Is Roku Smart Home Safe for Kids?
Age rating is set by App Store, not by Unstar. This page explains it and adds what parents report in reviews. Not affiliated with ROKU INC.
What Roku Smart Home's age rating means
Roku Smart Home holds a family-friendly 4+ 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 Roku Smart Home
Users frequently report unreliable performance, including cameras failing to record or detect motion consistently, despite having subscriptions. Many complain about poor app functionality, such as freezing, slow loading, and frequent disconnections from Wi-Fi. Additional common issues include ineffective customer support, unnecessary subscription requirements for basic features, and frustrating two-factor authentication limitations.
Summarized from 275 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Roku Smart Home
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Roku Smart Home 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 Roku Smart Home on your child's device.
Roku Smart Home for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Roku Smart Home safe for kids?
Roku Smart Home carries a family-friendly official rating (4+) 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 Roku Smart Home have?
The App Store rates Roku Smart Home as 4+. 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 Roku Smart Home 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 Roku Smart Home 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 Roku Smart Home and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.