Bentkey | Kids Entertainment Reviews

Since having my first baby 6 months ago I pride myself im hoping to do no screen time as much as possible before 3 years old but it still came to mind a few times as winter approaches. Those childhood memories, under a blanket, drinking hot cocoa on a winter night night cuddled by my mom while watching a movie and it hit me. Except those old classics, the ones from my childhood, would I even feel comfortable letting my child watch movies, tv shows or even kids entertainment? When it feels like everything has a hidden message, an end game, some brainwashing with a darker purpose, could I make those memories with my daughter ? I feels like just knowing there will be kids entertainment that won’t try to turn her brain into mush, that there are shows she’ll be able to enjoy with being taught a narrative that goes against everything we believe in
already feel relieving and exciting!

My wife & I have been following everything the DW Team has been doing for years now, and this is the icing on the cake! We have been fans of Disney since childhood and have loved the work they have put out up until recently. When it comes to their new content, seems as though they have taken a turn for the worse. It lacks that magic they once had, which is so disappointing.

With a new baby on the way, we have been searching for new shows and entertainment that we want to bring our children, and BentKey will be our GO TO solution for this! Bringing back all the great values, morals, imagination, and sense of adventure that all kids should have instilled in them.

Thank you DW & BentKey Team for listening to the call of so many parents out there and providing this new exciting path forward! Adventure awaits!!

Love the idea, been waiting 18 months for this to launch so my daughter will have trustworthy decent content to watch. However I cannot give a 5 star rating to something that won’t let me watch anything. Every time I select a show to play it keeps asking me to verify my age and takes me to the profile page even though I’m signed in. You still have more work to do before this should have been released.

Edit: changed to 4 stars since I got it to work. Be warned you have to go to the website on a browser to unlock access if you are a current DW+ member it will not work through BentkeyKidsEntertainment although it tries. Sends an activation link email that contains no link. If you just use the browser website like it shows in the support page it will work. The Apple TV version of BentkeyKidsEntertainment is much better than the one for iPhone also. If they get activation to work through BentkeyKidsEntertainment it would deserve 5 stars.

This has been an app I’ve been waiting for since Jeremey announced DW was putting $100 million into kids’ programming. It has not disappointed!!!! My 9 year old daughter is usually hesitant to take my suggestion of shows to watch (bc she’s “too cool” for mom), but she didn’t hesitate on this one after I scrolled through the home page of BentkeyKidsEntertainment . She has really enjoyed the shows she’s watched this far, especially ChipChilla (as an adult this one was actually tolerable to watch with her!). As a parent it is incredibly refreshing to know I can give her some freedom of choice with BentkeyKidsEntertainment. After looking through the programming, it looks like DW has kept the promise to provide shows that are age appropriate with uplifting and imaginative content that don’t attempt to woke the kids or go against traditional American values. Thanks for all you do DW!

I grew up watching Disney cartoons & classics that promoted virtue, family, and dignity - values that are now nowhere to be seen. In an attempt to be relevant, Disney has adopted a sickening agenda that promotes broken families, sexuality, and racism, to young children. And it’s heartbreaking to not only see the effects in action, but to witness it closely in my own home. Daily Wire is a company I’ve stood behind for a few years now, and I’m thrilled about Bentkey! Because I know the heart behind Daily Wire and their desire to provide kids with wholesome and virtuous content that not only allows, but ENCOURAGES children to be children, I take great delight in promoting, supporting, and championing Bentkey! Thank God for parents who will the good of their children and for giving them the platform that provides the resources to other parents throughout the country to do the same.

I have watched three different programs so far with my 3 & 6 year old. The kids are loving the content choices. I didn’t realize how much I missed trustworthy children’s entertainment until now. It’s a huge relief knowing I can pop these shows on without having to worry about agenda and indoctrination. Clearly Daily Wire didn’t sacrifice on quality. I’ve noticed the different programs offer a traditional moral lesson which I have greatly missed. The programs also have that slower, intentional pace rather than some of the overstimulating imported garbage available on some streaming services. Thank you thank you for creating this platform and providing parents with safe, quality entertainment for our precious kiddos. You have a customer for life in me. THANK YOU.

