Is RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge 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 RainDropGauge.
What RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge's age rating means
RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge holds a family-friendly PEGI 3 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
- RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge 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 RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge
Users primarily complain about the app's high cost and aggressive paywall, with many basic features locked behind a $30/year subscription. Accuracy is frequently questioned, with reports of rainfall measurements being significantly off compared to physical gauges. Other common frustrations include poor customer service, deceptive free trial claims, and forced location tracking.
Summarized from 228 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge 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 RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge on your child's device.
RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge for kids: frequently asked questions
Is RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge safe for kids?
RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge carries a family-friendly official rating (PEGI 3) 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 RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge have?
The Google Play rates RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge as PEGI 3. 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 RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge 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 RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge 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 RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.