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Animation for small children that does not wind them up.

Deliberately slow animation built on the opposite principles: long shots, gentle pacing, natural sound, limited palettes, real narrative with pauses, and no cliffhangers between episodes so stopping is easy.

Use the free toolSee pricing

No account. No card. No sales call.

  • 150,000 free viewers
  • 12,000 paying subscribers
  • Session completion without conflict

The problem

Most children's content is engineered for attention capture: rapid cuts, saturated colour, constant stimulation and escalating sound.

Parents observe their child becoming dysregulated afterwards and feel guilty, but the alternative is nothing, and free platforms serve autoplay content of unpredictable quality with advertising aimed at toddlers.

Who this is for

Parents of children aged 1 to 5 who allow some screen time and are uneasy about what it does to their child's behaviour afterwards. Educated, willing to pay, and currently choosing between nothing and something they dislike.

Your inventory, priced on attention

A free episode library, permanently, with enough content to establish the difference. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

Your audience

Computed in your browser. Nothing is collected.

Your primary slot is worth $181 an issue.

Around the median for a well-run newsletter.

Engaged reach
3,360
of 8,000 subscribers
Effective CPM
$54.00
Technology / developer
Inventory per month
$1,016
at 70% sell-through
Per subscriber per year
$1.52

Your rate card

  • Primary placement
    Top of the issue, above the first section break. One per issue.
    $181
  • Secondary placement
    Mid-issue, inside the main body.
    $100
  • Classified
    A single line in the footer block.
    $36
  • Dedicated issue
    The whole issue, clearly labelled as sponsored. Rare and rate-limited.
    $581

Take this with you

No email required. It is your result.

MelloToons — rate card
· 3,360 engaged readers at $54.00 CPM
· Primary slot $181 per issue
· $12,193 of annual inventory

Run it yourself: https://mellotoons.com

Method: engaged reach (subscribers × open rate) × niche CPM, adjusted for engagement against a 35% baseline. Priced on attention, not list size.

How it works

Three steps, and the first one costs nothing.

  1. 1

    Run the free tool

    A free episode library, permanently, with enough content to establish the difference.

  2. 2

    See your own numbers

    Deliberately slow animation built on the opposite principles: long shots, gentle pacing, natural sound, limited palettes, real narrative with pauses…

  3. 3

    Upgrade only if it earns it

    Keep the free result either way. Move to a paid plan when MelloToons is already doing the work.

What you actually get

Six things that are true on the first day, not on the roadmap.

  • Published on a schedule

    A real cadence that does not slip, so the audience knows when to come back.

  • Independent and disclosed

    Sponsorship is labelled clearly and never changes editorial judgement.

  • Made for the format

    Written and cut for where it is published, not one asset reposted everywhere.

  • Archive that stays up

    Everything published stays reachable at its original URL, permanently.

  • Corrections in public

    Errors are corrected on the page with a dated note, never silently edited.

  • Owned audience

    Email first. The list is the asset, and it travels if a platform turns hostile.

Questions people actually ask

Do I need to talk to anyone to try this?

No. The free MelloToons tool runs without an account, a card or a call. That is the point of it.

What does it cost?

Pricing is published in full on this page.

Who is this actually for?

Parents of children aged 1 to 5 who allow some screen time and are uneasy about what it does to their child's behaviour afterwards.

What problem does it solve?

Most children's content is engineered for attention capture: rapid cuts, saturated colour, constant stimulation and escalating sound.

Can I get my data out?

Yes. Everything you put in can be exported as CSV or JSON at any time, and deleting your account deletes your data.

Why should I trust the result?

The pacing principles are a genuine product decision with observable consequences, and they are unavailable to competitors whose economics depend on watch time.

Pricing

Published in full. No “contact us for pricing”, no per-seat surprise on renewal.

Free

The wedge, free forever. Enough to run on.

Free
forever
  • A free episode library, permanently, with enough content to establish the difference.
  • No credit card
  • Core loop included
  • Community support
Start free

ProPopular

For parents of children aged 1 to 5 who allow some screen time…

$59
per month
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited usage
  • Full history and exports
  • Integrations and API access
  • Email support
Start 14-day trial

Scale

For teams that depend on this in production.

$354
per month
  • Everything in Pro
  • SSO and SCIM
  • Audit log and data residency
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Dedicated support channel
Talk to sales

Prices in USD. Cancel any time from the dashboard — no email, no retention call.

Your inventory, priced on attention

A free episode library, permanently, with enough content to establish the difference. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

Open the free tool

It runs in your browser. MelloToons never sees your inputs.