As a father of a 3 year old and 18 month old, it’s hard to find something they both end up equally enthralled in. The announcement that once we download BentkeyKidsEntertainment we already had over 100 episodes meant we weren’t afraid to sit down and get invested in new characters.
I love that these shows are slow, colorful and simple. There is something to be said of that vision and how much it connected with our oldest.
There were so many pieces of nostalgia from my wife and I’s childhood reminiscent of our younger years.
Very rarely do I leave a 5 star review and even rarer is it true that I review something with zero complaints.
We are so grateful for a company that is producing content for children and not for their own politics.

I want to rate it 5 stars, it deserves that based on the content alone, but there is an issue that is really distracting on the FireTV app. The time bar and play button will not go away! Half of the screen is darker than it should be and you do not get to watch the shows without that weird bug. It seems to be happening app wide. I can’t provide a picture, but it doesn’t seem to be happening on the iPhone version. Once this gets fixed, I will happily bump this review up to 5 stars!! Thanks DW folks! Finally, I can start weaning my kids of the Disney+ app! We love the old movies, still, but can’t stand the garbage they are pumping into BentkeyKidsEntertainment nowadays. Again, thanks for working so hard on media that supports and nurtures kids instead of indoctrinating them into a cult.

I must say that I am VERY impressed. Given the track record of large media companies launching streaming services, I expected a buggy, annoying mess on launch. That is NOT the case here.

BentkeyKidsEntertainment layout is beautifully functional. I have not noticed any issues steaming on Wi-Fi or cellular (something I STILL can’t say about Paramount + over a year in!). The content appears to be very well produced and there is a great deal of variety (also impressive to see at launch rather than MONTHS down the line like other streaming services).

I very much look forward to BentkeyKidsEntertainment and media library growing with great FAMILY content. Great job! Keep fighting the good fight for both kids AND parents.

For years my wife and I have struggled with the Idea that modern children programming Is just no good for the little ones we plan to bring into the world. With all of the bizarre social political commentary and disturbing agendas that have been thrust onto modern youth through so called "children's entertainment" it seemed like we would have to vet every single piece of media they will eventually consume, but Bentkey has arrived with a clear mission that has taken a massive burden off of my Wife & I's shoulders. With a strong early offering of live action and animated content, plus the promise of more to come, we know Bentkey will be there as an important staple in our soon to be family's life.

I have a four year old and 18 month old who adore Bluey, Mickey Mouse, and Blues Clues, but since downloading Bentkey, all they want to watch is Chip Chilla (or, the Chubbys, as my daughter calls all of them, after the baby). I’m not complaining because The Chillas are like the educational version of Bluey, and my four year old is at the age where she is really starting to engage and talk about what she’s watching (her favorite episode is Extra Extra, but mine is Chilla Swap) and I’m loving the conversations we have while watching together. We are watching Tish Tash next, and I’m excited to have more content for my kids to watch that is both educational and uplifting for them and not boring for Mom!

Please remember what you stand for in the coming years. I was worried about overly political content with lots of buzzwords. This is not the case. My daughter loves the shows and is already singing along. I will be canceling other streaming platforms. We try to limit or tv time anyway. Keep the content coming. I hope this succeeds!

I hope to see more educational content in the future!

Btw the streaming doesn’t work great. Not sure if it’s an Apple TV thing or what but I can’t multitask at all on my phone when it is streaming to the tv. Sometimes you can’t lock your phone, otherwise it will shut off the streaming. Fix this and you will be golden!

Our family had been waiting for family friendly content from DW for sometime and we definitely believed in their mission + their ability to deliver. However, we were expecting one or two shows and they delivered a whole app! We were already saying we were going to get rid of our Disney subscription- this will be a fantastic replacement. Disney is super nostalgic for us for many reasons, but with the direction it’s taken- we’re glad to start a new era with our children. Something they can be nostalgic with in years to come. This is wonderful news and we’re so excited. Love all the content we’re seeing!

I can’t express just how great BentkeyKidsEntertainment and its creators are for giving us parents an alternative to the woke disaster that is Disney+. We have been standing on the sidelines losing hope that our culture, our values, and our way of life would be upheld by any institution in media. Daily Wire has sounded the alarm and put their money where their mouth is and now we have Bentkey. While Bentkey is never going to be as big as what Disney has become, in the words of its lovely founder, our hope and prayer is that they come to be what Disney used to be. God bless you, Jeremy, Ben, et al for your hard work. We stand with you. Thank you!

