Is Meta Horizon Safe for Kids?
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What Meta Horizon's age rating means
Meta Horizon holds a family-friendly 9+ rating on the App Store. It is broadly appropriate, but a low age rating does not remove every risk: check whether it has chat, ads, or in-app purchases below.
What parents and users report about Meta Horizon
Users frequently report issues with app functionality, including casting problems, difficulty purchasing games, and poor navigation. Many also complain about bugs, crashes, and excessive battery drain. Additionally, there are frustrations with video downloads, spam calls, and account-related issues.
Summarized from 181 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Meta Horizon
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Meta Horizon if it is above your child's age.
Use Google Family Link to approve installs, set a Play Store content rating limit, require purchase approval, and block or uninstall Meta Horizon on your child's device.
Meta Horizon for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Meta Horizon safe for kids?
Meta Horizon carries a family-friendly official rating (9+) on the App Store. That makes it broadly suitable, but even family-rated apps can include chat, ads, or in-app purchases, so check the factors below.
What age rating does Meta Horizon have?
The App Store rates Meta Horizon as 9+. This is the store's own content rating, set from the app's features and content, not our opinion. Use it as the starting point for whether it fits your child's age.
Can my child use Meta Horizon safely?
If you decide to allow it, use device parental controls: Screen Time and Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone, or Family Link and Play Store parental controls on Android. Turn on purchase approval, set age-appropriate content limits, and keep the account under your family group so you can see activity.
How do I block or remove Meta Horizon from my child's phone?
On iPhone, open Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, then restrict or delete the app and block reinstalling it. On Android, open Family Link, select your child, find Meta Horizon and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.