YotoHacks
Silence the player during school hours. Keep bedtime content off the player during the day. Chain cards into a bedtime routine you don't have to babysit.
YotoHacks adds the playback controls parents wish their Yoto player already had — without installing anything on the device itself.
You already know the Yoto app. YotoHacks plugs into it — no new remote, no second dashboard for your kids to discover.
One-time sign-in with your existing Yoto login. We discover your players automatically.
In the Yoto app, drop cards into specially-named groups like
hack:day-only
or
hack:playlist-bedtime.
YotoHacks watches what's playing and steps in the moment a rule applies — no button-pressing, no device setup.
Family-group names tell YotoHacks what to do. Your kids keep using their players exactly as they always have.
Precision timing, content filters, and automation that respect how Yoto already works.
Mark cards as daytime-only or nighttime-only. Your player's own day/night schedule decides which is which — so bedtime stories don't sneak in during breakfast.
Silence the player during school hours, allow only lullabies during nap time — right down to specific days and specific hours.
Hide a card completely when it's not the right time for it — Halloween stories in July, a birthday gift saved for the big day, a card that's become too scary.
That one song on repeat? Block just the track. Playback skips right past it and keeps the rest of the card intact.
Chain cards into a routine — story, then lullaby, then white noise — triggered by a single card. The perfect hands-free bedtime wind-down.
Turn Google Calendar events into Yoto alarms. “Wake with Jake” every weekday at 7 AM — scheduled in the calendar you already use.
No separate app, no parallel dashboard for your kids to discover. Everything is driven by family groups inside the regular Yoto app — the interface you and your family already know.
A few of the everyday situations YotoHacks is built to handle.
7 PM · You're making dinner
Your child taps the bedtime card. A story plays, then a lullaby, then gentle sleep sounds — one card after another, automatically. You never leave the kitchen.
Multi-Card PlaylistsSchool hours · 9 AM to 3 PM
The player goes silent Monday through Friday during school hours so focus time isn't interrupted. Saturdays and Sundays it works normally — weekends stay fun.
Time-Window Rules3 AM · A surprise wake-up
If your child reaches for the wrong card in the dark, it simply won't start. Only lullabies and calm ambient cards will play until sunrise.
Day & Night FilterMonday morning · 7 AM
Your Google Calendar already has “Wake with Jake 7:00 AM” on it. The player starts the alarm on its own — no extra app, no switching devices.
Calendar AlarmsEnrollment takes under a minute. Sign in with your Yoto account and you're set.
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