We sat down and watched a few shows this afternoon. My 5 year old daughter particularly loved Mabel Maclay, and went off to build a time machine as soon as we were done watching. My youngest son loved Chip Chilla, and my oldest keeps asking if we can watch another episode of How Ridiculous.

I absolutely love that there’s now an option for quality, safe kid’s programming that I don’t feel like I have to constantly monitor. But I’m particularly impressed with how much the kids enjoyed it. I was half expecting it to be a lower quality cheese fest, and am pleased to say it’s not. It’s great. I can’t wait for more.

We are so happy with Bentkey! The shows are so good and have great lessons and messages in them. The days of pre-screening our kids’ shows are over! We don’t have to worry about them seeing something inappropriate while watching; which can’t be said about really any of the other kid-based streaming services. There is a large selection of shows and we are excited to see what new shows/episodes come out. We love ChipChilla and are super excited for Snow White. We will be using Bentkey as our go-to for our kids!

My husband and I watched episode after episode seeing if the shows are ones that we would approve of our kids watching, and we do approve of them! Every single show shows the power of a family unit, and teaches good Christian morals. They release new episodes every Saturday morning, so it’s very nostalgic having that experience with my kids. BentkeyKidsEntertainment has already been a big blessing and the shows have started many meaningful conversations already for us! This will be our only entertainment streaming service now! Thank you Bentkey!!

I have been waiting for DW kids for a long time! I am so excited about this and I love that it’s separate than DW because it allows me to feel even better about letting the kids use it so they don’t go onto something else that I don’t want them to be on. I am so excited! I have already watched three episodes of chip chilla and 2 episodes of Mable Maclay! I am someone who watches everything before I decide whether to show it and I am starting to think that there is no need. It is all super safe and I am recommending it to all my friends and family with little ones!

Upon opening BentkeyKidsEntertainment , it has a great look and layout. Easy to view the selection of shows, with helpful sections and themes. Functionality is great - getting to shows and episodes is quick and easy, and when going to play an episode it starts super quick. Logging in was a little quirky, especially when trying to import login info from a password app, but I got it worked out pretty quickly.

I’m very impressed with this initial rollout, it looks like it’s gone through multiple versions to the public.

I got a toddler at home. We limit screen time pretty good but she’s allowed to watch a little TV here and there. She’s been watching the same episodes over and over again of that one show she’s allowed to watch … there’s just not many good options out there. We love OTTO from Prager U though and we kept looking for the Daily Wire shows to come out as promised on BentkeyKidsEntertainment … FINALLY it’s here. Super excited for this one and honestly impressed with how y’all are keeping your word to take on the entertainment industry. Thank you guys! I hope it blesses lots of families!

We are enjoying this as a family in the evenings. It’s taken a lot of stress off of me as the mother often trying to research so much before just choosing something to watch for an hour after dinner. So far my two boys and husband love watching How Ridiculous. We all laugh throughout the whole episode and already want our own Rexy shirts. My five year old boy loves Mabel Maclay. I thought he’d be more interested in the animated series on Bentkey but he picks Mabel every time. It’s a cheerful show, fun, and has a great pace. I think he finds comfort in it. We also like Kid Explorer and laughed at how the old phones were what my husband and I had as kids. It’s informative and entertaining. We also like Walking Wild, an animal show, because the pace keeps our interest and is upbeat instead of intense or depressing like so many animal shows have turned. So far, Bentkey is great. We haven’t opened other apps much at all for entertainment since it came out. We are really thankful for all the creators and investors for making it happen. I should also comment that the platform is easy to use and is designed well.

The team here has put together some good content - my kids have already blasted through Chip Chilla and are rewatching it, and are loving some of the other shows too.

Both BentkeyKidsEntertainment and the Roku app could use a few tweaks to make them more usable for kids. Having a show that is playing automatically go to full screen when put in landscape mode would be good - my kids have been confused why the show is only at the top because they aren’t used to have to hit the two arrows to expand into full screen. Autoplay after an episode completes would be good. And better management of “Currently Watching” or “On Deck” would be good.

