens end within an hour of bedtime. Many sleep guides suggest stopping about an hour before bed.
Take this with you
No email required. It is your result.
MelloToons — screen time check · 58 min a day on average, 6 h 45 min a week · Within WHO guidance for this age · Screens end 30 min before bed Run it yourself: https://mellotoons.com
Source: World Health Organization, Guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age, 2019.
How it works
Three steps, and the first one costs nothing.
- 1
Try the free screen time check
Put in a typical day, and see it against WHO guidance for your child's age. No account, no card, no call.
- 2
Put MelloToons to work
Animation for small children that does not wind them up.
- 3
Upgrade only if it earns it
Keep the free result either way. Move to a paid plan when MelloToons is already doing the work.
What you actually get
Six things that are true on the first day, not on the roadmap.
Published on a schedule
A real cadence that does not slip, so the audience knows when to come back.
Independent and disclosed
Sponsorship is labelled clearly and never changes editorial judgement.
Made for the format
Written and cut for where it is published, not one asset reposted everywhere.
Archive that stays up
Everything published stays reachable at its original URL, permanently.
Corrections in public
Errors are corrected on the page with a dated note, never silently edited.
Owned audience
Email first. The list is the asset, and it travels if a platform turns hostile.
Questions people actually ask
Do I need to talk to anyone to try this?
No. The free screen time check runs without an account, a card or a call.
What does it cost?
The free tier is free forever. Paid plans start at $59 per month.
Who is this actually for?
Parents of children aged 1 to 5 who allow some screen time and are uneasy about what it does to their child's behaviour afterwards.
What problem does it solve?
Most children's content is engineered for attention capture: rapid cuts, saturated colour, constant stimulation and escalating sound.
Why should I trust the result?
The limits come from the World Health Organization's 2019 guidance for children under five, named on the page. The rest is arithmetic on the minutes you enter.
Pricing
Published in full. No “contact us for pricing”, no per-seat surprise on renewal.
Free
The screen time check, free for good.
- Free screen time check
- No credit card
- Core features included
- Community support
ProPopular
For parents of children aged 1 to 5.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited usage
- Full history and exports
- Integrations and API access
- Email support
Scale
For teams that depend on this in production.
- Everything in Pro
- SSO and SCIM
- Audit log and data residency
- 99.9% uptime SLA
- Dedicated support channel
Prices in USD. Cancel any time from the dashboard — no email, no retention call.
Check screen time before it becomes a habit
Pick your child's age and put in a typical weekday and weekend. See the week against WHO guidance for under-fives, and how close screens run to bedtime. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.
Open the free toolIt runs in your browser. MelloToons never sees your inputs.