Gabb Music is a kid-safe music streaming app from Gabb Wireless, the Lehi, Utah maker of Gabb phones and watches.^1 Instead of hiding an explicit-content switch in settings, Gabb screens a library of more than a million songs so a child can explore without parental-control gymnastics.^2 The company says proprietary technology and human curation leave out explicit lyrics, sexual innuendo, drug references, violent themes, and even album art or artist names that fail that bar, not bleeped edits of the same tracks.^2
The library is mainstream rather than a nursery bin: pop, country, hip-hop, classical, Christian, gospel, Latin, lo-fi, and more, with artists such as Benson Boone, Tate McRae, and Taylor Swift, and new songs added weekly.^2 Two subscription plans run on iPhone, iPad, Android, and Gabb phones, and both are ad-free: preset channels on the base plan, or Gabb Music+ with search, custom playlists, unlimited skips, and offline downloads.^2^5 The service carries no podcasts or audiobooks, and parents cannot see a child's listening history in the app.^2
Stephen Dalby, a father of eight and a former seminary schoolteacher, founded Gabb in Lehi in 2018 after he could not find a phone he felt safe giving his 12-year-old son.^1 Music streaming was the feature parents of kids with Gabb phones requested most, and Gabb Music first launched in June 2022 for Gabb phones, with the on-demand Music+ tier following in 2024 and the app opening to any phone in September 2025.^7 Kerri Fox-Metoyer, Gabb's head of entertainment, told Billboard: "The streaming industry in general is about quantity, and we were looking for quality in our service for the kids."^3
NAPPA evaluators who tested the app in 2026 called it "a parent's dream" for its ad-free, explicit-free experience across pop, rock, country, and more.^8
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