TubeLens

TubeLens for Schools · 4 products

Vet YouTube in seconds, not hours.

The TLR system applied to what schools, teachers and libraries actually need: age suitability, editorial standards and quality — for any YouTube URL.

Every analysis carries the three TLR axes: Lupometer (editorial quality), Suggested Age tier (age suitability), and Editorial Seal (disclosure + sourcing). It is the first tool that applies these criteria to arbitrary YouTube videos — not to a limited hand-curated library like manual competitors.

The 4 products

Four paths to the same guarantee.

Each product is built on the same TLR engine, with a different surface for the type of institution.

A · TubeLens Vetted

Approved Lists + PDF for parents.

Individual teacher creates "Approved Lists" of up to 50 videos. Each list becomes an exportable PDF with the TLR classification and a "vetted by TubeLens" stamp — ready to send home to parents as proof.

  • Up to 50 videos per list, with pre-computed TLR
  • PDF export with vetting stamp and public link
  • Share by URL with other teachers
  • Private notes per video ("use for unit 6.3")
  • Personal vetting history (audit log)

$20

Per teacher · per month

B · TubeLens Classroom

Recommended

Bulk + TLR filters + API.

For educators who vet at volume. Paste 50 URLs at once, get the full TLR classification in parallel, filter by your criteria, integrate with Google Classroom or Canvas via API.

  • Bulk analyze: up to 50 URLs in parallel per call
  • Advanced TLR filters (age · seal · lupometer · combined)
  • JSON API to integrate with your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, Moodle)
  • Custom whitelist (set your own caps for the school profile)
  • Audit log of who vetted what — useful for compliance

$199

Per classroom · per year (≈30 students)

C · TubeLens for Districts

Site license + editorial curation.

District or network with multiple schools. Unlimited access for every teacher, with human editorial curation by the TubeLens team on top of the automated TLR.

  • Unlimited access for N teachers in the district
  • Curated editorial feed: "8th grade history · 40 certified videos per quarter"
  • White-label with your school/district logo
  • SAML SSO (Google Workspace, Azure AD, Okta)
  • Signed FERPA / COPPA compliance
  • Admin dashboards: usage, most-vetted videos, active teachers

$1,999–$9,999

Per school · per year (scales by teachers)

D · Vetted by TubeLens

Editorial certification for channels.

YouTube channel pays an annual certification fee, earns the public "Vetted by TubeLens" badge displayable on videos and the channel profile. Schools filter automatically by certified channels.

  • "Vetted by TubeLens" badge for use in video, description and channel profile
  • Priority listing on TubeLens SEO pages (/certified-videos, /editorial-pleno)
  • Semi-annual human editorial review to maintain the badge
  • Public API: embeddable HTML badge for the channel's site
  • Direct access to structured feedback when videos fall to "Red Lens"

$499

Per channel · per year (annual renewal with audit)

Questions & objections

Why not each alternative.

Before you buy, read what we already know you will ask — and our honest answer.

Why not use Common Sense Media?

Common Sense Media is excellent — but they manually review around 10,000 titles. If you need to vet a specific video not in their catalog, you are out of options. TubeLens analyses any YouTube URL in seconds. Use both as complements: Common Sense for curated recommendations; TubeLens for vetting arbitrary content on demand.

Why not use YouTube Kids?

YouTube Kids is algorithmic, consumer-facing, and a school cannot explain to parents how it decides what gets in. TubeLens is deterministic and auditable: public criteria in /methodology, every classification carries a verbatim transcript excerpt that justifies the verdict. You defend the choice with evidence.

What if the classification is wrong and I show an inappropriate video?

TLR is an editorial suggestion, not an official certification — explicitly stated in /methodology and on every vetting PDF. The process is auditable: you always see the transcript, the justification and the detected signals. If the system erred, it is visible where. There is a public appeals process at /methodology#appeals. You document your due diligence; you do not delegate responsibility to AI blindly.

Schools are slow to adopt new technology. Why now?

Which is why the product starts at a per-teacher tier ($20/month), with no procurement cycle. Teachers buy individually and evangelise inside the school. Once several teachers in the same school are using it, the admin considers the Districts tier. It's the classic bottom-up SaaS path in edu (Notion, Slack, Figma all followed this).

How do you handle FERPA, COPPA and GDPR?

TubeLens does not store student data. We only store public YouTube URLs and the resulting classification. We are not a platform with minor-user profiles. The teacher account is theirs; students never create accounts in our system. Signed compliance available for Districts (tier C) customers.

Why trust an AI verdict?

You are not trusting the AI — you are trusting the transcript of the video. TLR cites the exact transcript snippet that drove each classification. If the verdict is "physical violence: 4 — detailed description of death", you read the cited snippet and judge for yourself. The AI does not replace your decision; it accelerates the evidence collection.

Does it work for Portuguese / Spanish videos?

Yes. TLR is multilingual since launch. The LLM analyses the transcript in its original language and produces the verdict in the educator's language (pt, en or es). Calibrated for all three.

Is there a guarantee or trial?

Per-teacher tier: cancel any time, no penalty. Classroom tier (annual): 30 days of full refund, no questions. Districts tier: 90-day free pilot with up to 10 teachers, documented ROI before the annual contract.

Next step

Join the waitlist per tier, or talk to us directly.

We are opening the per-teacher tier first (homeschool + individual teachers). Districts and badge enter closed pilot. Sign up above for the waitlist matching your case, or email if you prefer to talk first.

Talk to the founder →Read TLR methodology →

TubeLens is a product of INOSX, Inc. Independent editorial system. Not affiliated with YouTube, Google, IARC, FCC or FTC.