Is Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow 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 SLAY GmbH.
What Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow's age rating means
Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow 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.
Things for parents to check
- As a Social Networking app, Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow 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 Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow
Users complain about excessive ads, the necessity of purchasing the Pengu Pass to progress beyond level 20, and frequent app crashes or bugs. Many feel the app has shifted from a fun experience to a frustrating, pay-to-win model.
Summarized from 136 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow 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 Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow on your child's device.
Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow safe for kids?
Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow 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 Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow have?
The App Store rates Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow 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 Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow 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 Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow 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 Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.