Safety and Parental Controls
We built YaaFlip as parents who want kids safe, private, and spending less time online.
The short version
- ✓No chat or messaging — nothing to monitor.
- ✓Usernames are screened: G-rated, and never a last name.
- ✓Contactless, anonymous drop-offs at public places.
- ✓You can approve every listing and every purchase.
- ✓Every video is screened by AI so you don't accidentally leak personal info.
- ✓Turn on lockdown mode to keep them in YaaFlip, away from games, the internet, and your home screen.More about Lockdown Mode →
Baked in safety features
These aren't settings you have to find. They're how YaaFlip works, for everyone, all the time.
No strangers, no contact
No chat or messaging. At all.
No DMs, no comments. Drop-offs don't need coordinating, so there's simply nothing to monitor.
Drop-offs are contactless and anonymous.
The seller leaves the toy at the library; the buyer picks it up later with a code. The two families never meet, and neither learns who the other is.
No internet when using the Launcher.
Opened from its launcher shortcut, YaaFlip has no browser. There is no way to get to YouTube or other apps.
Learn about the Launcher →Identity stays hidden
Every username is screened.
We check each one before it's saved: G-rated, and never a real last name. Last names, schools, and home addresses appear nowhere.
We don't know where you live.
We don't store your home address unless you turn on porch pickup. Otherwise, your location is just the drop-off spot you pick.
Videos are protected
Every video is screened.
Before it's published, each video must pass a checklist to make sure you didn't accidentally show your house number or say a last name. We also reject any videos that are AI generated, not G rated, or off topic. Real people spot-check videos and personally review anything that gets flagged.
Videos never touch the public internet.
Only verified families near your drop-off spots — never more than 50 miles away — can see your listing video, and it's permanently deleted after the sale is complete.
A verified, local community
Every member is a verified parent.
Membership is invite-only and requires a real card purchase (an FTC-recognized way for a parent to give consent), and a photo ID we check once and then destroy. No anonymous accounts, no exceptions.
Friends are local-only.
When linking, we use device GPS and IP addresses to verify that your friends are local.
We're nosy on purpose.
We ask parents to give up a lot of personal info by design. But location and device checks are used to verify identity, not for advertising.
You hold the controls
Parent mode is locked behind your PIN so kids can use the app without changing your settings. Some protections are yours to tune — and some are always on, for everyone.
Always on — for everyone
Approve every listing
Every video your kid films is approved by you before anyone can see it. Not a setting — it's how YaaFlip works.
Approve every friend
Every friendship needs a yes from both families before it activates. Not a setting — it's how YaaFlip works.
Hold the wallet
All real money is on your side of the PIN. Kids only ever spend Yaa! Points.
Your call — toggle anytime
Approve every purchase
Your kid needs your OK before buying anything. When this is off, you still get notified.
Porch pickup with friends
Friends who buy from your kid can collect it from your porch — never anyone else, and they see your address for that one trade only.
Lockdown mode
Lock the whole phone to YaaFlip before you hand it over. It's your phone's own lock, built by Apple or Google.
Learn about Lockdown Mode →If anything's ever wrong
Flag anything fishy
One tap on the fish hides a listing right away and sends it to a human for review.
Changing payment or account details always requires a fresh sign-in — the PIN alone is never enough.
Every grown-up is verified
Signup is invite-only. Kids and parents can invite friends with single-use three-word invite codes.
Share your phone's location once, so we can check every drop-off spot you choose is within 20 miles of you. We don't keep it.
Make a credit card purchase, an FTC-recognized way for a parent to give consent. $5 buys your kid's first 5 Yaa! Points.
Scan a valid ID and take a quick selfie. We check that they match, then delete the image.
You set them up with an app but they figure out how to open Minecraft?
We've all seen that move. YaaFlip is built so you can shut it down. When YaaFlip is opened from the launcher shortcut, you can turn on lockdown mode: there’s no way out of YaaFlip without your password!
More about the Launcher and Lockdown →