Is ESPN: Live Sports & Scores 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 Disney.
What ESPN: Live Sports & Scores's age rating means
ESPN: Live Sports & Scores 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.
Things for parents to check
- As a Sports app, ESPN: Live Sports & Scores can put your child in contact with strangers or user-generated content that is not moderated in real time. This is the biggest supervision concern for younger users.
What parents and users report about ESPN: Live Sports & Scores
Users frequently complain about excessive ads, poor app performance, and unwanted notifications. Many find the app buggy, slow, and difficult to navigate, with frequent crashes and streaming issues. Additionally, users are frustrated with the high subscription costs and lack of customization for notifications and content preferences.
Summarized from 311 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with ESPN: Live Sports & Scores
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove ESPN: Live Sports & Scores 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 ESPN: Live Sports & Scores on your child's device.
ESPN: Live Sports & Scores for kids: frequently asked questions
Is ESPN: Live Sports & Scores safe for kids?
ESPN: Live Sports & Scores 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 ESPN: Live Sports & Scores have?
The App Store rates ESPN: Live Sports & Scores 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 ESPN: Live Sports & Scores 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 ESPN: Live Sports & Scores 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 ESPN: Live Sports & Scores and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.