Spotify introduces parental control that will protect your algorithm from... your child's music!

Calendar 10/14/2025

Spotify introduces Managed Accounts for kids in the Family plan. Content filters, artist blocking, and a clean algorithm without kids’ hits in Wrapped.

Spotify is finally addressing a problem that every parent knows – when children start listening to their own music and your algorithm goes haywire. A new feature, Managed Accounts, is being rolled out to users of the Premium Family plan in the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, and the Netherlands.

This expansion, which has been in testing since last year, allows parents to create a separate music experience for children under the age of 13 – without affecting the main profile and recommendations.

How does it work?

A parent can:

  • filter content with profanity,

  • block specific songs or artists,

  • hide video clips that appear with certain tracks.

Spotify notes that managed accounts have limited interactivity – children cannot, for example, send messages to other users. Nevertheless, they can still add songs to their favourites, create playlists, and receive personalised recommendations – based solely on their own listening habits.

The result? Your Discover Weekly and annual Spotify Wrapped will remain safe – even if your child is currently fixated on the soundtrack from “K-Pop Demon Hunters”.

What is important

New managed accounts are available exclusively in the Spotify Premium Family plan, which offers six individual Premium accounts for household members living at the same address, priced at 19.99 USD per month (local equivalent in other countries).

Country

Monthly Price

Currency

Notes

USA

19.99 USD

US dollar

base price, with full functionality of Managed Accounts

Poland

39.99 zł

Polish zloty

six Premium accounts in one household

Germany

17.99 €

euro

feature available from October 2025

United Kingdom (UK)

19.99 £

British pound

equivalent of the Family plan with content supervision

Australia

22.99 AUD

AUD dollar

price after local taxes and Spotify fees

To add such an account, simply go to family settings, choose “Add a Member” → “Add a listener aged under 13 (or local market equivalent)” and set up the child's profile.

Why It Makes Sense

Spotify previously offered the Spotify Kids app, but it was a separate world – simplified, colourful, and not always aligned with everyday use of the app. The new solution is a natural step forward: the child can listen to their music on the main Spotify, while the parent maintains full control over what is happening.

It's a small but very practical change – especially for those who want to keep a balance between family, privacy, and… order in their playlists.

Spotify Family with managed accounts is beginning to be rolled out in waves – the rest of the countries (including Poland) should receive this feature in the coming months.

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