Is BetterMe: Health Coaching Safe for Kids?
Age rating is set by Google Play, not by Unstar. This page explains it and adds what parents report in reviews. Not affiliated with BetterMe Limited.
What BetterMe: Health Coaching's age rating means
BetterMe: Health Coaching holds a family-friendly Para todos rating on the Google Play. 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
- BetterMe: Health Coaching offers in-app purchases. Without a purchase password or spending limit, a child can run up charges. Set up Ask to Buy (iOS) or a Play purchase PIN (Android).
What parents and users report about BetterMe: Health Coaching
Users frequently complain about deceptive billing practices, including unauthorized charges after cancellation and hidden fees. Many report extreme difficulty canceling subscriptions, with some describing it as a scam. Other common issues include app crashes, repetitive workouts, and poor customer support.
Summarized from 164 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with BetterMe: Health Coaching
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove BetterMe: Health Coaching 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 BetterMe: Health Coaching on your child's device.
BetterMe: Health Coaching for kids: frequently asked questions
Is BetterMe: Health Coaching safe for kids?
BetterMe: Health Coaching carries a family-friendly official rating (Para todos) on the Google Play. 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 BetterMe: Health Coaching have?
The Google Play rates BetterMe: Health Coaching as Para todos. 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 BetterMe: Health Coaching 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 BetterMe: Health Coaching 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 BetterMe: Health Coaching and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.