@sarajw I am a child of the Minecraft era, and thus hopefully well equipped to answer this.

The version of Minecraft available on Android is referred to as the ‘Bedrock’ edition. Most YouTubers play on the original version of Minecraft which is only available on PC and is called the ‘Java Edition’. Both codebases are developed and maintain relative parity while getting the same updates. Some specific things might not work, and far less mods are available for the bedrock version, but they’re largely the same.

When I was young, Stampy was a go-to of mine. His Stampy’s Lovely World series is scripted, kid friendly, respectable, and long-running. He also created an educational children’s series titled Wonder Quest. You might find his voice and laughter a tad grating.

More recent active creators I’m familiar with include Grian and Mumbo Jumbo. Both are active and members of a large community Minecraft multiplayer sever titled ‘Hermitcraft’. Hermitcraft Season 11 is about to start very soon (Nov 8th). The seasons are all independent of one another, and while there are callbacks to older ones, one needn’t have watched them for a full experience.

There are a wide assortment of members of the Hermitcraft server. Some are targeted towards younger viewers, and some are more targeted towards mature viewers (though aren’t adult in nature). Watching some of the more mature YouTubers creating content on the server could give you a common ground with your kids if you’re so inclined.

Grian is rather mischievous and focuses much more on building, and Mumbo Jumbo is much more into redstone, which is the technical/engineering part of Minecraft. Both are family friendly and have large backlogs.

Happy to answer further questions and provide more recommendations if needed.