Otherwise, great interface and I look forward to seeing this platform develop into a content powerhouse.

I have 5 kiddos from 10 years down to 18 months and finding decent kids content for them has been a battle. We homeschool and it’s one of my main missions as a mom to allow my kids to be kids - to protect them from the garbage the world seeks to inundate them with. I can’t tell you how thankful I am that this platform has launched! My kids are LOVING the content. There is something there for all of them! We look forward to watching for years to come.

One small suggestion as far as functionality of BentkeyKidsEntertainment is I’d love the ability to automatically play the next episode of whichever show you’re watching.

Keep up the great work! We greatly appreciate what you’re doing to bring change to our culture.

Bentkey's content is not just wholesome, but also incredibly engaging and refreshingly original. It's like a delightful journey back to simpler times.

What truly sets BentkeyKidsEntertainment apart is its commitment to delivering content that nurtures young minds. The carefully curated selection of shows is a testament to the creative brilliance behind the DW's latest initiative, making the viewing experience both enjoyable and enriching. BentkeyKidsEntertainment creators have truly hit the mark in understanding what parents look for in kids' entertainment.

In a world often saturated with flashy distractions, Bentkey is a testament to the kind of positive, wholesome developments we need in the digital age. Thank you for bringing back the joy of quality children's programming.

My husband and I are hyper vigilant with what our kids watch. We don’t usually do anything new or that we ourselves haven’t vetted. We are not on board with this new, progressive direction Disney is taking everything. Thankful for a platform that has fun, adventure, and imagination without pushing their views of transgenderism or sexual orientation (or any other myriad of political or cultural issues for that matter) onto my small children. A sigh of relief to know I don’t have to watch every single second of a show because of this worry.

Also it’s just good!! My boys love Rune so far and can’t wait for more!

Excited to watch this platform grow and become more widely available!

I am a semi-stay at home mom with two young children. I work part-time from home and it is a relief to be able to put something on for my daughter while I work, without worrying about what content she might be consuming. My oldest daughter (3) already loves Bentkey; she blew through all the Chip Chilla and Ernest and Celestine episodes in a few days and we’re already rewatching it. There is a great variety of content for children of all ages and interests. I love having content that my kids can watch without having an agenda forced on them, I’m recommending Bentkey for everyone who wants their children to grow up enjoying safe, happy, regular shows.

BentkeyKidsEntertainment seems to have a lot of issues when streaming through firetv. Like another reviewer said, the time bar does not go away, and the bottom half of the screen in always dark. My son was begging me all afternoon to watch Chipchilla, and I finally went to turn it on, and none of the shows will load. When I click on episodes, a gray screen comes up and says “content is not available at this time.” This happens more than it works for us and is incredibly frustrating. He’s now watching Cars on Disney+. Bummer. Even with all these issues, my son LOVES Chipchilla and Truck Games. I was hopeful this could be the primary way our family watches tv, but if BentkeyKidsEntertainment won’t play anything that’s not a possibility! Hopefully DW figures out these issues quick!

We are absolutely loving these shows! My oldest son LOVES Chip Chilla and truly all the shows on BentkeyKidsEntertainment. But this review is specifically because one function is missing: casting. I have another son with a trach and needs to be on what is called a mist collar for long lengths out of the day; we use chrome cast so he isn’t just sitting in his room with nothing to do. I don’t love having an iPad actually in the crib with him for a whole myriad of reasons, but I would love oh so dearly to be able to cast any of the Bentkey shows for him to watch in lieu of the other apps that have casting capabilities. This is a whole new branch of content and a brand new app, so I absolutely get it. I hope that function comes sooner rather than later! 🤞🏻

I was so excited when BentKey came out! The content is fantastic and simple. It reminds me of the shows I grew up watching. Fun, educational, entertaining content without the worry. Our children can press play on anything and I’m not worried about if it’ll have hidden messaging or subjects that don’t align with what we allow. It’s also affordable as it comes out to less than $10 a month. The only drawback would be that you can’t cast it onto your TV so you need AppleTV or other similar things like Roku. For some people they may not have the money to buy things like that so the inability to play from phone to TV would stink. Maybe eventually that will be able to happen to make it more accessible to those who can’t afford BentkeyKidsEntertainment and accessories to stream it on their television.

