Is BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker 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 Reface Lithuania UAB.
What BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker's age rating means
BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker 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.
What parents and users report about BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker
Users report frequent billing issues, including unauthorized charges and difficulty canceling subscriptions. Many complain about inaccurate calorie tracking and poor food recognition via photos. The app is also criticized for being overpriced compared to its limited functionality.
Summarized from 296 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker 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 BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker on your child's device.
BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker for kids: frequently asked questions
Is BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker safe for kids?
BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker 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 BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker have?
The App Store rates BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker 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 BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker 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 BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker 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 BitePal: Food Calorie Tracker and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.