Is Shazam: Find Music & Concerts 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 Apple.
What Shazam: Find Music & Concerts's age rating means
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts is rated 12+ on the App Store, meaning it targets older teenagers, not young children. With parental controls and an honest conversation, many teens use apps like this fine, but the rating exists for a reason.
What parents and users report about Shazam: Find Music & Concerts
Users frequently complain about the app's inability to accurately identify songs, especially older or less mainstream ones. Many also report issues with incorrect song matches and frustration over missing features like lyrics or Spotify integration.
Summarized from 90 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Shazam: Find Music & Concerts
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Shazam: Find Music & Concerts 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 Shazam: Find Music & Concerts on your child's device.
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Shazam: Find Music & Concerts safe for kids?
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts has an official age rating of 12+ on the App Store, aimed at older teens rather than young children. It can be appropriate with guidance, parental controls, and a conversation about what to share and who to talk to.
What age rating does Shazam: Find Music & Concerts have?
The App Store rates Shazam: Find Music & Concerts as 12+. 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 Shazam: Find Music & Concerts 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 Shazam: Find Music & Concerts 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 Shazam: Find Music & Concerts and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.