Is The Athletic: All Sports News 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 The New York Times Company.
What The Athletic: All Sports News's age rating means
The Athletic: All Sports News 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 The Athletic: All Sports News
Users frequently complain about intrusive ads that disrupt their reading experience, even for paying subscribers. Many report technical issues like login problems, app slowness, and poor UI design. Some criticize content moderation policies and customization failures, while others highlight subscription and payment problems.
Summarized from 14 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with The Athletic: All Sports News
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove The Athletic: All Sports News 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 The Athletic: All Sports News on your child's device.
The Athletic: All Sports News for kids: frequently asked questions
Is The Athletic: All Sports News safe for kids?
The Athletic: All Sports News 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 The Athletic: All Sports News have?
The App Store rates The Athletic: All Sports News 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 The Athletic: All Sports News 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 The Athletic: All Sports News 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 The Athletic: All Sports News and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.