I fully and 100% support Bentkey, DailyWire, and the entire mission they are trying to accomplish. I just paid the $99 to support the cause and provide quality entertainment for my children. However, Bentkey’s customer support is horrendous. It is extremely difficult to find a way to email, call, or chat with customer support. Once I found the chat, nobody was available. It said I would receive an email when someone was available. I received an email later letting me know the chat person was available, but since I wasn’t there, I lost my chance. I re-opened the chat and asked questions and there was no reply as if the conversation was unable to be re-opened. I’m upset because I paid the money to support the company and neither of my smart TVs have an option to download Bentkey so my kids can watch the shows on TV. I replied to the email I got, which turned out to be a non-reply email address. If it wasn’t for my strong feelings to support the entire reason that Bentkey exists, I would’ve already given up and requested a refund. I hope somebody reaches out to me because this is insane. Five stars for available content, one star for customer service and usability.

BentkeyKidsEntertainment doesn’t allow you to see full descriptions of shows, episodes, or characters. It also always begins again at the first episode of a show. I don’t like the auto play feature either, as it doesn’t offer you an option to stop the auto play of the next episode, it just plays. Currently, you’re not able to play watch the trailers for upcoming shows even though you were able to a couple of weeks ago.

We like the family content, but there aren’t enough family friendly shows to engage us. Their are only a few (maybe) shows that my husband and I would watch with our kids. The rest of the shows are for a very young audience. They need to achieve some balance there as I don’t imagine older kids are too interested in the current shows, and as for a family, my husband and I are not interested in the majority of the content.

Bentkey is an excellent service, teaching good values to our children and leaving political issues for later in life, all at an amazing price. The DailyWire+ team has created great content over current world issues, the Bible, and more. Now, they have content for kids. I have watched a few episodes, and all I can say is I can’t wait for more to be released each Saturday. Cartoons, such as Chip Chilla, a story of a fun, chinchilla family, teach good values to children, while also entertaining them. More educational shows like Kid Explorer teach children how their modern technology and world came to be. In 2024, Snow White will be released. From the trailer, it looks like it will be a TRUE remake of Classic Disney’s classic film, unlike New, Woke Disney’s remake, which doesn’t even deserve the name ‘Snow White’. Most of this is for free, unless you would like every episode, then it comes in at only $99 a year, that is $8.25 a month. If you are already a DailyWire+ subscriber, full access to Bentkey is included. I encourage everyone to cancel their business with Disney, and instead support Bentkey and the DailyWire, teaching children the values they need to be taught!

I understand that this sounds more like a promotion rather than a review, but I promise that I am not in any way affiliated with the DailyWire, just a huge fan of them.

Hey! I’m a 14yo female, and I’ve been reading the Daily Wire for a few months now (proof that not all Gen Z-ers are woke crybabies) and I absolutely love the idea of Bentkey, I grew up with a lot of woke influence in everything I watched and it screwed up my life for a few years, so Bentkey is absolutely necessary. I love the kids shows so far, like what you’re doing, but there’s one little thing. Just because the shows I have available to my age range have some work influence doesn’t mean they’re not entertaining, and frankly, Bentkey can’t entertain my age group with what it has right now. I won’t deny that the most important age range is 2-10 year olds, when you’re most influenceable, but for once I would like to be able to watch a show for my age range without having to keep it away from my younger brothers because of the woke content their brains don’t know to filter out. I totally get that there’s only so much time and money to go around, but if possible, could a fantasy / science fiction show aimed at teens exist at some point? Overall I love Bentkey, thank you so much for creating this!

We got Bentkey a few weeks ago and have been transferring our daughter over from Miss Rachel. I thought it would take a few days but she took right to Gus plus Us the first time we turned it on. We've barely even tried any of the other shows because she's currently so content.

I feel so comfortable knowing where the content she's watching comes from. It is educational, entertaining and not overstimulating. There are also plenty of options for her to grow into as she gets older and new episodes coming out regularly! I'm more than impressed with everything so far and am grateful I'm not worrying about what she could stumble upon while watching something else.

Thanks Daily Wire!